2010 Oklahoma elections

The 2010 Oklahoma elections were held on November 2, 2010. The primary election was held on July 27. The runoff primary election was held August 24. ^[1]

2010 Oklahoma elections

←  2008 November 2, 2010 2012  →

The Republican Party swept every statewide election and expanded its majorities in both state legislative chambers. An extremely socially conservative state, Oklahoma has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964 but remained reliably Democratic at the state level well into the 2000s. This election marked a new and decisive alignment in the state's partisanship at all levels of government, with the GOP continuing to make gains in almost every election since.

Overview

NOTES:

• Bob Anthony and Jeff Cloud were not on the 2010 ballot due to the staggered election terms of the Corporation Commission.
• With Todd Lamb's election to Lieutenant Governor, one Oklahoma Senate seat remains vacant, to be filled in a January 2011 special election.

Executive Branch Before Election Office Current Officer Party Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins Democratic State Auditor and Inspector Steve Burrage Democratic Attorney General Drew Edmondson Democratic State Treasurer Scott Meacham Democratic State School Superintendent Sandy Garrett Democratic Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields Democratic Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland Democratic Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy Republican Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony Republican Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud Republican Legislature Before Election House Democrats Republicans Oklahoma Senate 22 26 Oklahoma House of Representatives 39 62 Congressional Delegation Before Election Office Current Officer Party United States Senator Tom Coburn Republican US Representative - District 1 John Sullivan Republican US Representative - District 2 Dan Boren Democrat US Representative - District 3 Frank Lucas Republican US Representative - District 4 Tom Cole Republican US Representative - District 5 Mary Fallin Republican

Executive Branch After Election Office Current Officer Party Governor of Oklahoma Mary Fallin Republican Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb Republican State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt Republican State Treasurer Ken A. Miller Republican State School Superintendent Janet Barresi Republican Labor Commissioner Mark Costello Republican Insurance Commissioner John Doak Republican Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy Republican Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony Republican Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud Republican Legislature After Election House Democrats Republicans Oklahoma Senate 16 32 Oklahoma House of Representatives 31 70 Congressional Delegation After Election Office Current Officer Party United States Senator Tom Coburn Republican US Representative - District 1 John Sullivan Republican US Representative - District 2 Dan Boren Democrat US Representative - District 3 Frank Lucas Republican US Representative - District 4 Tom Cole Republican US Representative - District 5 James Lankford Republican

Governor

Main article: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2010

2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

←  2006 November 2, 2010 2014  →

Nominee Mary Fallin Jari Askins Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 625,506 409,261 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%

County results Fallin:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Askins:     50–60%

Governor before election Brad Henry Democratic Elected Governor Mary Fallin Republican

The 2010 gubernatorial election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic Governor Brad Henry, who, due to term limits placed on him by the Oklahoma Constitution, could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Democrats

• Jari Askins - current Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
• Drew Edmondson - current Attorney General of Oklahoma

Republicans

• Roger L. Jackson - retired businessman, former President of the Oklahoma Office Machine Dealers Association (OOMDA)
• Mary Fallin - former Lieutenant Governor and current Congresswoman for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional
• Randy Brogdon - current state senator
• Robert Hubbard - business owner of Piedmont, Oklahoma's "Hubbard Ranch Supply"

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jari Askins	132,591	50.28
	Democratic	Drew Edmondson	131,097	49.72
Total votes			263,688	100.00

General election

2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mary Fallin	625,506	60.45%	+26.95%
	Democratic	Jari Askins	409,261	39.55%	-26.95%
Total votes			1,034,767	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Lieutenant governor

The 2010 lieutenant governor election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Jari Askins, who stepped down to run for governor.

Candidates

Democrats

• Kenneth Corn - current State Senator

Republicans

• Bernie Adler - Oklahoma City real estate investor
• Todd Lamb - current State Senator
• John A. Wright - current State Representative
• Bill Crozier - former Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Paul F. Nosak - Oklahoma City resident

Independent

• Richard Prawdzienski - Edmond resident

Primary

Corn ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Bernie Adler	10,515	4.5%
John A. Wright	41,177	17.6%
Todd Lamb	156,834	66.9%
Paul Nosak	13,941	6.0%
Bill Crozier	12,177	5.2%

General

Oklahoma lieutenant governor election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Lamb	659,242	64.03
	Democratic	Kenneth Corn	334,711	32.51
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	35,665	3.46
Total votes			1,029,618	100

State Auditor

The 2010 State Auditor and Inspector election was the first election for the office of State Auditor and Inspector since former Democratic State Auditor Jeff McMahan was forced to resign in 2008 due to corruption charges.

