2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

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2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election
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  2018 November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) 2022  

All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House
51 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Charles McCall.jpg Virgin, Emily (1).jpg
Leader Charles McCall Emily Virgin
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat22nd-Atoka 44th-Norman
Seats before7724
Seats after8219
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote309,808214,053
Percentage58.49%40.41%

2020 Oklahoma State house election.svg
     Republican gain
     Republican hold     Democratic hold

Speaker of the House before election

Charles McCall
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Charles McCall
Republican

The 2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States state legislative elections. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives serve two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Contents

Republicans went into the 2020 election with a supermajority of seats in the state House over Democrats: 77 (R) to 24 (D). To take control, Democrats needed a net gain of 27 seats.

Following the 2020 election, Republicans expanded their supermajority by a net gain of 5 seats, shifting the balance of power to 82 (R) to 19 (D).

Flipped Seats

Five seats flipped party in 2020. Those flips were all losses for Democrats and wins for Republicans.

Republican Gains

  1. District 4: Matt Meredith (D) to Bob Ed Culver Jr. (R)
  2. District 7: Ben Loring (D) to Steve Bashore (R)
  3. District 56: David Perryman (D) to Dick Lowe (R)
  4. District 83: Chelsey Branham (D) to Eric Roberts (R)
  5. District 95: Kelly Albright (D) to Max Wolfley (R)

Retirements

Nine incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans

  1. District 1: Johnny Tadlock: Retiring
  2. District 28: Zack Taylor: Retiring
  3. District 52: Charles Ortega: Retiring
  4. District 57: Harold Wright: Retiring
  5. District 59: Mike Sanders: Retiring
  6. District 96: Lewis H. Moore: Retiring

Democrats

  1. District 7: Ben Loring: Retiring
  2. District 56: David Perryman: Retiring
  3. District 89: Shane Stone: Retiring

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Three incumbents were defeated in their party primaries in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans

Oklahoma House District 3, Republican Primary Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick West 1,854 53.97
Republican Lundy Kiger (incumbent)1,58146.03
Total votes3,435 100.00
Oklahoma House District 11, Republican Primary Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wendi Stearman 3,098 55.51
Republican Derrel Fincher (incumbent)2,48344.49
Total votes5,581 100.00

Democrat

Oklahoma House District 88, Democratic Primary Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mauree Turner 3,036 52.13
Democratic Jason Dunnington (incumbent)2,78847.87
Total votes5,824 100.00

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Three incumbents were defeated in the 2020 general election. Those incumbents were all Democrats.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [1] Safe ROctober 21, 2020

