Voter party registration in HD 97 as of January 15, 2025 per the Oklahoma State Election Board:
Libertarian (0.72%)
Republican (23.16%)
Democratic (55.06%)
Independent (21.05%)
Two-round special primary elections are held before the general election. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round of a primary, they automatically win the nomination and precede to the general election. However, if no candidate receives 50%, a second round is held between the top two candidates. As there are only two candidates in the race and voters do not have the option to write-in candidates, a runoff will not be necessary. Political parties may choose whether to have open primaries or closed primaries. The Oklahoma Democratic Party, the only party which had candidates file, has open primaries and allows independents to vote in their primaries, while the Oklahoma Republican Party and the Oklahoma Libertarian Party have closed primaries, where only party members can vote. If only one candidate files for the primary, no primary election is held and they automatically win the nomination, and if they have no opponents in the general election, no general election is held.[1]
The special election was made necessary by the resignation of incumbent Democratic representative Jason Lowe effective April 7, 2025, a week after winning a special election to become a county commissioner for Oklahoma County.[2] He had served in the state house since November 2016.
The Democratic primary was held on June 10, 2025. If they had been necessary, a primary runoff election was scheduled for August 12, 2025, and the general election would have been held on September 9, 2025. Candidates had until April 23, 2025 to file to run.[3]
As of January 15, 2025, there were 25,600 registered voters in HD 97, with 14,096 Democrats (55%), 5,930 Republicans (23%), 185 Libertarians (1%), and 5,389 independents (21%).[4] Under state Democratic primary rules, about 76% of the district's registered voters are eligible to vote in the primary.
Previous results
This table shows every election in HD 97 won by the previous incumbent, Democrat Jason Lowe, and the election immediately preceding.
For states without two-round systems, the date of the general election will be listed. For elections in two-round systems, races that can elect a candidate on the first ballot will have their first round date listed with an asterisk (*), while states which always hold a second round will have the date of the second round listed.
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