Governor Brad Henry appointed fellow Democrat Steve Burrage to serve out the remainder of McMahan's unexpired term. Burrage then sought a full term in office but lost to Gary Jones, who was making his third run for the office.

Article 6, Section 19 of the Oklahoma Constitution places one additional requirement upon the State Auditor and Inspector beyond the other constitutional requirements for those seeking statewide offices. The auditor must have at least 3 years of prior experience as an "expert accountant" before seeking office. (The term "expert accountant" is not defined but is generally understood to require that the officeholder must be a certified public accountant.)

Candidates

Democrats

• Steve Burrage - incumbent State Auditor

Republican

• David Hanigar - Pocasset certified public accountant and United States Navy submariner during Vietnam War
• Gary Jones - Lawton certified public accountant, former Comanche County Commissioner and current Chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party

Primary

Burrage ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Gary Jones	151,712	69.6%
David Hanigar	66,364	30.4%

General

Oklahoma state auditor election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gary Jones	570,174	55.94
	Democratic	Steve Burrage (incumbent)	449,152	44.06
Total votes			1,019,326	100

Attorney general

The 2010 attorney general election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic attorney general Drew Edmondson, who stepped down to run for governor but lost in the Democratic Party primary.

Candidates

Democrats

• Jim Priest - Oklahoma City defense attorney

Republicans

• Ryan Leonard - former state prosecutor in Canadian County and former senior aide to former U.S. Senator Don Nickles
• Scott Pruitt - former State Senator from Tulsa

Primary

Priest ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Ryan Leonard	105,343	44.0%
Scott Pruitt	134,335	56.0%

General

Oklahoma attorney general election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Pruitt	666,407	65.11
	Democratic	Jim Priest	357,162	34.89
Total votes			1,023,569	100

State Treasurer

The 2010 State Treasurer election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Scott Meacham, who declined to seek a second full term in office.

Candidates

Democrats

• Stephen E. Covert - Midwest City resident

Republicans

• Owen Laughlin - lawyer and businessman from Woodward, former State Senator
• Ken Miller - current state representative, current chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and economics professor at Oklahoma Christian University

Primary

Covert ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Ken Miller	145,415	63.0%
Owen Laughlin	85,240	37.0%

General

Oklahoma state treasurer general election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken A. Miller	675,515	66.57
	Democratic	Stephen Covert	339,272	33.43
Total votes			1,014,787	100

Superintendent of Public Instruction

2010 Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election

←  2006 2014  →

Nominee Janet Barresi Susan Paddack Richard Cooper Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 573,716 387,007 65,243 Percentage 55.9% 37.7% 6.4%

County results Barresi:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Paddack:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election Sandy Garrett Democratic Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi Republican

The 2010 Superintendent of Public Instruction election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic Superintendent Sandy Garrett, who declined to seek a sixth full term in office.

Candidates

Democrats

• Jerry Combrink - former Boswell Public Schools superintendent
• Susan Paddack - current State Senator from Ada

Republican

• Janet Barresi - charter school founder, dentist, and school speech pathologist from Edmond
• Brian S. Kelly - educator from Edmond

Independents

• Richard E. Cooper - former educator

Primary

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Janet Barresi	145,433	62.7%
Brian S. Kelly	86,430	37.3%

General

Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction general election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Barresi	573,716	55.92
	Democratic	Susan Paddack	387,007	37.72
	Independent	Richard Cooper	65,243	6.36
Total votes			1,025,966	100

Labor Commissioner

2010 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election

← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mark Costello Lloyd Fields Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 649,748 362,805 Percentage 64.2% 35.8%

County results Costello:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Fields:      50–60%

Commissioner of Labor before election Lloyd Fields Democratic Elected Commissioner of Labor Mark Costello Republican

Incumbent Democratic Labor Commissioner Lloyd Fields was defeated in an attempt to win a second full term in office.

Candidates

Democrats

• Lloyd Fields - incumbent Labor Commissioner

Republican

• Mark Costello - businessman from Edmond
• Jason Reese - labor attorney from Oklahoma City

Primary

Fields ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Mark Costello	127,413	57.0%
Jason Reese	95,869	43.0%

General

Oklahoma commissioner of labor general election, 2010 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Costello	649,748	64.17
	Democratic	Lloyd Fields (incumbent)	362,805	35.83
Total votes			1,012,553	100

Insurance Commissioner

2010 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election

←  2006 2014  →

Nominee John D. Doak Kim Holland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 555,740 464,310 Percentage 54.5% 45.5%

County results Doak:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90% Holland:      50–60%      Tie

Insurance Commissioner before election Kim Holland Democratic Elected Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak Republican

Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland was defeated in an attempt to win a second full term in office.

