| Election Name: | 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.png |
| Type: | mayoral |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | February 8, 2022 |
| Candidate1: | David Holt |
| Popular Vote1: | 36,355 |
| Percentage1: | 59.81% |
| Candidate2: | Frank Urbanic |
| Popular Vote2: | 12,117 |
| Percentage2: | 19.93% |
| Candidate4: | Carol Hefner |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,287 |
| Percentage4: | 13.63% |
| Candidate5: | Jimmy Lawson |
| Popular Vote5: | 4,026 |
| Percentage5: | 6.62% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | David Holt |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Holt |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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The 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election took place on February 8, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Oklahoma City. Incumbent Republican Mayor David Holt won re-election outright with 59.8% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff.[1] [2]
All Oklahoma city municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.
A mayoral candidate debate was scheduled for January 25, 2022 by media organizations NonDoc, News 9, and other nonpartisan partners. All candidates were invited to the debate, and three participated: Jimmy Lawson, Frank Urbanic and Carol Hefner.[7] Incumbent David Holt declined to participate, being represented by a photograph and empty podium on stage.[8]
| County | David Holt | Frank Urbanic | Carol Hefner | Jimmy Lawson | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | |||
| Canadian | 2,533 | 48.25% | 1,778 | 33.87% | 808 | 15.39% | 131 | 2.50% | 5,250 | |
| Cleveland | 3,562 | 48.04% | 2,152 | 29.03% | 1,459 | 19.68% | 241 | 3.25% | 7,414 | |
| Oklahoma | 30,260 | 62.89% | 8,187 | 17.01% | 6,018 | 12.51% | 3,654 | 7.59% | 48,119 | |
| Pottawatomie | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | |