Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2020

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2020 Oklahoma
House Elections
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GeneralNovember 3, 2020
PrimaryJune 30, 2020
Primary runoffAugust 25, 2020
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Republicans gained seats in the 2020 elections for Oklahoma House of Representatives, expanding their supermajority. All 101 seats in the chamber were up for election in 2020. Heading into the election, Republicans held 76 seats, Democrats held 25, and two were vacant. Republicans gained a net six seats and Democrats lost a net four seats, meaning Republicans expanded their supermajority to 82-19.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. All 101 House seats were up for election in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

Oklahoma's 2020 state legislative elections affected partisan control of redistricting following the 2020 census. In Oklahoma, the state legislature is responsible for drafting both congressional and state legislative district plans. District plans are subject to gubernatorial veto.

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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Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Party As of November 3, 2020 After November 4, 2020
     Democratic Party 23 19
     Republican Party 76 82
Total 101 101

Candidates

General election

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Incumbents who were not re-elected
See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 10, 2020

Incumbents defeated in the general election

Three incumbents lost in the Nov. 3 general election. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Matt Meredith Electiondot.png Democratic House District 4
Chelsey Branham Electiondot.png Democratic House District 83
Kelly Albright Electiondot.png Democratic House District 95

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

Three incumbents lost in the June 30 primaries, a decrease from the 12 defeated in 2018, but higher than the two in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Lundy Kiger Republican Party House District 3
Derrel Fincher Republican Party House District 11
Jason Dunnington Democratic Party House District 88

Retiring incumbents

There were nine open seats where the incumbent legislator did not file for re-election in 2020.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Johnny Tadlock Ends.png Republican House District 1
Ben Loring Electiondot.png Democratic House District 7
Zack Taylor Ends.png Republican House District 28
Charles Ortega Ends.png Republican House District 52
David Perryman Electiondot.png Democratic House District 56
Harold Wright Ends.png Republican House District 57
Mike Sanders Ends.png Republican House District 59
Shane Stone Electiondot.png Democratic House District 89
Lewis Moore Ends.png Republican House District 96


In District 7, Rep. Ben Loring, a Democrat, did not seek re-election, leaving the seat open. The only candidate who filed to run was Republican Steve Bashore, meaning the partisan control of District 7 was guaranteed to flip from Democrat to Republican at the time of the April 10 filing deadline.

The nine seats left open in 2020 represented the lowest number of open seats within the preceding decade. 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
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)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Oklahoma

DocumentIcon.jpg 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 second Wednesday in April and ends on the following Friday. The declaration of candidacy must be signed and notarized and include the following:[2][3][4][5]

  • 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.[6]

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.[7][8]

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).[9]

Filing fees vary according to the office being sought by the candidate and are described in the table below.[9]

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.[10][11][12][13]

2020 ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for Oklahoma House of Representatives candidates in the 2020 election cycle.

Filing requirements for state legislative candidates, 2020
Chamber name Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Oklahoma House of Representatives All candidates N/A $500.00 4/10/2020 Source

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

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, 2024[14]
SalaryPer diem
$47,500/year$174/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Oklahoma legislators assume office 15 days following the general election.[15][16]

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
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

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: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen 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
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
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
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

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 Green check mark transparent.pngDonald 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.[17]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Oklahoma, all polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[18]

Registration requirements

Voter ID requirements

Oklahoma requires voters to present identification while voting.[19] Generally, voters are required to present a photo ID, but there is an exception to this requirement.

Valid forms of identification include government-issued photo IDs and county election board voter identification cards (which do not include photographs).

Voters can present a document issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government. The document must include the following information:

  • Name
  • Photograph
  • Expiration date that is after the date of the election[19]

Early voting

Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to 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.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Oklahoma. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.[20]

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day.[20]

Although all Oklahoma voters are eligible to vote absentee, those who are physically incapacitated, living in a nursing home, or serving in the military or living overseas may request a special absentee ballot designed for their circumstances.[20]


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 111," accessed February 12, 2014
  3. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 101," accessed February 12, 2014
  4. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 102," accessed February 12, 2014
  5. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 110," accessed February 12, 2014
  6. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 105," accessed February 12, 2014
  7. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 106," accessed February 12, 2014
  8. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Frequently Asked Questions: Write-in Voting," accessed February 12, 2014
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2018 Candidate Filing Fees and Petition Requirements," accessed April 6, 2018
  10. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 118," accessed February 12, 2014
  11. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 119," accessed February 12, 2014
  12. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 121," accessed February 12, 2014
  13. ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 131," accessed February 12, 2014
  14. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  15. ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 80.35.14," accessed November 2, 2021
  16. ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 141 ," accessed November 2, 2021
  17. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
  18. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed April 27, 2023
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Facts about Proof of Identity for Voting in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Oklahoma State Election Board, “Absentee Voting,” accessed April 27, 2023


Current members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Kyle Hilbert
Majority Leader:Mark Lawson
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Jim Olsen (R)
District 3
Rick West (R)
District 4
District 5
Josh West (R)
District 6
District 7
District 8
Tom Gann (R)
District 9
District 10
District 11
John Kane (R)
District 12
District 13
Neil Hays (R)
District 14
District 15
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District 17
Jim Grego (R)
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
Jim Shaw (R)
District 33
District 34
District 35
Ty Burns (R)
District 36
District 37
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District 42
District 43
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District 47
District 48
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District 56
Dick Lowe (R)
District 57
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District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
Rob Hall (R)
District 68
Mike Lay (R)
District 69
District 70
District 71
Vacant
District 72
District 73
District 74
Vacant
District 75
T. Marti (R)
District 76
Ross Ford (R)
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
Stan May (R)
District 81
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