Todd Lamb (politician)

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Lamb in 2011

In 2010, Lamb decided to run for lieutenant governor. He faced four Republican primary election opponents in John A. Wright (R-Broken Arrow), a member of the Oklahoma State House; Bill Crozier, a former Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction; Bernie Adler, an Oklahoma City real estate investor; and Paul Nosak, a tree removal service owner from Oklahoma City. Lamb won the primary election with over 66% of the votes cast, thus avoiding a runoff. [5]

In the general election, Lamb faced Democrat Kenneth Corn and independent candidate Richard Prawdzienski, but he defeated them, garnering more than 64% of the votes. [6]

During his tenure, Lamb served in the cabinet of Mary Fallin as the small business advocate.[ when? ] However, he resigned from that position on February 16, 2017, due to his opposition to proposed tax increases. [7]

2018 gubernatorial campaign

Lamb ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma in the 2018 election. [8] On June 26, 2018, he lost the primary election to Mick Cornett, former mayor of Oklahoma City, and businessman Kevin Stitt. [9] Stitt won the runoff and later defeated his Democratic opponent, former attorney general Drew Edmondson, in the November general election. [10]

Flash Point

On June 2, 2019, Lamb announced he would become a panelist on Flash Point, a locally-produced Sunday morning political talk show on Oklahoma City’s NBC affiliate KFOR-TV, starting on the June 16 broadcast. He took over the conservative panelist seat being vacated by former Oklahoma City mayor Kirk Humphreys. [11] [12]

University of Central Oklahoma presidency

The Board of Regents for the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO) named Lamb the 22nd president of the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO). Lamb assumed the presidency beginning July 1, 2023, replacing Andrew K. Benton, who had been named interim president of UCO in January 2023. [13] [3]

Personal life

Lamb is married to his wife Monica and they have two children. [14]

Electoral history

Todd Lamb
Todd Lamb.jpg
22nd President of the University of Central Oklahoma
Assumed office
July 1, 2023
November 2, 2004, Election results for Oklahoma State Senator for District 47
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Todd Lamb Republican Party 25,91871.36%
Adam Miller Democratic Party 10,40330.76%
Source:

November 4, 2008, Election results for Oklahoma

State Senator for District 47

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Todd LambRepublican Partyn/a100.00%
July 27, 2010, Election results for Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Todd Lamb Republican Party 156,83466.84%
John A. Wright Republican Party 41,17717.55%
Paul F. Nosak Republican Party 13,9415.94%
Bill Crozier Republican Party 12,1775.19%
Bernie Adler Republican Party 10,5154.48%
Source: Archived 2012-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
November 2, 2010, Election results for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
CandidatesPartyVotes%
Todd Lamb Republican Party 659,24264.03%
Kenneth Corn Democratic Party 334,71132.51%
Richard Prawdzienski Independent 35,6653.46%
Source: Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine

November 4, 2014, Election results for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

CandidatesPartyVotes%
Todd Lamb (inc.)Republican Party562,00868.5
Cathy CummingsDemocratic Party258,56431.5
Republican primary results [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mick Cornett 132,806 29.3
Republican Kevin Stitt 110,479 24.4
Republican Todd Lamb107,98523.9
Republican Dan Fisher35,8187.9
Republican Gary Jones25,2435.6
Republican Gary Richardson18,1854.0
Republican Blake Stephens 12,2112.7
Republican Christopher Barnett5,2401.2
Republican Barry Gowdy2,3470.5
Republican Eric Foutch2,2920.5
Total votes452,606 100.0

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  2. 1 2 "Todd Lamb: Oklahoma's lieutenant governor a former Louisiana Tech receiver". The Oklahoman . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Derksen, Cheyenne (May 19, 2022). "Todd Lamb named next president of University of Central Oklahoma". The Oklahoman . Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb - About Todd Lamb". Ok.gov. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "SUMMARY RESULTS: Primary Election -- July 27, 2010". Ok.gov. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-09.
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  8. ↑ "Lt. Governor Todd Lamb files candidacy paperwork for 2018 governor's race". KFOR . April 7, 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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Mike Fair
 Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 47th district
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