Candidates

Democrats

• Kim Holland - incumbent Insurance Commissioner

Republicans

• John Doak - insurance agent from Tulsa
• Mark Croucher - insurance agent from Jenks
• John P. Crawford - former Insurance Commissioner (1995–1999)

Primary

Incumbent Holland ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary.

Republican Primary Candidate Votes Percentage John P. Crawford 92,924 41.7% John Doak 87,274 39.1% Mark Croucher 42,772 19.2%

Republican Runoff Primary Candidate Votes Percentage John P. Crawford 35,294 29.4% John Doak 84,570 70.6%

General

Oklahoma insurance commissioner general election, 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Doak	556,662	54.51
	Democratic	Kim Holland (incumbent)	464,596	45.49
Total votes			1,021,258	100

Corporation Commissioner

The 2010 Corporation Commissioner election was for the seat currently held by incumbent Republican commissioner Dana Murphy, who won her primary election. As the Democratic Party did not field a candidate, and no independent candidate sought office, Murphy was thus elected as commissioner.

Candidates

Democrats

• none

Republicans

• Dana Murphy - incumbent Corporation Commissioner
• Tod Yeager - Del City resident

Primary

Republican

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Tod Yeafer	70,651	30.8%
Dana Murphy	158,779	69.2%

General

Murphy did not have a Democratic or independent opponent; thus, she was elected unopposed.

US Senator

Main article: United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2010

The 2010 US Senatorial election gave incumbent Republican Senator Tom Coburn a second full term in office.

Candidate		Votes	%
	Tom Coburn	718,482	70.64%
	Jim Rogers	265,814	26.13%
	Stephen Wallace	25,048	2.46%
	Ronald F. Dwyer	7,807	0.77%

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US Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

All five Oklahoma seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. However, incumbent Tom Cole in District 4 had no opposition in the general election.

Candidate		Votes	%
District 1
	John Sullivan	151,173	76.80%
	Angelia O'Dell	45,656	23.20%
District 2
	Dan Boren	108,203	56.52%
	Charles Thompson	83,226	43.48%
District 3
	Frank D. Lucas	161,927	77.99%
	Frankie Robbins	45,689	22.01%
District 5
	James Lankford	123,236	62.53%
	Billy Coyle	68,074	34.53%
	Clark Duffe	3,067	1.56%
	Dave White	2,728	1.38%

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State senators

24 of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate were up for election in 2010.

Candidate Votes % District 4   Mark Allen 9,974 51.35%   Neil Brannon 9,451 48.65% District 6   Josh Brecheen 11,719 56.76%   Jay Paul Gumm 8,925 43.24% District 8   Roger Ballenger 10,564 53.82%   Jannica Edmonds 9,064 46.18% District 10   Eddie Fields 14,324 62.37%   Dale Christenson, Jr. 8,641 37.63% District 14   Frank Simpson 13,408 62.67%   Darryl Roberts 7,987 37.33%

Candidate Votes % District 16   John Sparks 10,507 52.62%   Sharon Parker 9,460 47.38% District 18   Kim David 13,334 65.89%   Janice Aldridge 6,902 34.11% District 42   Cliff A Aldridge 14,954 68.33%   Mike Kelly 6,934 31.67% District 44   Ralph Shortey 6,060 57.34%   Randy Rose 4,509 42.66% District 46   Andrew Rice 7,548 68.28%   Joshua Jantz 3,507 31.72%

