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Yasminda Choate
Yasminda Choate (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 28. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Danny Williams defeated Yasminda Choate in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Danny Williams (R) | 73.1 | 9,595 |
 | Yasminda Choate (D) | 26.9 | 3,523 | |
| Total votes: 13,118 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Yasminda Choate advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
Danny Williams defeated Jerri Parker in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Danny Williams | 54.2 | 1,941 |
| Jerri Parker | 45.8 | 1,642 | ||
| Total votes: 3,583 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 was held on May 9, 2017. A primary election took place on March 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Tom Newell's (R) resignation to take a position in the private sector.
Steve Barnes defeated Jason Leonard, Yasminda Choate, Blake Cummings, and Marilyn Rainwater in the Democratic primary. Zack Taylor defeated Billy Choate, Daniel Matthews, and Mike Matlock in the Republican primary. Cody Presley ran as a Libertarian candidate. Taylor defeated Barnes and Presley in the May 9 general election, winning with 50.5 percent of the vote. That was a departure from November 2016 when Donald Trump earned 73 percent of the vote in District 28.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Zack Taylor |
50.5% | 1,221 | |
| Democratic | Steve Barnes | 48.2% | 1,165 | |
| Libertarian | Cody Presley | 1.4% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 2,419 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
2016
Elections for the Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016.
Incumbent Tom Newell defeated Marilyn Rainwater in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 general election.[3]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Newell Incumbent |
66.82% | 8,174 | |
| Democratic | Marilyn Rainwater | 33.18% | 4,059 | |
| Total Votes | 12,233 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Marilyn Rainwater defeated Jason Leonard and Yasminda Choate in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Marilyn Rainwater |
53.38% | 1,121 | |
| Democratic | Jason Leonard | 25.14% | 528 | |
| Democratic | Yasminda Choate | 21.48% | 451 | |
| Total Votes | 2,100 | |||
Incumbent Tom Newell ran unopposed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tom Newell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Yasminda Choate did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Choate's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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| —Yasminda Choate[7] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "State House of Representatives District 28 Special Election," accessed February 27, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Special Elections - May," June 6, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Yasminda Choate, "Issues," accessed June 22, 2016
