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===Party control=== | ===Party control=== | ||
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| 2020 Oklahoma House Elections | |
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| General | November 3, 2020 |
| Primary | June 30, 2020 |
| Primary runoff | August 25, 2020 |
| Past Election Results |
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| 2020 Elections | |
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Elections for the office of Oklahoma House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 25, 2020. The filing deadline was April 10, 2020.
The Oklahoma House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.
Candidates
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 26, Chapter 5 of the Oklahoma Code
Filing
Each candidate must file a declaration of candidacy with the Oklahoma State Election Board to place his or her name on the ballot. The declaration must be filed during the candidate filing period, which begins on the first Wednesday in April and ends on the following Friday. The declaration of candidacy must be signed and notarized and include the following:[1][2][3]
- the name of the candidate
- the candidate's address
- the office the candidate seeks
- the candidate's date of birth
- the candidate's political party affiliation
- the precinct and county where the candidate is a registered voter
- a sworn oath affirming that the candidate is qualified to become a candidate for the office being sought and to hold that office if elected
A partisan candidate must be a registered voter of the political party with which he or she wishes to run for at least six months immediately preceding the first day of the candidate filing period. An independent candidate must be registered as an independent voter for at least six months before filing as a candidate. A candidate of a new political party that has not been officially recognized for six months must be registered with that party within 15 days following its recognition.[4]
A candidate may file for only one office per election. There is no process for candidates to run as write-ins as write-in voting is not permitted in Oklahoma.[5]
Fees
Each candidate must pay a filing fee to the Oklahoma State Election Board or else file a petition signed by 4 percent of registered voters who will be eligible to vote for the candidate in the election (this figure is determined by using the latest January 15 voter registration report).[6]
Filing fees vary according to the office being sought by the candidate and are described in the table below.[6]
| Filing fees | |
|---|---|
| Office sought | Filing fee |
| Governor of Oklahoma | $2,000 |
| United States Senator | $2,000 |
| United States Representative Lieutenant Governor Corporation Commission Attorney General State Auditor and Inspector Superintendent of Public Instruction Treasurer Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Labor |
$1,000 |
| State Senator | $750 |
| State Representative District Judge or Associate District Judge District Attorney |
$500 |
| County Offices | $300 |
Challenges
Any candidate may challenge another candidate’s candidacy by filing a written petition of contest with the Oklahoma State Election Board. If there is only one candidate running for office, any registered voter who is eligible to vote for that candidate may file a contesting petition. This must be done by 5 p.m. on the second business day after the close of the candidate filing period. The contesting petition must be accompanied by a deposit of $250, which will be returned to the challenger if he or she successfully proves that the candidate does not fulfill all requirements to be a candidate for that office.[7][8][9][10]
Qualifications
Article 5, Section 17 of the Oklahoma Constitution states: Members of the Senate shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and members of the House of Representatives twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. They shall be qualified electors in their respective counties or districts and shall reside in their respective counties or districts during their term of office.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[11] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $47,500/year | $196/day for legislators who live more than 50 miles from the Capitol. |
When sworn in
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Open seats
The table below shows the number of open seats in each election held between 2010 and 2020.
| Open Seats in Oklahoma House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2020 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2020 | 101 | 9 (9 percent) | 92 (91 percent) |
| 2018 | 101 | 32 (32 percent) | 69 (68 percent) |
| 2016 | 101 | 31 (31 percent) | 70 (69 percent) |
| 2014 | 101 | 21 (21 percent) | 80 (79 percent) |
| 2012 | 101 | 13 (13 percent) | 88 (87 percent) |
| 2010 | 101 | 14 (14 percent) | 87 (86 percent) |
Oklahoma political history
Party control
| As of January 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 18 | |
| Republican | 80 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 3 | |
| Total | 101 | |
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2026
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Sixteen 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 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in Oklahoma
2016 Presidential election results
| U.S. presidential election, Oklahoma, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 28.9% | 420,375 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
65.3% | 949,136 | 7 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 5.7% | 83,481 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 1,452,992 | 7 | |||
| Election results via: Oklahoma State Election Board | |||||
Voter information
How the primary works
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.[12][13]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Poll times
Registration requirements
Voter ID requirements
Early voting
Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting allows citizens to cast their ballots in person at a polling place before an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting. Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire do not offer no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Oklahoma. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[14]
Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. After that deadline, voters who become physically incapacitated or who are first responders or emergency workers may still be eligible to apply for an absentee ballot. A mailed absentee ballot must be received by the county election board before 7 p.m. on Election Day. Absentee ballots delivered by hand must be received by the county election board before the close of business on the Monday before the election.[14]
Although all Oklahoma voters are eligible to vote absentee, those who are visually impaired, living in a nursing home, or serving in the military or living overseas may request a special absentee ballot designed for their circumstances.[14]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 110," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 101," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 102," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 105," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 106," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 112," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 118," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 119," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 121," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 131," accessed April 24, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 1–104," accessed October 31, 2025
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Primary and Runoff Primary Elections," accessed October 31, 2025
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Oklahoma State Election Board, “Absentee Voting,” accessed October 31, 2025