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State representatives

All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

Candidate Votes % District 1   Rusty Farley 4,118 50.83%   Dennis R. Bailey 3,984 49.17% District 2   John R. Bennet 4,794 54.50%   Glen Bud Smithson 4,004 45.50% District 3   James Lockhart 4,713 53.01%   Roger Mattox 4,178 46.99% District 4   Mike Brown 5,555 63.00%   Dwayne Thompson 3,262 37.00% District 9   Marty Quinn 9,914 74.42%   Eric Cullen 3,407 25.58% District 10   Steve Martin 6,330 64.60%   Nick Brown 3,468 35.40% District 15   Ed Cannaday 5,894 63.93%   Paul C. Parrott 3,325 36.07% District 17   Brian Renegar 5,740 57.89%   Micah Thompson 4,176 42.11% District 18   Donnie Condit 4,817 50.57%   Kyle Burmeier 4,708 49.43% District 21   Dustin Roberts 4,965 51.76%   Nathan W. Williams 4,623 48.24% District 22   Wes Hilliard 6,008 60.69%   Allie Burgin 3,894 39.31% District 23   Sue Tibbs 4,801 67.61%   Mark W. Manley 2,300 32.39% District 27   Josh Cockroft 5,667 59.79%   Chris Odneal 3,810 40.21% District 28   Tom Newell 5,339 60.91%   Ed Smith 3,425 39.09% District 29   Sky McNiel 7,942 78.28%   David W. Narcomey 2,203 21.72% District 30   Mark E. McCullough 7,726 75.85%   Donna Marie Vogelpohl 2,460 24.15% District 32   Danny Morgan 6,936 61.76%   John B. Husted 4,293 38.24% District 34   Cory T. Williams 4,890 51.47%   Ryan Smith 4,610 48.53% District 35   Dennis Casey 7,868 70.83%   Rodger Ensign 3,240 29.17% District 36   Sean Roberts 5,912 55.86%   Greg Brown 4,671 44.14% District 37   Steve Vaughan 5,028 52.58%   Ken Luttrell 4,534 47.42% District 43   Colby Schwartz 10,491 81.43%   J.P. Hemminger 2,393 18.57% District 44   Emily Virgin 5,577 63.63%   Kent Hunt 3,187 36.37% District 45   Aaron Stiles 6,313 52.02%   Wallace Collins 5,823 47.98%

Candidate Votes % District 46   Scott Martin 10,972 80.30%   Zachary Knight 2,692 19.70% District 49   Tommy C. Hardin 5,237 50.17%   Samson R. Buck 5,201 49.83% District 53   Randy Terrill 8,230 60.95%   Amy Corley 5,273 39.05% District 56   Phil Richardson 7,173 73.91%   Maya Torralba 2,532 26.09% District 58   Jeff Hickman 9,400 85.77%   Wilson John Adamson 1,559 14.23% District 61   Gus Blackwell 6,518 76.99%   Stephen Skacall 1,948 23.01% District 64   Ann Coody 4,577 76.16%   Michael J. Corrales 1,433 23.84% District 66   Jadine Nollan 3,600 50.69%   Eli Potts 3,503 49.31% District 68   Glen Mulready 6,768 67.99%   Seth Watkins 3,188 32.01% District 71   Daniel S. Sullivan 5,774 59.63%   Jeff Tracy 3,910 40.37% District 72   Seneca D Scott 3,326 75.85%   Mark Liotta 1,059 24.15% District 78   Jeannie McDaniel 5,407 53.40%   Molly McKay 4,715 46.60% District 84   Sally Kern 5,717 65.89%   Brittany M. Novotny 2,958 34.11% District 85   David Dank 7,450 58.26%   Gail Vines 3,990 31.21%   Edward A. Shadid 1,346 10.53% District 87   Jason Nelson 5,147 54.10%   Dana Orwig 4,369 45.90% District 88   Al McAffrey 4,173 69.56%   Dominique DaMon Block, Sr. 1,826 30.44% District 91   Mike Reynolds 10,197 74.70%   Hollis Harper 3,454 25.30% District 93   Mike Christian 2,722 53.48%   Wanda Jo Peltier 2,184 44.52% District 94   Scott Inman 4,814 59.68%   Kyle Coulter 3,252 40.32% District 95   Charlie Joyner 5,481 65.47%   Michael A. Walker 2,891 34.53% District 97   Mike Shelton 8,514 83.87%   Daniel N. Stankiewicz 1,638 16.13% District 98   John Trebilcock 9,453 76.00%   Dennis W. Weese 2,987 24.00% District 101   Gary Banz 7,896' 68.15%   Johnny Laudermilk 3,692 31.85%

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Judicial

These races were "retention" votes based on Oklahoma's use of the Missouri Plan for electing judicial nominees.

