2006 Oklahoma elections

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2006 Oklahoma elections
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  2004
2008  

The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22. [1]

Contents

Overview

Governor

In the Democratic primary, incumbent Brad Henry defeated challenger Andrew Marr 86% to 14%. In the Republican primary, Ernest Istook defeated Bob Sullivan, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.

In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.

Lieutenant Governor

2006 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2002
2010  
  Jari Askins cropped.jpg Oklahoma Speaker Todd Hiett.jpg
Nominee Jari Askins Todd Hiett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote463,681439,339
Percentage50.1%47.5%

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County results
Askins:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Hiett:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant governor before election

Mary Fallin
Republican

Elected Lieutenant governor

Jari Askins
Democratic

With incumbent Mary Fallin not running for reelection as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, a new Lieutenant Governor was guaranteed.

Primary election

The candidates for the parties faced on in the primary election on July 25. If no party received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election was held on August 22 to decide the winner.

Candidates

There were three candidates in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor.

CandidateVotes%
Primary
  Todd Hiett 76,63442.82%
  Scott Pruitt 60,36733.73%
  Nancy Riley 41,98423.46%
Runoff
 Todd Hiett66,22050.92%
 Scott Pruitt63,81749.08%

There were four candidates in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.

CandidateVotes%
Primary
  Jari Askins 103,51540.22%
 Pete Regan74,78429.05%
 Cal Hobson46,76818.17%
 Jim Rogers32,33612.56%
Runoff
 Jari Askins95,09653.81%
 Pete Regan81,62646.19%

General election

In the general election, Democratic primary winner Jari Askins faced the Republican primary winner Todd Hiett. Also, E. Z. Million ran as an Independent.

CandidateVotes%
 Jari Askins463,68150.14%
 Todd Hiett439,33947.51%
 E. Z. Million21,6822.34%

State Auditor and Inspector

2006 Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
 
Nominee Jeff McMahan Gary Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote469,311438,778
Percentage51.7%48.3%

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County results
McMahan:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Jones:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Auditor and Inspector before election

Jeff McMahan
Democratic

Elected State Auditor and Inspector

Jeff McMahan
Democratic

Incumbent State Auditor Jeff McMahan was re-elected to a second term over Gary Jones, who he had defeated in 2002. McMahan resigned in 2008, halfway through his term, due to charges of corruption. Fellow Democrat Steve Burrage was appointed to serve out the rest of McMahan's term.

CandidateVotes%
  Jeff McMahan 469,31151.68%
 Gary Jones438,77848.32%

Attorney General

2006 Oklahoma Attorney General election
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 2002
2010  
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Nominee Drew Edmondson James Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote563,364357,267
Percentage61.1%38.8%

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County results
Edmondson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Dunn:      50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

Drew Edmondson
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Drew Edmondson
Democratic

CandidateVotes%
  Drew Edmondson 563,36461.19%
 James Dunn357,26738.81%

State Treasurer

2006 Oklahoma state treasurer election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
 
Nominee Scott Meacham Howard Barnett Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote542,347371,961
Percentage59.3%40.7%

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County results
Meacham:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Barnett:     50–60%     60–70%

State Treasurer before election

Scott Meacham
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Scott Meacham
Democratic

State treasurer Robert Butkin was re-elected to a third term in 2002. However, in 2005 Butkin resigned. Democrat Scott Meacham was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the rest of the term. Meacham sought and was elected to a full term, defeating former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Howard Barnett Jr.

CandidateVotes%
  Scott Meacham 542,34759.32%
  Howard Barnett 371,96140.68%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2006 Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
 
Nominee Sandy Garrett Bill Crozier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote576,304343,900
Percentage62.6%37.4%

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County results
Garrett:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Crozier:      50–60%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Sandy Garrett
Democratic

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Sandy Garrett
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett won re-election to her fifth term, taking 62.6% of the vote. Garrett won all but three counties in the state, only losing the heavily conservative panhandle counties.

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Sandy Garrett 576,304 62.63
Republican Bill Crozier343,90037.37
Turnout 920,204100.00

Commissioner of Labor

2006 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
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Nominee Lloyd Fields Brenda Reneau
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote456,446453,720
Percentage50.15%49.85%

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County results
Fields:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Reneau:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Commissioner of Labor before election

Brenda Reneau
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Labor

Lloyd Fields
Democratic

Incumbent Commissioner of labor Brenda Reneau ran for re-election, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Lloyd Fields. With a margin of .2%, this was the closest statewide election.

Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lloyd Fields 456,446 50.15
Republican Brenda Reneau (incumbent)453,72049.85
Turnout 910,166100.00

Insurance Commissioner

2006 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election
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 2002November 7, 2006 2010  
 
Nominee Kim Holland Bill Case
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote474,221437,081
Percentage52.04%47.96%

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County results
Holland:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Case:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Kim Holland
Democratic

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Kim Holland
Democratic

Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ran for her first full term after being appointed to the position in 2005 by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry. She defeated Republican candidate Bill Case with 52% of the vote to Case's 48%. As of the 2022 election, this is the last time a Democrat was elected as Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner.

CandidateVotes%
  Kim Holland 474,22152.04%
 Bill Case437,08147.96%

Corporation Commissioner

2006 Oklahoma Corporate Commissioner seat 2 election
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 2000November 7, 20062012 
 
Nominee Bob Anthony Cody Graves
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote536,341378,030
Percentage58.7%41.3%

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County results
Anthony:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Graves:      50–60%     60–70%

Commissioner before election

Bob Anthony
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Bob Anthony
Republican

Incumbent Republican Bob Anthony was re-elected to a six year term.

CandidateVotes%
  Bob Anthony 536,34158.66%
 Cody Graves378,03041.34%

U.S. Representatives

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CandidateVotes%
District 1
  John Sullivan 116,91463.64%
 Alan Gentges56,72130.87%
 Bill Wortman10,0835.49%
District 2
  Dan Boren 122,32073.73%
 Patrick K. Miller45,85327.27%
District 3
  Frank D. Lucas 128,02167.46%
 Sue Barton61,74032.54%
District 4
  Tom Cole 118,24664.61%
 Hal Spake64,76635.39%
District 5
  Mary Fallin 108,91460.38%
 David Hunter67,27537.30%
 Matthew Woodson4,1952.33%

State representatives

CandidateVotes%
District 4
 Mike Brown6,28482.48%
 Matthew R. Jones1,33517.52%
District 6
 Chuck Hoskin6,33360.95%
 Wayland Smalley4,05739.05%
District 10
 Steve Martin4,77453.87%
 Kent Jeter4,07746.13%
District 14
  George Faught 4,77453.77%
 Jeff Potts4,10446.23%
District 15
 Ed Cannaday6,67577.17%
 Ray Bond1,97522.83%
District 20
 Paul D. Roan5,26059.65%
 Johnny Sandmann3,58840.35%
District 23
 Sue Tibbs3,91254.81%
 Steve Gallo3,22645.19%
District 25
  Todd Thomsen 4,79850.01%
 Darrell E. Nemecek4,79649.99%
District 26
  Kris Steele 5,31563.47%
 Joe Freeman3,09536.53%
District 27
  Shane Jett 5,34760.51%
 Ken Etchieson3,49039.49%
District 28
 Ryan Dean Kiesel5,45463.86%
 Billy Choate3,08736.14%
District 29
 Skye McNiel5,03851.32%
 Kathryn S. Thompson4,77848.68%
District 30
 Mark McCullough5,15154.79%
 Melinda Johnson Ryan4,25145.21%
District 31
  Jason Murphey 6,54457.12%
 Thomas R. Cook4,91342.88%
District 32
 Danny Morgan7,70571.59%
 Carl Randall3,05828.41%
District 33
 Lee R. Denney'5,97670.01%
 Chad Swanson2,56029.99%
District 35
 Rex Duncan6,57267.14%
 Joe Vickers3,21632.86%
District 36
 Scott N. Bighorse4,82852.94%
 Eddie Fields4,29147.06%
District 37
 Kenn Luttrell5,18455.71%
 Stan Paynter4,12244.29%
District 40
 Mike Jackson6,12073.14%
 Pierce Jones2,24726.86%
District 41
 John T. Enns8,73071.00%
 Carol Ruth3,56629.00%
District 43
 Colby Schwartz6,90264.66%
 Earline Smaistrla3,77335.34%
District 44
  Bill Nations 6,02372.37%
 Gary D. Caissie2,29927.63
District 45
  Wallace Collins 5,35950.42%
  Thad Balkman 5,27049.58%
District 46
 Scott Martin7,68060.50%
 Tom Robinson5,01439.50%
CandidateVotes%
District 49
 Terry M. Hyman5,30763.28
 Bettie D. Johnson3,07936.72%
District 50
 Dennis Johnson5,62352.46%
 Melvin Jones5,09547.54%
District 53
 Randy Terrill6,78364.18%
 Troy Green3,78635.82%
District 55
 Ryan McMullen6,26267.01%
 Charlie Wieland3,08332.99%
District 59
 Rob Johnson5,84253.31%
 Richie Oakes4,39940.14%
District 62
 T.W. Shannon3,84558.32%
 Janice Drewry2,74841.68%
District 64
 Ann Coody3,79165.96%
 Larry Jordan Jefferson1,95634.04%
District 69
 Fred Jordan8,11975.48%
 Cory N. Spogogee2,63824.52%
District 70
 Ron Peters8,33466.31%
 Mike Workman4,23433.69%
District 74
 David Derby6,47657.45%
 Wayne Guevara4,35238.61%
 Bob Batterbee4453.95%
District 77
 Eric Proctor3,38651.66%
 Mark Liotta3,16951.66%
District 78
 Jeannie McDaniel5,37853.13%
 Jesse Guardiola4,74546.87%
District 80
 Ron Peterson7,28771.25%
 Kimberly Fobbs2,94028.75
District 83
 Randy McDaniel7,76365.93%
 Ed Holzberger3,35428.48%
 George S. Farha6585.59%
District 85
 David Dank6,41050.50%
 Jennifer Seal6,28249.50%
District 87
 Trebor Worthen4,75251.52%
 Dana Orwig4,47248.48%
District 92
 Richard D. Morrissette3,20962.40%
 Michael Starega1,93437.60%
District 93
 Al Lindley2,82350.77%
 Mike Christian2,73749.23%
District 94
 Scott Inman4,26954.20%
 Rex Barrett3,60745.80%
District 95
 Charlie Joyner4,34756.26%
 Lee Roy Tucker3,38043.74%
District 96
 Lance Cargill8,54267.84%
 Abe Warren4,05032.16%
District 98
 John Trebilcock6,58266.86%
 Rae Weese3,26233.14%
District 99
  Anastasia Pittman 4,88676.85%
 Willard Linzy1,16618.34%
 J.M. Branum3064.81%

