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United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, 2022 (August 23 Republican primary runoff)

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On November 8, 2022, there was a special election to fill the rest of the six-year term that Jim Inhofe (R) was elected to in 2020. Primaries were scheduled for June 28, 2022, and primary runoffs were scheduled for August 23, 2022.[1][2] The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.[3]

The special election filled the vacancy left by Inhofe, who announced his plan to resign effective January 3, 2023, in order to spend time with family.[4][5]

Oklahoma voter? Dates you need to know.[2][3][6]
Candidate Filing DeadlineApril 15, 2022
Primary Election Registration DeadlineJune 3, 2022
Primary Absentee Application DeadlineJune 13, 2022
Primary ElectionsJune 28, 2022
Primary Runoff ElectionAugust 23, 2022
General ElectionNovember 8, 2022
Voting information[6]
Polling place hours7 a.m. to 7 p.m.


As of September 7, 2025, 17 special elections have been called during the 117th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 116th Congress, 50 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.

This page focuses on Oklahoma's United States Senate special Republican primary runoff. For more in-depth information on the state's special Democratic primary and the special general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary runoff election

Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

Markwayne Mullin defeated T. W. Shannon in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
 
65.1
 
183,118
Image of T. W. Shannon
T. W. Shannon
 
34.9
 
98,246

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 281,364
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News and conflicts in this primary

This race was featured in The Heart of the Primaries, a newsletter capturing stories related to conflicts within each major party. Click here to read more about conflict in this and other 2022 Republican Senate primaries. Click here to subscribe to the newsletter.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[7] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[8]

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Markwayne Mullin Republican Party $5,569,955 $6,125,259 $55,006 As of December 31, 2022
T. W. Shannon Republican Party $1,381,685 $1,379,688 $1,997 As of December 31, 2022

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

See also: Presidential voting trends in Oklahoma and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Oklahoma, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Oklahoma's 1st Kevin Hern Ends.png Republican R+14
Oklahoma's 2nd Open Ends.png Republican R+29
Oklahoma's 3rd Frank Lucas Ends.png Republican R+24
Oklahoma's 4th Tom Cole Ends.png Republican R+19
Oklahoma's 5th Stephanie Bice Ends.png Republican R+12


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Oklahoma[9]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Oklahoma's 1st 38.0% 59.4%
Oklahoma's 2nd 22.4% 75.8%
Oklahoma's 3rd 26.5% 71.2%
Oklahoma's 4th 33.0% 64.6%
Oklahoma's 5th 40.3% 57.1%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 100.0% of Oklahomans lived in one of the state's 77 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020. Overall, Oklahoma was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Oklahoma following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Oklahoma presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 10 Democratic wins
  • 19 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party N/A N/A D D D R D R D D D D D R R R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Oklahoma

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Oklahoma.

U.S. Senate election results in Oklahoma
Race Winner Runner up
2020 62.9%Republican Party 32.8%Democratic Party
2016 67.7%Republican Party 24.5%Democratic Party
2014 67.9%Republican Party 29.0%Democratic Party
2014 68.0%Republican Party 28.6%Democratic Party
2010 70.5%Republican Party 26.1%Democratic Party
Average 67.4 28.2

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Oklahoma

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Oklahoma.

Gubernatorial election results in Oklahoma
Race Winner Runner up
2018 54.3%Republican Party 42.2%Democratic Party
2014 55.8%Republican Party 41.0%Democratic Party
2010 60.5%Republican Party 39.5%Democratic Party
2006 66.5%Democratic Party 33.5%Republican Party
2002 43.3%Democratic Party 42.6%Republican Party
Average 56.1 39.8

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oklahoma's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oklahoma, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 0 0
Republican 2 5 7
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 5 7

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Oklahoma's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Oklahoma, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Kevin Stitt
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Matt Pinnell
Secretary of State Republican Party Brian Bingman
Attorney General Republican Party John O'Connor

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Oklahoma State Legislature as of November 2022.

Oklahoma State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 9
     Republican Party 39
     Vacancies 0
Total 48

Oklahoma House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 18
     Republican Party 82
     Vacancies 1
Total 101

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Oklahoma was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D S S R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Oklahoma and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Oklahoma
Oklahoma United States
Population 3,751,351 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 68,596 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 72.3% 72.5%
Black/African American 7.3% 12.7%
Asian 2.2% 5.5%
Native American 7.6% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.7% 4.9%
Multiple 7.7% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 10.6% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 88% 88%
College graduation rate 25.5% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $52,919 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 15.7% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Oklahoman, "Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sets special election to replace Sen. Jim Inhofe," March 1, 2022
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Election Commission, "Dates and deadlines," accessed March 4, 2022
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2022 Statutory Election Dates and Deadlines," accessed March 4, 2022
  4. ↑ The Oklahoman, "Sen. Jim Inhofe to resign from Senate, backs top aide Luke Holland to succeed him," February 25, 2022
  5. ↑ kjrh.com, "U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe makes resignation announcement amid COVID-19 diagnosis," February 24, 2022
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2022 Oklahoma Elections," accessed March 4, 2022
  7. ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  8. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  9. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022


Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
James Lankford (R)
Markwayne Mullin (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Tom Cole (R)
District 5
Republican Party (7)

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