Mayoral election in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (2018)
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| Filing deadline: December 6, 2018 |
| Primary election: February 13, 2018 General election: April 3, 2018 (Cancelled) |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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Elections
Candidates
Mayor
Incumbent Mick Cornett ran for governor of Oklahoma.[3]
Filing details
In order to qualify for the ballot, each candidate needed to submit a declaration of candidacy and a petition with at least 2,500 signatures from registered voters or a cashier's check for $200. The minimum qualifications for a mayoral candidate are listed below:[5]
- Citizen of the United States and Oklahoma
- At least 21 years old
- Qualified voter in the city and registered to vote for at least six months before the filing deadline
- A resident of the city for at least three years prior to the election
A candidate who files with a cashier's check receives their money back if they are unopposed in the primary, receive more than 15 percent of the primary vote, or reach the general election.[5]
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Oklahoma elections, 2018
The race for Oklahoma City mayor shared the ballot with races for three seats on the Oklahoma City Public Schools board.
Past elections
2014
| Mayor of Oklahoma City, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mick Cornett Incumbent |
64.3% | 25,517 | |
| Ed Shadid | 34.4% | 13,641 | |
| Joe Sarge Nelson | 0.7% | 284 | |
| Phil Hughes | 0.7% | 264 | |
| Total Votes | 39,706 | ||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 30, 2018 | |||
Municipal partisanship
Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican Linda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic Mayor Jim Gray. In Virginia Beach, Virginia, Republican Bob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent Mayor Louis Jones. Click here to learn more.
About the city
- See also: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital of the state of Oklahoma, and is the county seat of Oklahoma County. As of 2010, its population was 579,999.
City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Oklahoma City uses a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints an executive called a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations.[6]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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| Demographic Data for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
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| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | |
| Population | 579,999 | 3,751,351 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 606 | 68,596 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 67.7% | 72.3% |
| Black/African American | 14.3% | 7.3% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 2.2% |
| Native American | 2.9% | 7.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 19.7% | 10.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.4% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 30.7% | 25.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,557 | $52,919 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.1% | 15.7% |
| 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. | ||
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.[7][8]
| 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. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 24.32% | 75.68% | R+51.4 | 16.67% | 80.81% | R+64.1 | D |
| 2 | 29.47% | 70.53% | R+41.1 | 20.82% | 76.06% | R+55.2 | R |
