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Oklahoma is a landlocked state in the South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west,Kansas to the north,Missouri to the northeast,Arkansas to the east,New Mexico to the west,and Colorado to the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South,it is the 20th-most extensive and the 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census,the population was 796,292,making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City,the state capital and largest city. Oklahoma County is at the heart of the Oklahoma City metropolitan statistical area.
William Andrew Edmondson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party,Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his election as state attorney general,he served as district attorney for Muskogee County,Oklahoma,from 1983 to 1992. He was defeated twice in campaigns for U.S. Congress in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district,where his father Ed Edmondson served from 1953 to 1973.
Laura Boyd is an American politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party,Boyd was elected in 1992 to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 44,which included Cleveland County. She served in the State House for six years until 1998 when she became the first woman to receive a major party nomination for Governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Frank Keating defeated Boyd in a landslide. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Laura Boyd as a USA Eisenhower Fellow in 1999.
The 1998 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma.
The 1994 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1994,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Former United States Associate Attorney General Frank Keating pulled an upset in the three-way race to become only the third Republican governor in Oklahoma history.
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.
The 1998 Oklahoma state elections were held on November 3,1998. The primary election was held on July 28. The runoff primary election was held August 25.
The 1986 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 3,1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his second term.
Bill John Baker is a Cherokee politician who served as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. First elected in October 2011,Baker defeated three-term incumbent Chief Chad "Corntassel" Smith. Prior to his election as Chief,Baker served 12 years on the Cherokee Tribal Council. In 1999,Baker unsuccessfully ran for Deputy Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Markwayne Mullin is an American businessman and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in a special election in 2022 to serve the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term. Mullin is the first Native American U.S. senator since Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired in 2005. He is also the second Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate;the first,Robert Latham Owen,retired in 1925. Before being elected to the Senate,Mullin served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.
The 2014 United States Senate 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 special 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.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Oklahoma was held on Tuesday,November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oklahoma voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,businessman Donald Trump,and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,and her running mate Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Oklahoma has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Oklahoma is a state in the South Central region of the United States. Since it joined the United States in 1907,Oklahoma has participated in 29 presidential elections. It was initially granted seven electoral votes,gaining three following the 1910 census. It was given an additional vote in the 1930 census,which it later lost in the 1940 census. The state's electoral votes were reduced to eight in the 1950 census before returning to its original seven following the 2000 census.
The 1914 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1914,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Robert L. Williams narrowly defeated Republican John Fields and Socialist Fred W. Holt. Also on the ballot were Independents Amos L. Wilson and T. J. Wood as well as Progressive Party nominee John P. Hickam. The Prohibition Party also had ballot access but did not run a candidate in the general election.
The 1910 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1910,and was a race for Governor of Oklahoma. Democrat Lee Cruce defeated Republican J. W. McNeal. Also on the ballot were J. T. Cumbie of the Socialist Party and George E. Rouch of the Prohibition Party.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Oklahoma was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oklahoma voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump,and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Oklahoma has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.
There were four special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 1919,during the 65th United States Congress and 66th United States Congress.
A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday,November 8,2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,where necessary,were held on Tuesday,August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13,2022 to April 15,2022.
The 2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Oklahoma State Treasurer. The primary election was scheduled for Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if necessary,would have been held on Tuesday,August 23,2022. The deadline for candidates to file was April 15,2022.
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- ↑ "Oklahoma History" (PDF). Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Oklahoma State Election Board, Primary Election Results, August 25, 1998" (PDF).