Detailed results

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1st Republican Johnny Tadlock Retired Republican Eddy Dempsey Unopposed100.00%
2nd Republican Jim Olsen Re-elected Republican Jim Olsen Unopposed100.00%
3rd Republican Lundy Kiger Lost Party Nomination Republican Rick West 9,50169.25%
Democratic Mike Sullivan4,21930.75%
4th Democratic Matt Meredith Lost Re-election Republican Bob Ed Culver Jr. 7,49955.16%
Democratic Matt Meredith 6,09544.84%
5th Republican Josh West Re-elected Republican Josh West Unopposed100.00%
6th Republican Rusty Cornwell Re-elected Republican Rusty Cornwell Unopposed100.00%
7th Democratic Ben Loring Retired Republican Steve Bashore Unopposed100.00%
8th Republican Tom Gann Re-elected Republican Tom Gann Unopposed100.00%
9th Republican Mark Lepak Re-elected Republican Mark Lepak Unopposed100.00%
10th Republican Judd Strom Re-elected Republican Judd Strom Unopposed100.00%
11th Republican Derrel Fincher Lost Party Nomination Republican Wendi Stearman 12,33367.77%
Democratic Emilie Tindle5,86632.23%
12th Republican Kevin McDugle Re-elected Republican Kevin McDugle Unopposed100.00%
13th Republican Avery Frix Re-elected Republican Avery Frix Unopposed100.00%
14th Republican Chris Sneed Re-elected Republican Chris Sneed Unopposed100.00%
15th Republican Randy Randleman Re-elected Republican Randy Randleman Unopposed100.00%
16th Republican Scott Fetgatter Re-elected Republican Scott Fetgatter Unopposed100.00%
17th Republican Jim Grego Re-elected Republican Jim Grego Unopposed100.00%
18th Republican David Smith Re-elected Republican David Smith Unopposed100.00%
19th Republican Justin Humphrey Re-elected Republican Justin Humphrey Unopposed100.00%
20th Republican Sherrie Conley Re-elected Republican Sherrie Conley Unopposed100.00%
21st Republican Dustin Roberts Re-elected Republican Dustin Roberts Unopposed100.00%
22nd Republican Charles McCall Re-elected Republican Charles McCall Unopposed100.00%
23rd Republican Terry O'Donnell Re-elected Republican Terry O'Donnell 6,89462.13%
Democratic Susan Carle Young4,20237.87%
24th Republican Logan Phillips Re-elected Republican Logan Phillips 8,51866.11%
Democratic Steve Kouplen 4,36733.89%
25th Republican Ronny Johns Re-elected Republican Ronny Johns Unopposed100.00%
26th Republican Dell Kerbs Re-elected Republican Dell Kerbs 9,88569.01%
Democratic Bryce Barfield4,43930.99%
27th Republican Danny Sterling Re-elected Republican Danny Sterling Unopposed100.00%
28th Republican Zack Taylor Retired Republican Danny Williams 9,59573.14%
Democratic Yasminda Choate3,52326.86%
29th Republican Kyle Hilbert Re-elected Republican Kyle Hilbert 13,46181.98%
Democratic Rick Parris2,95918.02%
30th Republican Mark Lawson Re-elected Republican Mark Lawson 12,87877.15%
Democratic Chuck Threadgill3,81522.85%
31st Republican Garry Mize Re-elected Republican Garry Mize Unopposed100.00%
32nd Republican Kevin Wallace Re-elected Republican Kevin Wallace Unopposed100.00%
33rd Republican John Talley Re-elected Republican John Talley Unopposed100.00%
34th Democratic Trish Ranson Re-elected Democratic Trish Ranson 6,14552.54%
Republican Aaron Means5,55147.46%
35th Republican Ty Burns Re-elected Republican Ty Burns Unopposed100.00%
36th Republican Sean Roberts Re-elected Republican Sean Roberts Unopposed100.00%
37th Republican Ken Luttrell Re-elected Republican Ken Luttrell Unopposed100.00%
38th Republican John Pfeiffer Re-elected Republican John Pfeiffer Unopposed100.00%
39th Republican Ryan Martinez Re-elected Republican Ryan Martinez Unopposed100.00%
40th Republican Chad Caldwell Re-elected Republican Chad Caldwell Unopposed100.00%
41st Republican Denise Hader Re-elected Republican Denise Hader Unopposed100.00%
42nd Republican Cynthia Roe Re-elected Republican Cynthia Roe Unopposed100.00%
43rd Republican Jay Steagall Re-elected Republican Jay Steagall 13,33772.56%
Independent Cassie Kinet5,04327.44%
44th Democratic Emily Virgin Re-elected Democratic Emily Virgin Unopposed100.00%
45th Democratic Merleyn Bell Re-elected Democratic Merleyn Bell 9,85051.64%
Republican Phillip Hillian9,22448.36%
46th Democratic Jacob Rosecrants Re-elected Democratic Jacob Rosecrants 10,33250.19%
Republican Nancy Sangirardi10,25349.81%
47th Republican Brian Hill Re-elected Republican Brian Hill Unopposed100.00%
48th Republican Tammy Townley Re-elected Republican Tammy Townley Unopposed100.00%
49th Republican Tommy Hardin Re-elected Republican Tommy Hardin Unopposed100.00%
50th Republican Marcus McEntire Re-elected Republican Marcus McEntire Unopposed100.00%
51st Republican Brad Boles Re-elected Republican Brad Boles Unopposed100.00%
52nd Republican Charles Ortega Retired Republican Gerrid Kendrix Unopposed100.00%
53rd Republican Mark McBride Re-elected Republican Mark McBride Unopposed100.00%
54th Republican Kevin West Re-elected Republican Kevin West Unopposed100.00%