| 3 | 29.56% | 70.44% | R+40.9 | 19.56% | 76.82% | R+57.3 | R |
| 4 | 43.62% | 56.38% | R+12.8 | 34.58% | 58.79% | R+24.2 | D |
| 5 | 31.75% | 68.25% | R+36.5 | 22.03% | 74.09% | R+52.1 | R |
| 6 | 28.92% | 71.08% | R+42.2 | 19.41% | 76.14% | R+56.7 | D |
| 7 | 34.12% | 65.88% | R+31.8 | 23.64% | 72.17% | R+48.5 | D |
| 8 | 29.55% | 70.45% | R+40.9 | 19.53% | 75.61% | R+56.1 | R |
| 9 | 26.43% | 73.57% | R+47.1 | 20.72% | 73.96% | R+53.2 | R |
| 10 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 19.29% | 75.83% | R+56.5 | R |
| 11 | 26.06% | 73.94% | R+47.9 | 23.18% | 70.49% | R+47.3 | R |
| 12 | 30.64% | 69.36% | R+38.7 | 21.78% | 73.34% | R+51.6 | R |
| 13 | 46.26% | 53.74% | R+7.5 | 36.08% | 59.48% | R+23.4 | R |
| 14 | 38.47% | 61.53% | R+23.1 | 29.50% | 65.07% | R+35.6 | R |
| 15 | 31.90% | 68.10% | R+36.2 | 20.23% | 75.99% | R+55.8 | D |
| 16 | 39.02% | 60.98% | R+22 | 29.97% | 65.84% | R+35.9 | R |
| 17 | 31.39% | 68.61% | R+37.2 | 21.06% | 74.60% | R+53.5 | D |
| 18 | 31.64% | 68.36% | R+36.7 | 21.84% | 73.83% | R+52 | D |
| 19 | 27.18% | 72.82% | R+45.6 | 17.56% | 79.47% | R+61.9 | R |
| 20 | 25.66% | 74.34% | R+48.7 | 19.48% | 75.42% | R+55.9 | R |
| 21 | 27.83% | 72.17% | R+44.3 | 20.76% | 75.19% | R+54.4 | R |
| 22 | 29.42% | 70.58% | R+41.2 | 19.19% | 76.84% | R+57.7 | R |
| 23 | 37.17% | 62.83% | R+25.7 | 34.74% | 59.77% | R+25 | R |
| 24 | 34.55% | 65.45% | R+30.9 | 24.22% | 71.24% | R+47 | D |
| 25 | 30.62% | 69.38% | R+38.8 | 24.52% | 70.33% | R+45.8 | R |
| 26 | 33.33% | 66.67% | R+33.3 | 27.68% | 65.11% | R+37.4 | R |
| 27 | 27.54% | 72.46% | R+44.9 | 19.98% | 74.47% | R+54.5 | R |
| 28 | 31.29% | 68.71% | R+37.4 | 23.00% | 72.55% | R+49.6 | R |
| 29 | 27.44% | 72.56% | R+45.1 | 19.03% | 76.45% | R+57.4 | R |
| 30 | 27.26% | 72.74% | R+45.5 | 22.28% | 72.41% | R+50.1 | R |
| 31 | 24.22% | 75.78% | R+51.6 | 21.13% | 72.89% | R+51.8 | R |
| 32 | 28.96% | 71.04% | R+42.1 | 19.60% | 75.11% | R+55.5 | R |
| 33 | 30.42% | 69.58% | R+39.2 | 24.69% | 68.50% | R+43.8 | R |
| 34 | 43.63% | 56.37% | R+12.7 | 41.69% | 47.73% | R+6 | D |
| 35 | 27.29% | 72.71% | R+45.4 | 19.27% | 75.77% | R+56.5 | R |
| 36 | 27.27% | 72.73% | R+45.5 | 20.70% | 74.80% | R+54.1 | R |
| 37 | 30.60% | 69.40% | R+38.8 | 24.59% | 70.14% | R+45.6 | R |
| 38 | 22.95% | 77.05% | R+54.1 | 15.96% | 79.29% | R+63.3 | R |
| 39 | 27.52% | 72.48% | R+45 | 30.36% | 61.83% | R+31.5 | R |
| 40 | 27.22% | 72.78% | R+45.6 | 23.93% | 69.43% | R+45.5 | R |
| 41 | 20.25% | 79.75% | R+59.5 | 19.65% | 74.25% | R+54.6 | R |
| 42 | 24.59% | 75.41% | R+50.8 | 16.63% | 79.04% | R+62.4 | R |
| 43 | 23.51% | 76.49% | R+53 | 22.34% | 70.39% | R+48.1 | R |
| 44 | 60.12% | 39.88% | D+20.2 | 58.74% | 32.02% | D+26.7 | D |
| 45 | 46.57% | 53.43% | R+6.9 | 45.28% | 45.98% | R+0.7 | D |
| 46 | 40.27% | 59.73% | R+19.5 | 41.33% | 51.65% | R+10.3 | D |
| 47 | 20.44% | 79.56% | R+59.1 | 18.77% | 75.26% | R+56.5 | R |
| 48 | 31.02% | 68.98% | R+38 | 24.52% | 71.34% | R+46.8 | R |
| 49 | 25.99% | 74.01% | R+48 | 17.67% | 78.58% | R+60.9 | R |
| 50 | 24.87% | 75.13% | R+50.3 | 18.06% | 78.21% | R+60.2 | R |
| 51 | 21.55% | 78.45% | R+56.9 | 15.47% | 80.44% | R+65 | R |
| 52 | 26.37% | 73.63% | R+47.3 | 19.34% | 76.19% | R+56.9 | R |
| 53 | 30.19% | 69.81% | R+39.6 | 28.09% | 64.20% | R+36.1 | R |
| 54 | 30.53% | 69.47% | R+38.9 | 27.73% | 64.36% | R+36.6 | R |
| 55 | 20.90% | 79.10% | R+58.2 | 13.10% | 82.88% | R+69.8 | R |
| 56 | 35.15% | 64.85% | R+29.7 | 26.25% | 68.53% | R+42.3 | D |
| 57 | 23.41% | 76.59% | R+53.2 | 18.74% | 75.79% | R+57.1 | R |
| 58 | 17.05% | 82.95% | R+65.9 | 11.66% | 83.28% | R+71.6 | R |
| 59 | 16.90% | 83.10% | R+66.2 | 13.11% | 83.23% | R+70.1 | R |
