2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives election explained

2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives election should not be confused with 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma.

Election Name:2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives election
Country:Oklahoma
Type:legislative
Ongoing:yes
Previous Election:2022 Oklahoma House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:2026 Oklahoma House of Representatives election
Next Year:2026
Seats For Election:All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House
Majority Seats:51
Leader1:Charles McCall (term limited)
Party1:Republican Party (US)
Leaders Seat1:22nd-Atoka
Seats Before1:81
Last Election1:81
Party2:Democratic Party (US)
Leaders Seat2:85th
Last Election2:20
Seats Before2:20
Seats Needed2: 31
Map Size:350px
Speaker of the House
Before Election:Charles McCall
Before Party:Republican Party (US)

The 2024 Oklahoma House of Representative election will take place on November 5, 2024. The primary elections for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations will take place on June 18, 2024. All candidates must file between the days of April 3–5, 2024.[1] Oklahoma voters will elect state representatives to serve two-year terms in all 101 House districts.

Republicans went into the 2024 election with a supermajority of seats in the state house over Democrats: 81 (R) to 20 (D).

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 82 Oklahoma House of Representatives districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won 19. The suburban Tulsa-based district 79, which voted for Trump by 1.4%, was the only district that Trump won in 2020 which was represented by a Democrat going into the 2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives Election.

Retirements and vacancies

Democrats

Retiring

  1. District 73: Regina Goodwin is retiring to run in the 2024 Oklahoma Senate election.[2]
  2. District 72: Monroe Nichols is retiring to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election.[3]
  3. District 88: Mauree Turner is retiring.[4]

Republicans

Resigned

  1. District 39: Ryan Martinez resigned following a plea agreement for driving under the influence.[5]

Retiring

  1. District 12: Kevin McDugle is retiring.[6]
  2. District 15: Randy Randleman is retiring.
  3. District 20: Sherrie Conley is retiring.[7]
  4. District 50: Marcus McEntire is retiring.
  5. District 60: Rhonda Baker is retiring.
  6. District 67: Jeff Boatman is retiring to run in the 2024 Oklahoma Senate election.[8]
  7. District 68: Lonnie Sims is retiring to run for Tulsa County Commissioner.

Term limited

  1. District 22: Charles McCall is term limited.
  2. District 23: Terry O'Donnell is term limited.
  3. District 53: Mark McBride is term limited.
  4. District 90: Jon Echols is term limited.

New members elected

Incumbents defeated

  1. District 33: Molly Jenkins defeated incumbent John Talley.[9]

Open seats

  1. District 15: Tim Turner
  2. District 22: Ryan Eaves
  3. District 23: Derrick Hildebrant
  4. District 39: Erick Harris replaced Ryan Martinez after a special election.[10]
    1. District 67: Rob Hall District 68: Mike Lay
  5. District 72: Michelle McCane
  6. District 73: Ron Stewart

Uncontested races

44 Representatives were the only candidate to file in their district, winning reelection by default.[11]

      1. District 3: Rick West District 5: Josh West District 6: Rusty Cornwell
      2. District 7: Steve Bashore District 8: Tom Gann District 9: Mark Lepak
    2. District 11: John Kane District 14: Chris Sneed
  2. District 17: Jim Grego
  3. District 18: David Smith
                                                                1. District 19: Justin Humphrey District 21: Cody Maynard District 24: Chris Banning District 27: Danny Sterling District 29: Kyle Hilbert District 30: Mark Lawson District 31: Collin Duel District 35: Ty Burns District 36: John George District 40: Chad Caldwell District 44: Jared Deck District 47: Brian Hill District 49: Josh Cantrell District 51: Brad Boles District 52: Gerrid Kendrix District 54: Kevin West District 55: Nick Archer District 56: Dick Lowe District 57: Anthony Moore District 59: Mike Dobrinski District 61: Kenton Patzkowsky District 69: Mark Tedford District 71: Amanda Swope District 75: T. J. Marti District 76: Ross Ford District 77: John Waldron District 78: Meloyde Blancett District 80: Stan May District 81: Mike Osburn District 82: Nicole Miller District 89: Arturo Alonso District 92: Forrest Bennett
    2. District 93: Mickey Dollens District 97: Jason Lowe

Summary of elections

General election results will be listed for districts with general elections. Runoff results will be listed for districts where a runoff determined the winner of the district. Primary election results are listed for districts where a primary determined the winner of the district.[14] Districts with one candidate and no results were uncontested.

