Municipal elections in Canadian County, Oklahoma (2020)

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2020 Canadian County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: April 10, 2020
Primary election: June 30, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: County clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and county commissioner
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Canadian County, Oklahoma, held general elections for county clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and county commissioner on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 10, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Oklahoma modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Voters casting absentee ballots could submit copies of their identification in lieu of fulfilling the notarization requirement in the event of a state of emergency occurring within 45 days of an election. Individuals experiencing symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and individuals classified as vulnerable to infection, could cast an absentee ballot under the 'physical incapacitation' eligibility criterion.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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County commissioner

Republican primary election

The primary election was canceled. Dave Anderson (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

County clerk

Republican primary election

The primary election was canceled. Sherry Murray (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Court clerk

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Canadian County Court Clerk

Incumbent Marie Ramsey-Hirst won election outright against Rindie Hunt in the Republican primary for Canadian County Court Clerk on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marie Ramsey-Hirst
 
52.6
 
7,953
Rindie Hunt
 
47.4
 
7,158

Total votes: 15,111
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County sheriff

Republican primary election

The primary election was canceled. Chris West (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Canadian County, Oklahoma
Canadian County Oklahoma
Population 154,405 3,959,353
Land area (sq mi) 896 68,596
Race and ethnicity**
White 79.3% 71.1%
Black/African American 3.1% 7.3%
Asian 3% 2.2%
Native American 4% 7.7%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 3.2% 2.8%
Multiple 7.4% 8.7%
Hispanic/Latino 9.5% 10.9%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.2% 88.6%
College graduation rate 28.4% 26.1%
Income
Median household income $73,591 $53,840
Persons below poverty level 7.4% 15.3%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Canadian County, Oklahoma Oklahoma Municipal government Other local coverage
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