| 60 | 27.03% | 72.97% | R+45.9 | 21.85% | 72.52% | R+50.7 | R |
| 61 | 13.07% | 86.93% | R+73.9 | 11.23% | 84.53% | R+73.3 | R |
| 62 | 48.97% | 51.03% | R+2.1 | 44.21% | 50.19% | R+6 | R |
| 63 | 35.33% | 64.67% | R+29.3 | 27.60% | 67.41% | R+39.8 | R |
| 64 | 44.83% | 55.17% | R+10.3 | 39.78% | 53.14% | R+13.4 | R |
| 65 | 27.73% | 72.27% | R+44.5 | 19.27% | 75.91% | R+56.6 | R |
| 66 | 36.00% | 64.00% | R+28 | 31.50% | 62.79% | R+31.3 | R |
| 67 | 24.45% | 75.55% | R+51.1 | 27.75% | 66.45% | R+38.7 | R |
| 68 | 31.36% | 68.64% | R+37.3 | 28.26% | 65.55% | R+37.3 | R |
| 69 | 24.16% | 75.84% | R+51.7 | 25.05% | 69.12% | R+44.1 | R |
| 70 | 38.78% | 61.22% | R+22.4 | 41.95% | 51.10% | R+9.2 | R |
| 71 | 46.54% | 53.46% | R+6.9 | 49.59% | 43.09% | D+6.5 | R |
| 72 | 64.07% | 35.93% | D+28.1 | 57.75% | 36.56% | D+21.2 | D |
| 73 | 89.78% | 10.22% | D+79.6 | 85.51% | 10.95% | D+74.6 | D |
| 74 | 23.76% | 76.24% | R+52.5 | 21.80% | 72.58% | R+50.8 | R |
| 75 | 36.45% | 63.55% | R+27.1 | 36.07% | 58.00% | R+21.9 | D |
| 76 | 29.23% | 70.77% | R+41.5 | 29.60% | 64.51% | R+34.9 | R |
| 77 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 42.71% | 50.64% | R+7.9 | D |
| 78 | 46.33% | 53.67% | R+7.3 | 47.44% | 45.53% | D+1.9 | D |
| 79 | 36.43% | 63.57% | R+27.1 | 38.62% | 54.86% | R+16.2 | R |
| 80 | 22.50% | 77.50% | R+55 | 22.26% | 72.43% | R+50.2 | R |
| 81 | 30.71% | 69.29% | R+38.6 | 32.57% | 58.39% | R+25.8 | R |
| 82 | 28.67% | 71.33% | R+42.7 | 32.14% | 60.98% | R+28.8 | R |
| 83 | 37.63% | 62.37% | R+24.7 | 41.87% | 50.91% | R+9 | R |
| 84 | 34.99% | 65.01% | R+30 | 34.26% | 57.94% | R+23.7 | R |
| 85 | 38.90% | 61.10% | R+22.2 | 43.24% | 49.36% | R+6.1 | D |
| 86 | 33.30% | 66.70% | R+33.4 | 22.16% | 72.65% | R+50.5 | D |
| 87 | 44.55% | 55.45% | R+10.9 | 45.90% | 45.36% | D+0.5 | D |
| 88 | 62.10% | 37.90% | D+24.2 | 62.41% | 28.23% | D+34.2 | D |
| 89 | 59.05% | 40.95% | D+18.1 | 57.41% | 36.36% | D+21.1 | D |
| 90 | 39.90% | 60.10% | R+20.2 | 35.95% | 56.77% | R+20.8 | R |
| 91 | 26.81% | 73.19% | R+46.4 | 27.93% | 66.24% | R+38.3 | R |
| 92 | 58.72% | 41.28% | D+17.4 | 54.66% | 38.25% | D+16.4 | D |
| 93 | 42.09% | 57.91% | R+15.8 | 43.18% | 50.17% | R+7 | D |
| 94 | 47.76% | 52.24% | R+4.5 | 43.29% | 49.41% | R+6.1 | D |
| 95 | 41.84% | 58.16% | R+16.3 | 37.94% | 54.62% | R+16.7 | R |
| 96 | 24.15% | 75.85% | R+51.7 | 21.91% | 72.25% | R+50.3 | R |
| 97 | 74.13% | 25.87% | D+48.3 | 69.20% | 26.39% | D+42.8 | D |
| 98 | 25.49% | 74.51% | R+49 | 23.71% | 70.43% | R+46.7 | R |
| 99 | 81.48% | 18.52% | D+63 | 76.46% | 17.59% | D+58.9 | D |
| 100 | 36.62% | 63.38% | R+26.8 | 38.23% | 54.28% | R+16.1 | R |
| 101 | 32.40% | 67.60% | R+35.2 | 27.61% | 66.12% | R+38.5 | R |
| Total | 33.23% | 66.77% | R+33.5 | 28.93% | 65.32% | R+36.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fox 25 News, "Three candidates file for Oklahoma City mayoral race," December 6, 2018
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Unofficial Results," February 13, 2018
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett Announces He's Preparing to Run for Governor in 2018," May 31, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Gazette, "Mayoral candidates have begun to emerge after Mick Cornett announced he’s not seeking reelection," June 8, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The City of Oklahoma City, "2018 Mayoral Election," accessed November 29, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma City, "Mayor and Council," accessed September 2, 2014
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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