Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2024
| 2024 Oklahoma Senate Elections | |
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| Primary | June 18, 2024 |
| Primary runoff | August 27, 2024 |
| General | November 5, 2024 |
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Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 18, 2024, and a primary runoff was August 27, 2024. The filing deadline was April 5, 2024.
Following the election, Republicans maintained a 40-8 veto-proof majority.
The Oklahoma State Senate was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| Oklahoma State Senate | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 8 | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 39 | 39 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 48 | |
Candidates
General election
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Oklahoma State Senate general election 2024
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic
Republican
Other District 1 This general election was canceled. District 3 Margaret Cook (Independent)
District 5 This general election was canceled. District 7
Warren Hamilton (i)
District 9 This general election was canceled. District 11 This general election was canceled. District 13 This general election was canceled. District 15 District 17 This general election was canceled. District 19 This general election was canceled. District 21 District 23 This general election was canceled. District 25 District 27 This general election was canceled. District 29 This general election was canceled. District 31 This general election was canceled. District 33 District 35
District 37 Andrew Nutter (Independent)
District 39
District 41 This general election was canceled. District 43 District 45 This general election was canceled. District 47 Primary runoff
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Oklahoma State Senate primary 2024
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Oklahoma State Senate primary 2024
- Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
- * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Other District 1 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 3 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 5 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 7
District 9 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 11 The Republican primary was canceled.
District 13 The Democratic primary was canceled.
Greg McCortney (i)
Did not make the ballot:
Rob Crowley
District 15 Kyle Chapman
Tommie Herell
Robert Keyes
Kelly Lynn
Brandon Nofire
District 17 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 19 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 21 District 23 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 25 District 27 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 29 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 31 The Democratic primary was canceled.
Pamala McNall-Granier
Rick Wolfe
Did not make the ballot:
Chris Kidd (i)
District 33 William D. Bickerstaff
Timothy Brooks
District 35
District 37 The Democratic primary was canceled.
District 39
District 41 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 43 District 45 The Democratic primary was canceled.
The Republican primary was canceled and this candidate was elected:
District 47 Voting information
- See also: Voting in Oklahoma
General election race ratings
The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
No incumbents lost in general elections. Three incumbents total lost in general elections between 2010 and 2022.
Incumbents defeated in primaries
Four incumbents lost in primaries. In elections between 2010 and 2022, the average number of incumbent primary defeats in each cycle was 1.0.
Retiring incumbents
Eight incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] The average number of retirements each cycle from 2010 to 2022 was eight. Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Oklahoma. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Oklahoma in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 25, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 125 legislative seats up for election this year in Oklahoma's legislature—24 in the Senate and 101 in the House. There were 51 total contested primaries in 2024 (six Democratic and 45 Republican). This was in line with the numbers from the past two cycles (49 in 2022 and 52 in 2020).
Incumbents facing primary challengers follow a similar trend. In 2024, 29 incumbents faced primary challengers, a rate of 28.2%. That figure was 26 (24.8%) in 2022 and 33 (28.9%) in 2020.
Oklahoma legislators are limited to serving 12 total years in either or both chambers. Three members of the Senate were term-limited in 2024, and four members of the House were term-limited.
The decade-high for both contested primaries and incumbents facing primary challengers was in 2018. That year, there were 117 contested primaries (49 Democratic and 68 Republican) and 37 incumbents faced primary challengers, a rate of 45.1%.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Oklahoma State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[2]
| Open Seats in Oklahoma State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 24 | 8 (33%) | 16 (67%) |
| 2022 | 24 | 6 (25%) | 18 (75%) |
| 2020 | 24 | 2 (8%) | 22 (92%) |
| 2018 | 24 | 11 (46%) | 13 (54%) |
| 2016 | 25 | 12 (48%) | 13 (52%) |
| 2014 | 25 | 10 (40%) | 15 (60%) |
| 2012 | 24 | 7 (29%) | 17 (71%) |
| 2010 | 24 | 8 (33%) | 16 (67%) |
Legislative referrals
- See also: Legislative referral
A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.
As of the 2024 elections, a simple majority vote was required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Oklahoma State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
At the time of the 2024 election, Republicans held a 40-8 majority in the Senate and a 81-20 majority in the House. Republicans needed to lose 17 Senate seats and 31 House seats to be no longer able to pass legislative referrals without Democratic votes. Democrats needed to win 16 Senate seats and 31 House seats to have the same ability.
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 second Wednesday in April and ends on the following Friday. The declaration of candidacy must be signed and notarized and include the following:[3][4][5][6]
- 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.[7]
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.[8][9]
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).[10]
Filing fees vary according to the office being sought by the candidate and are described in the table below.[10]
| 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.[11][12][13][14]
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, 2024[15] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $47,500/year | $174/day |
When sworn in
Oklahoma legislators assume office 15 days following the general election.[16][17]
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
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Oklahoma, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
65.4
|
1,020,280 | 7 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
32.3
|
503,890 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.6
|
24,731 | 0 | |
 
| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent) |
0.4
|
5,597 | 0 | |
 
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Independent) |
0.2
|
3,654 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent) |
0.2
|
2,547 | 0 | |
 |
Total votes: 1,560,699 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| 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 | |||||
Oklahoma presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 10 Democratic wins
- 20 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | N/A | N/A | D | D | D | R | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 111," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 101," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 102," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 110," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 105," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 106," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Frequently Asked Questions: Write-in Voting," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2018 Candidate Filing Fees and Petition Requirements," accessed April 6, 2018
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 118," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 119," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 121," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma Code, "Title 26, Chapter 5, Section 131," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 80.35.14," accessed November 2, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma State Courts Network, "Oklahoma Statutes Citationized 14 O.S. § 141 ," accessed November 2, 2021