State senate

CandidateVotes%
District 2
  Sean Burrage 13,67257.9%
 Ami Shafer9,92442.06%
District 4
  Kenneth Corn 12,58878.40%
 Thomas E. Lannigan3,46921.60%
District 10
 Joe Sweeden11,77058.48%
 Jamie Marie Sears8,35841.52%
District 12
 Brian Bingman10,66552.65%
 John Mark Young9,59347.35%
District 16
 John Sparks10,98658.28%
 Ron Davis7,87141.74%
District 18
 Mary Easley10,07553.28%
 Mark Wofford8,83546.72%
District 22
 Mike Johnson16,27168.76%
 Tom Gibson7,39231.24%
CandidateVotes%
District 24
 Anthony Sykes12,51251.01%
 Daisy Lawler12,01848.99%
District 26
 Tom Ivester9,38350.74%
 Todd Russ9,11049.26%
District 32
  Randy Bass 7,82763.34%
 Ed Peterson4,53036.66%
District 34
 Randy Brogdon11,84460.65%
 James S. Ward7,68639.35%
District 36
 Bill Brown11,77064.56%
 Dennis Weese6,46135.44%
District 38
 Mike Schulz11,37163.65%
 Josh Woods6,49536.35%

Judicial

District Judges

CandidateVotes%
District 7, Office 1, Division 1
Kenneth Watson7,51657.78%
Malcolm Savage5,49242.22%
District 7, Office 10, Division 2
William D. Graves 24,93453.42%
Susan Caswell21,74246.58%
District 7, Office 12, Division 4
Carolyn Ricks35,16371.1%
Kenneth Linn14,29228.90%
District 14, Office 4, Division 4
Dama Cantrell14,80462.22%
James Caputo8,9903778%
District 14, Office 8, Division 5
Gregg Graves9,73839.9%
P. Thomas Thornbrugh14,66660.1%
CandidateVotes%
District 4, Office 3
John Camp13,79736.59%
Dennis Hladik23,91363.41%
District 7, Office 7
Pat Crawly69,17548.82%
Vicki Robertson72,50751.18%
District 12, Office 2
Dale Marlar17,23349.76%
Dynda Post17,40250.24%
District 14, Office 1
Cliff Smith54,11346.31%
William Kellough62,73453.69%
District 14, Office 10
Mary Fitzgerald67,43857.02%
Deirdre Dexter50,82542.98%
District 14, Office 13
Deborah Shallcross82,76067.58%
Jonathan Sutton39,70232.42%
District 15, Office 3
John Sawney20,24642.27%
Jeff Payton27,64757.73%
District 16, Office 1
Danita Williams7,74350.46%
Marion Dale Fry7,60149.54%
District 24, Office 1
Dale Ray Gardner10,80841.17%
Douglas Golden15,44558.83%%
District 24, Office 5
Curt Allen10,75440.73%
Mike Claver15,64859.27%

