George Patterson Nigh is an American politician and civic leader from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd governor of Oklahoma and as the eighth and tenth lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. He was the first Oklahoma governor to be re-elected and the first to win all 77 counties in the state. Additionally,short term vacancies in the governor's office twice resulted in Nigh assuming gubernatorial duties while serving as lieutenant governor.
Mary Fallin is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She is the first and only woman to be elected governor of Oklahoma. She was the first woman to represent Oklahoma in Congress since Alice Mary Robertson left office in 1923.
The Delaware Democratic Party (DelDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is headquartered in New Castle County and chaired by Erik Raser-Schramm.
The 2010 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 2,2010,to determine who would represent the state of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. This election was the final one held in which congressional districts apportioned according to the 2000 U.S. census data. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013.
James Paul Lankford is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party,Lankford has represented Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate since 2015. Before his Senate service,he represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.
The 2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 8,2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 28.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Oklahoma and both of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014. Primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014,in contests where no candidate won more than 50% of the vote.
The 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma,concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Anastasia A. Pittman is an American and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma politician from the state of Oklahoma. She has served on the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council since 2021 representing the Dosar Barkus Band.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 4,2014. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election,as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives and both of the state's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24,2014,and primary runoffs were held on August 26,2014.
The 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Mary Fallin was term-limited,and was prohibited by the Constitution of Oklahoma from seeking another gubernatorial term. Republican Businessman Kevin Stitt was elected elected with 54.3% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson.
The 2022 United States Senate elections were held on November 8,2022,concurrently with other midterm elections at the federal,state,and local levels. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 34 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate,the winners of which will serve 6-year terms beginning with the 118th United States Congress. 2 special elections were held to complete unexpired terms. While pundits considered the Republican Party a slight favorite to gain control of the Senate,the Democrats outperformed expectations and expanded the majority they had held since 2021,gaining a seat for a functioning 51–49 majority.
The 1964 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma took place on November 3,1964. Democratic senator Robert S. Kerr,who won re-election to his third term in 1960,died in office on January 1,1963. Governor J. Howard Edmondson resigned from office so that his lieutenant governor,George Nigh,could appoint him to the U.S. Senate. Edmondson ran for election in the ensuing special election,and faced strong competition from former governor Raymond D. Gary and State Senator Fred R. Harris. Edmondson placed first in the primary,but failed to win a majority,with Harris narrowly beating out Gary for second place. In the runoff,Harris defeated Edmondson in a landslide. In the general election,Harris faced former Oklahoma Sooners football coach Bud Wilkinson,the Republican nominee. Even though President Lyndon B. Johnson won Oklahoma by a wide margin over Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater,the Senate race was much closer. Ultimately,Harris only narrowly defeated Wilkinson by just 2% of the vote.
The 1978 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 7,1978. Incumbent Republican Senator Dewey F. Bartlett retired,leaving the seat vacant. He was succeeded by popular Democratic Governor David Boren.
Kim David is an American politician and businesswoman who has served as a member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission since 2023. She previously served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 18th district from 2010 to 2022 and as the Oklahoma Senate Majority Floor Leader from January 2019 to October 2021. In 2022 she was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature.
The 2022 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma. Incumbent senator James Lankford won re-election to a second full term,defeating cybersecurity professional Madison Horn in a landslide,winning all 77 counties with more than 50% of the vote in each.
The 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Kevin Stitt was re-elected to a second term,with 55.5% of the vote,defeating Democratic candidate Joy Hofmeister.
The 2022 Oklahoma Senate general election were held on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican,Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote,took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
Oklahoma State Question 820 was a voter initiative to legalize adult purchasing,possession and consumption of cannabis in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It would have placed Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority in charge of business regulation. It appeared on the March 7,2023 in a special election to consider this single State Question. Governor Kevin Stitt,who opposed the measure,set the special election in a successful attempt to limit voter turnout.
The 2024 Oklahoma Senate election took place on November 5,2024. The primary elections for the Republican,Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 18,2024. Oklahoma voters elected state senators to serve four-year terms in 24 of the 48 Senate districts.
