2024 Oklahoma elections

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2024 Oklahoma elections
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  2022 November 5, 2024 2026  

A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on November 5, 2024. The primary elections for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations for offices other than president of the United States will take place on June 18, 2024. All candidates must file between the days of April 3–5, 2024. [1] Oklahoma voters will elect 1 of 3 members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, 24 of 48 seats in the Oklahoma State Senate, and other local and municipal offices.

Contents

Oklahoma's presidential primaries occurred on Super Tuesday: March 5, 2024.

Federal offices

United States President

Primaries

United States House of Representatives

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
  Republican Party 5100%
  Democratic Party 00%

Corporation Commissioner

2024 Oklahoma Corporate Commissioner seat 2 election
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 2018November 5, 20242030 
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Nominee Brian Bingman Harold D. SpradlingChad Williams
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote979,802444,736114,257
Percentage63.7%28.9%7.4%

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County results
Anthony:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Commissioner before election

Bob Anthony
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Brian Bingman
Republican

Corporate Commissioner Bob Anthony is term limited. [2] The Oklahoma Democratic Party and Libertarian Party of Oklahoma both canceled their primaries since only one candidate filed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Justin Hornback [3]
  • Russell Ray [4]

Endorsements

Brian Bingman
State executive officials

Organizations

Justin Hornback
Organizations
  • Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights [7]
  • Oklahoman Second Amendment Association [7]

Newspapers

Russell Ray
State executive officials

Results

Republican primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Bingman 126,778 53.4%
Republican Justin Hornback68,03928.7%
Republican Russell Ray42,51617.9%
Total votes237,333 100%

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Brian Bingman

Federal elected officials

State executive officials

Organizations

Results

2024 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Bingman 979,802 63.7%
Democratic Harold D. Spradling444,73628.9%
Libertarian Chad Williams114,2577.4%
Total votes1,538,795 100%

State legislature

Oklahoma House

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
  Republican Party 8181-80%
  Democratic Party 2020-20%

Oklahoma Senate

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
  Republican Party 4040-83%
  Democratic Party 88-17%

Judicial retention

Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals face retention elections every six years. [16]

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justices James E. Edmondson, Noma Gurich, and Yvonne Kauger were up for retention in 2024. [17] Kauger lost her retention election and retired on December 1, 2024. [18]

Endorsements

Yes, to retain

Statewide officials

Mayors

Tribal governments and officials

Individuals

No, to remove

Organizations

Statewide Official
Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma (2018-Present) (Republican)

Edmondson

2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Edmondson retention election
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November 5, 2024
Shall James E. Edmondson of the Oklahoma Supreme Court be retained in office?

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Retain James E. Edmondson [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes737,46251.0
No708,03949.0
Total votes1,445,501100.00

Gurich

2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Gurich retention election
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November 5, 2024
Shall Noma D. Gurich of the Oklahoma Supreme Court be retained in office?

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Retain Noma Gurich [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes725,06450.3
No717,36049.7
Total votes1,442,424100.00

Kauger

Incumbent Justice Yvonne Kauger, who was appointed by Governor George Nigh in 1984, ran for re-election. On election day, Kauger was narrowly removed by voters, becoming the first Supreme Court Justice to lose a retention election in Oklahoma's history. [26]

2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Kauger retention election
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November 5, 2024
Shall Yvonne Kauger of the Oklahoma Supreme Court be retained in office?

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Retain Yvonne Kauger [15]
ChoiceVotes %
Light brown x.svg No723,93150.2
Yes717,06349.8
Total votes1,440,994100.00

Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of Criminal Appeals Judges David B. Lewis, William Musseman, and Scott Rowland are up for retention in 2024. [27]

Court of Civil Appeals

Court of Civil Appeals Judges Robert D. Bell, Timothy Downing, Brian Jack Goree, Jim Huber, E. Bay Mitchell, and Thomas E. Prince are up for retention in 2024. [16]

Ballot measures

State question 833

State Question 833 was put on the ballot by the Oklahoma Legislature. It would allow for 100% of property owners in a proposed public infrastructure district to vote to create a district for financing infrastructure development. [28]

State Question 833 results by county
No:
70-80%
60-70%
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State Question 833 results by county
No:
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%

State question 834

State Question 834 would change Article 3, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution from

"Subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may prescribe, all citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are qualified electors of this state." [29]

to

"Subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may prescribe, only citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are qualified electors of this state." [29]

State Question 834 results by county
Yes:
90-100%
80-90%
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State Question 834 results by county
Yes:
  •   90–100%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%

Municipal

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