Associate District Judges

CandidateVotes%
Alfalfa County
Loren Angle1,50574.47%
David Cullen51625.53%
Choctaw County
James Wolfe2,04754.48%
Sue Buck1,71045.52%
Cotton County
Michael Flanagan1,04152.58%
Mark Clark93947.42%
Delaware County
Traci Cain2,40927.07%
Barry Denney6,49072.93%
Dewey County
Roger Foster86248.42%
Rick Bozarth91851.57%
Grady County
James Brunson5,19143.73%
John Herndon6,68056.27%
Jefferson County
Jon Tom Staton1,19869.45%
William Eakin52730.55%
Kingfisher County
Susie Pritchett2,71157.34%
E.A. Ard Gates2,01742.66%
Lincoln County
Sheila Kirk5,82659.26%
Craig Key4,00640.74%
McClain County
Suzanna Woodrow4,63449.85%
Charles Gray4,66150.15%
CandidateVotes%
McIntosh County
Jim Pratt3,26958.3%'
Cindy Dawson2,33841.7%
Marshall County
Millicent McClure Watson1,15135.27%
Richard Miller2,11264.73%
Oklahoma County
Richard Kirby71,22651.64%
Nan Patton66,70848.38%
Okmulgee County
Cynthia Pickering3,04834.44%
Duane Woodliff5,80165.56%
Pontotoc County
James R Rob Neal4,27046.73%
Martha Kilgore4,86853.27%
Tulsa County
Caroline Wall57,50549.56%
Dana Kuehn58,52950.44%
Washington County
Kevin Buchanan6,95349.04%
Russell Vaclaw7,22550.96%

State Questions

SQ 724

This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay to legislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.

For - 87.78%
Against - 12.22%

Question 724 results by county
Yes:
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90-100%
80-90%
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Question 724 results by county
Yes:
  •   90–100%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%

SQ 725

This measure amends the State Constitution. It amends Section 23 of Article 10. The measure deals with the Constitutional Reserve Fund also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The measure allows money to be spent from the Rainy Day Fund. The purpose of the authorized spending is to retain employment for state residents by helping at-risk manufacturers. Payments from the Fund would be used to encourage such manufacturers to make investments in Oklahoma. All such payments from the Fund must be unanimously approved by three State officers. Those officers are the Governor and the head of the Senate and House of Representatives. Those officers could only approve payments recommended by an independent committee. Such spending is allowed in years when there is Eighty Million Dollars or more in the Fund and other conditions are met. Such spending is limited to Ten Million Dollars a year. The help given to a manufacturer is limited to ten percent of its in-State capital investments. The Legislature could make laws to carry out the amendment.

For - 53.58%
Against - 46.42%

Question 725 results by county
Yes:
50-60%
No:
50-60%
Tie:
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Question 725 results by county
Yes:
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%
Tie:
  •   50%

SQ 733

State Question 733
Oklahoma Repeal of Ban on Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Day
Results
Choice
Votes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes461,61552.52%
Light brown x.svgNo417,37747.48%
Total votes878,992100.00%

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Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales of alcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell alcoholic beverages on election days.

For - 52.52%
Against - 47.48%

SQ 734

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6A of Article 10. This section provides an exemption from property tax. The exemption applies to goods that are shipped into the state, but which do not remain in the state for more than ninety days. This is sometimes known as the freeport exemption. This measure would allow laws to be enacted. The laws could provide for an application process to claim this exemption. The laws could require the application to be filed by a certain date. The laws could require certain information to be included with the application. The application would be filed with the county assessor.

For - 63.10%
Against - 36.90%

Question 734 results by county
Yes:
60-70%
50-60%
No:
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Question 734 results by county
Yes:
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
No:
  •   50–60%

See also

References

  1. 2006 Election Results, Oklahoma State Election Board (accessed May 8, 2013)
  2. A special election occurred in May before the election, where Republican [Mike Schulz] won a senate seat from the Democrats, cutting the Democratic margin in the chamber to 2. In August, however, State Senator Nancy Riley switched parties from Republican to Democrat, moving the margin back to 4 in the chamber.