Oklahoma Supreme Court

Steven W. Taylor

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	575,570	64.88
No	311,608	35.12
Total votes	887,178	100.00

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James R. Winchester

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	571,893	65.02
No	307,615	34.98
Total votes	879,508	100.00

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Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals

Deborah B. Barnes

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	565,390	64.11
No	316,542	35.89
Total votes	881,932	100.00

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Doug Gabbard II

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	539,326	61.60
No	336,136	38.40
Total votes	875,462	100.00

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John F. Fischer

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	549,756	62.74
No	326,506	37.26
Total votes	876,262	100.00

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Larry E. Joplin

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	548,247	62.46
No	329,520	37.54
Total votes	877,767	100.00

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State Questions

SQ 744

State Question 744 would have amended the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a new article: Article 13-C - Amount of money the State provides to support common schools.

The proposed Constitutional amendment would have mandated that the Oklahoma Legislature spend no less than the average amount spent by "neighboring states" (those states which border Oklahoma: Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado and New Mexico) on "common education" (defined as grades pre-kindergarten through high school) on an annual, per-student basis. If the surrounding-state average ever declined, the legislature would be required to spend the same amount as it did the year before. The measure required that increased spending begin in the first fiscal year after its passage and that the surrounding-state average be met in the third fiscal year after passage.

The proposed amendment did not provide a funding source for the new spending requirements and was therefore overwhelmingly defeated.

State Question 744

Choice	Votes	%
No	828,589	81.41
Yes	189,164	18.59
Total votes	1,017,753	100.00

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SQ 746

State Question 746 would amend various State laws relating to voting requirements. It requires that each person appearing to vote present a document proving their identity. The document must meet the following requirements:

• It must have the name and photograph of the voter.
• It must have been issued by the federal, state or tribal government.
• It must have an expiration date that is after the date of the election.

No expiration date would be required on certain identity cards issued to person 65 years of age or older. In lieu of such a document, voters could present voter identification cards issued by the County Election Board. A person who cannot or does not present the required identification may sign a sworn statement and cast a provisional ballot. Swearing to a false statement would be a felony.

If approved, the measure would become effective July 1, 2011.

State Question 746

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	746,053	74.34
No	257,523	25.66
Total votes	1,003,576	100.00

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SQ 747

State Question 747 would amend the Oklahoma Constitution by placing term limits on all Statewide elected officials. All officials would be allowed to serve no more two terms in office. Terms served need not be consecutive for the limits to apply.

State Question 747

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	695,592	69.88
No	299,789	30.12
Total votes	995,381	100.00

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SQ 748

State Question 748 would amend the Oklahoma Constitution by amending Article 5, Sections 11A and 11B. The measure would change how the districts of the Oklahoma Legislature are apportioned.

Currently, the Apportionment Commission is responsible for setting district boundaries every ten years if the Legislature itself fails to do so. The Apportionment Commission, as currently established, is composed of the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state superintendent of public instruction. The measure would change the commission's name to the Bipartisan Commission on Legislative Apportionment and would increase the number of members from three to seven. The president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate would appoint one Democrat and one Republican, the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives would appoint one Democrat and one Republican, and the governor of Oklahoma would appoint one Democrat and one Republican.

The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma would chair the commission and would be a nonvoting member. It requires orders of apportionment to be signed by at least four members of the commission.

State Question 748

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	567,288	58.42
No	403,733	41.58
Total votes	971,021	100.00

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SQ 750

This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution by altering the initiative petitions and with referendum petitions process by changing the number of signatures required for such petitions.

The following voter signature requirements would apply:

• 8% must sign to propose law
• 15% must sign to propose to change the State Constitution.
• 5% must sign to order a referendum.

These percentages are based upon the State office receiving the most total votes at the last general election when the governor is on the ballot. The measure's basis does not use general elections with the president on the ballot. More votes are usually cast at presidential general elections. Thus, the measure would generally have a lowering effect on the number of required signatures.

State Question 750

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	485,703	50.40
No	478,042	49.60
Total votes	963,745	100.00

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SQ 751

This measure would amend the Oklahoma Constitution by adding a new Article to the Constitution. That Article would deal with the State's official actions. It dictates the language to be used in taking official State actions must be the English language. However, it allows for Native American languages could also be used and, when Federal law so requires, other languages could also be used.

The term "official actions" is not defined. The Oklahoma Legislature could pass laws determining the application of the language requirements. No lawsuit based on State law could be brought on the basis of a State agency's failure to use a language other than English nor could such a lawsuit be brought against political subdivisions of the State.

State Question 751

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	740,918	75.54
No	239,904	24.46
Total votes	980,822	100.00

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SQ 752

This measure would amend Section 3 of Article 7-B of the Oklahoma Constitution. The amendment adds two at-large members to the Oklahoma Judicial Nominating Commission. At-large members can come from any Oklahoma congressional district. The President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma Senate would appoint one of the new at-large members and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives would appoint the other. At-large members cannot be lawyers, can not have a lawyer in their immediate family. Nor can more than two at-large members be from the same political party. This would raise the total membership on the commission from 13 to 15.

State Question 752

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	606,805	62.83
No	358,925	37.17
Total votes	965,730	100.00

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SQ 754

This measure would have added a new section, Section 55A of Article 5, to the Oklahoma Constitution. Under the measure, the Constitution could not have required the Oklahoma Legislature to fund state functions based on:

• 1. Predetermined constitutional formulas,
• 2. How much other states spend on a function,
• 3. How much any entity spends on a function.

Under the measure, these limits on the Constitution's power to control appropriations would have applied even if:

• 1. A later constitutional amendment changed the Constitution, or
• 2. A constitutional amendment to the contrary was passed at the same time as this measure.

The Question was in direct opposition toward State Question 744 which also appeared on the ballot.

State Question 754

Choice	Votes	%
No	614,219	62.92
Yes	361,907	37.08
Total votes	976,126	100.00

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SQ 755

This measure amended the Constitution of Oklahoma. It requires courts to rely solely on federal and state law when deciding cases. It forbids courts from considering or using international law or using Sharia. ^[4]

The results of State Question 755 have not been officially certified by the Oklahoma Election Board due to an injunction filed in Federal Court by the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR is challenging its constitutionality under the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the Constitution of the United States. ^[5] A Federal District Court in Oklahoma City temporarily blocked certification of the election results, calling the measure an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment because the measure conveys a message that the state favors one religion or particular belief. ^[6] The state election board appealed the ruling to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, ^[7] but that court unanimously upheld the ruling blocking the amendment:

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on January 10, 2012 unanimously upheld ^[8] a ruling blocking the implementation of an Oklahoma constitutional amendment ^[9] that would have prohibited state courts from considering Islamic and international law in deciding cases. Approved by approximately 70 percent ^[10] of Oklahoma voters, but challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), State Question 755, also called the “Save Our State Amendment,” was classified by the court as singling out Islam for unfavorable treatment in state courts. The court ruled that the provision likes[ sic ] violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. ^[11]

State Question 755

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	695,650	70.08
No	296,944	29.92
Total votes	992,594	100.00

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SQ 756

This measure adds a new section, Section 37 to Article 2, of Oklahoma Constitution. It defines "health care system." It prohibits making a person participate in a health care system, prohibits making an employer participate in a health care system, and prohibits making a health care provider provide treatment in a health care system. It would allow persons and employees to pay for treatment directly, it would allow health care provider to accept payment for treatment directly, it would allow the purchase of health care insurance in private health care systems and it would allow the sale of health insurance in private health care systems.

The Question was proposed as an opposition toward the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

State Question 756

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	638,530	64.73
No	347,956	35.27
Total votes	986,486	100.00

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SQ 757

This measure amends Section 23 of Article 10 of the Oklahoma Constitution. It would increase the amount of surplus revenue which goes into the Constitutional Reserve Fund. The amount would go from 10% to 15% of the funds certified as going to the General Revenue fund for the preceding fiscal year.

State Question 757

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	499,287	51.02
No	479,353	48.98
Total votes	978,640	100.00

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See also

• Government of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma House of Representatives
• Oklahoma Senate
• Politics of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma Congressional Districts

References

1. "Oklahoma Elections 2010" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
2. "SUMMARY RESULTS: Primary Election -- July 27, 2010". Oklahoma Election Board. Archived from the original on August 2, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
3. "Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2010.
4. Dwyer Arce (November 3, 2010). "Oklahoma voters ban use of Islamic, international law in state court decisions". JURIST - Paper Chase.
5. Tulsa World (November 9, 2010). "Oklahoma election results certified" . Retrieved November 9, 2010.
6. McKinkley Jr., James C. (November 29, 2010). "Oklahoma's Ban on Shariah Law in Court Is Blocked". The New York Times.
7. "Oklahoma Election Board to appeal Sharia law case". newsok.com. December 1, 2010.
8. "Awad v. OK" (PDF).
9. "State Question Number 755" (PDF).
10. "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election -- November 2, 2010". www.ok.gov. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
11. Gatto, Brandon (January 10, 2012). "Tenth Circuit upholds ruling blocking Oklahoma Islamic law ban". www.jurist.org.

External links

• Oklahoma Election Board homepage