2020 Oklahoma Senate election
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Elections in Oklahoma |
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The 2020 Oklahoma Senate election was held as part of the biennial elections in the United States. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
Retirements
[edit]Two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Republicans
[edit]- District 5: Joseph Silk: Retired
- District 35: Gary Stanislawski: Retired
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary elections
[edit]Republicans
[edit]Four Republicans lost renomination.
- District 3: Wayne Shaw lost renomination to Blake Stephens.
- District 7: Larry Boggs lost renomination to Warren Hamilton.
- District 17: Ron Sharp lost renomination to Shane Jett.
- District 43: Paul Scott lost renomination to Jessica Garvin.
In the general election
[edit]Democrats
[edit]- District 37: Allison Ikley-Freeman lost to Cody Rogers.
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[1] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
Results summary
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Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||||||||
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No. | % | Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | ||||||||
Republican | 23 | 288,365 | 66.19% | 39 | 22 | 22 | 39 | ![]() | ||||||
Democratic | 13 | 139,506 | 32.02% | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ![]() | ||||||
Libertarian | 1 | 7,819 | 1.79% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | ||||||
Total | 435,690 | 100.0% | 48 | 24 | 24 | 48 | ![]() | |||||||
Source: Oklahoma Elections Results |
Close races
[edit]District | Winner | Margin |
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District 35 | Democratic (flip) | 1.8% |
District 39 | Republican | 9.6% |
District 45 | Republican | 15.0% |
District 9 | Republican | 16.2% |
Summary of results by State Senate District
[edit]Detailed results by State Senate District
[edit]District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Micheal Bergstrom (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Blake Stephens | 22,988 | 79.5% | ||
Democratic | Dyllon Fite | 5,929 | 20.5% | ||
Total votes | 28,917 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | George Burns | 21,746 | 78.8% | ||
Democratic | Randy Coleman | 5,855 | 21.2% | ||
Total votes | 27,601 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Warren Hamilton | 18,062 | 74.8% | ||
Democratic | Jerry Donathan | 6,085 | 25.2% | ||
Total votes | 24,147 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Dewayne Pemberton (incumbent) | 15,719 | 58.1% | ||
Democratic | Jack Reavis | 11,333 | 41.9% | ||
Total votes | 27,052 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Kevin Matthews (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Democratic hold |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Greg McCortney (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Rob Standridge (incumbent) | 24,436 | 60.9% | ||
Democratic | Alex Scott | 15,680 | 39.1% | ||
Total votes | 40,116 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Shane Jett | 25,395 | 76.5% | ||
Libertarian | Greg Sadler | 7,819 | 23.5% | ||
Total votes | 33,214 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Roland Pederson (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Tom J. Dugger (incumbent) | 18,774 | 64.0% | ||
Democratic | Rick Dunham | 10,577 | 36.0% | ||
Total votes | 29,351 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 23
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Lonnie Paxton (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Joe Newhouse (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Casey Murdock (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Julie Daniels (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 31
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Chris Kidd (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 33
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Nathan Dahm (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Jo Anna Dossett | 18,324 | 50.9% | ||
Republican | Cheryl Baber | 17,677 | 49.1% | ||
Total votes | 36,001 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 37
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Cody Rogers | 22,693 | 67.1% | ||
Democratic | Allison Ikley-Freeman (incumbent) | 11,141 | 32.9% | ||
Total votes | 33,834 | 100.0% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 39
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | David Rader (incumbent) | 20,493 | 54.8% | ||
Democratic | Shawna Mott-Wright | 16,889 | 45.2% | ||
Total votes | 37,382 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 41
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Adam Pugh (incumbent) | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
District 43
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jessica Garvin | 30,383 | 82.2% | ||
Democratic | Terri Reimer | 6,588 | 17.8% | ||
Total votes | 36,971 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 45
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Paul Rosino (incumbent) | 23,352 | 67.2% | ||
Democratic | Jennifer Wilkinson | 11,373 | 32.8% | ||
Total votes | 34,725 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
District 47
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Greg Treat (incumbent) | 26,647 | 57.5% | ||
Democratic | Andrea Stone | 19,732 | 42.5% | ||
Total votes | 46,379 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Special elections
[edit]District 28
[edit]A special election for Oklahoma State Senate District 28 has been called for November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 30, 2020. The candidate filing deadline was April 10, 2020. The seat became vacant after Jason Smalley resigned his seat on January 31, 2020, to take a private-sector job with Motorola Solutions Corporation.[3]
Republican primary
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Zack Taylor | 5,679 | 59.3% | |
Republican | Mike Haines | 3,197 | 33.4% | |
Republican | Christian Ford | 698 | 7.3% | |
Total votes | 9,574 | 100.0% |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Zack Taylor | — | Uncontested | ||
Total votes | — | — | |||
Republican hold |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "OK Election Results". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Senate District 28". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 30, 2020.