55th Republican Todd Russ Re-elected Republican Todd Russ 11,28379.77%
Democratic Austin Gipson-Black2,86120.23%
56th Democratic David Perryman Retired Republican Dick Lowe 8,68067.03%
Democratic Craig Parham4,27032.97%
57th Republican Harold Wright Retired Republican Anthony Moore 10,27570.36%
Democratic Juan Garcia4,32829.64%
58th Republican Carl Newton Re-elected Republican Carl Newton Unopposed100.00%
59th Republican Mike Sanders Retired Republican Mike Dobrinski Unopposed100.00%
60th Republican Rhonda Baker Re-elected Republican Rhonda Baker Unopposed100.00%
61st Republican Kenton Patzkowsky Re-elected Republican Kenton Patzkowsky Unopposed100.00%
62nd Republican Daniel Pae Re-elected Republican Daniel Pae 6,10755.13%
Democratic Larry Bush4,97044.87%
63rd Republican Trey Caldwell Re-elected Republican Trey Caldwell Unopposed100.00%
64th Republican Rande Worthen Re-elected Republican Rande Worthen 4,82354.17%
Democratic Kyle Emmett Meraz4,08045.83%
65th Republican Toni Hasenbeck Re-elected Republican Toni Hasenbeck 9,85079.13%
Democratic Jennifer Kerstetter2,59820.87%
66th Republican Jadine Nollan Re-elected Republican Jadine Nollan 10,01065.15%
Democratic Greg Laird5,35534.85%
67th Republican Jeff Boatman Re-elected Republican Jeff Boatman Unopposed100.00%
68th Republican Lonnie Sims Re-elected Republican Lonnie Sims 11,19466.77%
Democratic Michael Ross5,57033.23%
69th Republican Sheila Dills Re-elected Republican Sheila Dills Unopposed100.00%
70th Republican Carol Bush Re-elected Republican Carol Bush Unopposed100.00%
71st Democratic Denise Brewer Re-elected Democratic Denise Brewer 8,04254.30%
Republican Mike Masters6,76745.70%
72nd Democratic Monroe Nichols Re-elected Democratic Monroe Nichols Unopposed100.00%
73rd Democratic Regina Goodwin Re-elected Democratic Regina Goodwin Unopposed100.00%
74th Republican Mark Vancuren Re-elected Republican Mark Vancuren Unopposed100.00%
75th Republican T. J. Marti Re-elected Republican T. J. Marti Unopposed100.00%
76th Republican Ross Ford Re-elected Republican Ross Ford Unopposed100.00%
77th Democratic John Waldron Re-elected Democratic John Waldron Unopposed100.00%
78th Democratic Meloyde Blancett Re-elected Democratic Meloyde Blancett 9,31559.05%
Republican Paul Royse6,46140.95%
79th Democratic Melissa Provenzano Re-elected Democratic Melissa Provenzano 8,30151.81%
Republican Margie Alfonso7,72148.19%
80th Republican Stan May Re-elected Republican Stan May Unopposed100.00%
81st Republican Mike Osburn Re-elected Republican Mike Osburn 10,70562.36%
Democratic Jacob Baccus6,46137.64%
82nd Republican Nicole Miller Re-elected Republican Nicole Miller Unopposed100.00%
83rd Democratic Chelsey Branham Lost Re-election Republican Eric Roberts 10,65551.87%
Democratic Chelsey Branham 9,88648.13%
84th Republican Tammy West Re-elected Republican Tammy West Unopposed100.00%
85th Democratic Cyndi Munson Re-elected Democratic Cyndi Munson 11,03756.37%
Republican Bill Robinson8,54343.63%
86th Republican David Hardin Re-elected Republican David Hardin Unopposed100.00%
87th Democratic Collin Walke Re-elected Democratic Collin Walke 8,33360.24%
Republican Valerie Walker5,50139.76%
88th Democratic Jason Dunnington Lost Party Nomination Democratic Mauree Turner 9,61071.36%
Republican Kelly Barlean3,85628.64%
89th Democratic Shane Stone Retired Democratic Jose Cruz 2,60666.43%
Republican John Hutton1,31733.57%
90th Republican Jon Echols Re-elected Republican Jon Echols 7,05561.93%
Democratic Wayne Hughes4,33638.07%
91st Republican Chris Kannady Re-elected Republican Chris Kannady Unopposed100.00%
92nd Democratic Forrest Bennett Re-elected Democratic Forrest Bennett Unopposed100.00%
93rd Democratic Mickey Dollens Re-elected Democratic Mickey Dollens 4,47557.53%
Republican Mike Christian 3,30442.47%
94th Democratic Andy Fugate Re-elected Democratic Andy Fugate 6,98459.65%
Republican Lauren Rodebush4,72440.35%
95th Democratic Kelly Albright Lost Re-election Republican Max Wolfley 6,44451.23%
Democratic Kelly Albright 6,13548.77%
96th Republican Lewis H. Moore Retired Republican Preston Stinson Unopposed100.00%
97th Democratic Jason Lowe Re-elected Democratic Jason Lowe 11,46271.33%
Republican Ben M. Janloo4,60728.67%
98th Republican Dean Davis Re-elected Republican Dean Davis Unopposed100.00%
99th Democratic Ajay Pittman Re-elected Democratic Ajay Pittman Unopposed100.00%
100th Republican Marilyn Stark Re-elected Republican Marilyn Stark 8,86055.08%
Democratic Summer Wesley 7,22644.92%
101st Republican Robert Manger Re-elected Republican Robert Manger 12,13763.61%
Democratic Madeline Scott6,12732.11%
Libertarian A.J. Bailey8154.27%

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 46, 0.38%
  2. District 95, 2.46% gain
  3. District 45, 3.28%
  4. District 79, 3.62%
  5. District 83, 3.74% gain
  6. District 34, 5.08%
  7. District 64, 8.34%
  8. District 71, 8.6%

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