DistrictIncumbentCandidates[15]
LocationMemberPartyFirst
elected		Status
1Eddy DempseyRepublican2020Incumbent running nowrap
2Jim OlsenRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
3Rick WestRepublican2020Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
4Bob Ed Culver Jr.Republican2020Incumbent runningnowrap
5Josh WestRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
6Rusty CornwellRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
7Steve BashoreRepublican2020Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
8Tom GannRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
9Mark LepakRepublican2014Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
10Judd StromRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
11John KaneRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
12Kevin McDugleRepublican2016Incumbent retiringnowrap
13Neil HaysRepublican2016Incumbent reelectednowrap
14Chris SneedRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
15Randy RandlemanRepublican2018Incumbent retiring.
New member elected.
Republican hold. 		nowrap
16Scott FetgatterRepublican2016Incumbent runningnowrap
17Jim GregoRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
18David SmithRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
19Justin HumphreyRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
20Sherrie ConleyRepublican2018Incumbent retiringnowrap
21Cody MaynardRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
22Charles McCallRepublican2012Incumbent term limited.[16] New member elected.
Republican hold.		nowrap
23Terry O'DonnellRepublican2012Incumbent term limited New member elected.
Republican hold.		nowrap
24Chris BanningRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
25Ronny JohnsRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
26Dell KerbsRepublican2016Incumbent runningnowrap
27Danny SterlingRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
28Danny WilliamsRepublican2020Incumbent reelectednowrap
29Kyle HilbertRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
30Mark LawsonRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
31Collin DuelRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
32Kevin WallaceRepublican2014Incumbent runningnowrap
33John TalleyRepublican2018Incumbent lost renomination. New member elected. Republican hold.nowrap
34Trish RansonDemocratic2018Incumbent runningnowrap
35Ty BurnsRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
36John GeorgeRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
37Ken LuttrellRepublican2018Incumbent runningnowrap
38John PfeifferRepublican2014Incumbent runningnowrap
39Erick HarrisRepublican2024Incumbent runningnowrap
40Chad CaldwellRepublican2014Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
41Denise Crosswhite HaderRepublican2018Incumbent running nowrap
42Cynthia RoeRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
43Jay SteagallRepublican2018Incumbent runningnowrap
44Jared DeckDemocratic2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
45Annie MenzDemocratic2022Incumbent runningnowrap
46Jacob RosecrantsDemocratic2017Incumbent runningnowrap
47Brian HillRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
48Tammy TownleyRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
49Republican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
50Marcus McEntireRepublican2016Incumbent retiring nowrap
51Brad BolesRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
52Gerrid KendrixRepublican 2020Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
53Mark McBrideRepublican2012Incumbent term limitednowrap
54Kevin WestRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
55Nick ArcherRepublican2022 Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
56Dick LoweRepublican2020Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
57Anthony MooreRepublican2020Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
58Carl NewtonRepublican2016Incumbent reelectednowrap
59Mike DobrinskiRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
60Rhonda BakerRepublican2016Incumbent retiring nowrap
61Kenton PatzkowskyRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
62Daniel PaeRepublican2018Incumbent runningnowrap
63Trey CaldwellRepublican2018Incumbent running nowrap
64Rande WorthenRepublican2016Incumbent runningnowrap
65Toni HasenbeckRepublican2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
66Clay StairesRepublican2022Incumbent runningnowrap
67Jeff BoatmanRepublican2018Incumbent retiring to run in the 2024 Oklahoma Senate election.
New member elected.
Republican hold.		nowrap
68Lonnie SimsRepublican2018Incumbent retiring to run for Tulsa County Commissioner
New member elected.
Republican hold.		nowrap
69Mark TedfordRepublican2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
70Suzanne SchreiberDemocratic2022Incumbent running nowrap
71Amanda SwopeDemocratic2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
72Monroe NicholsDemocratic2016Incumbent retiring to run in the 2024 Tulsa mayoral election[17] [18]
New member elected.
Democratic hold.		nowrap
73Regina GoodwinDemocratic2015Incumbent retiring to run in the 2024 Oklahoma Senate election
New member elected.
Democratic hold. 		nowrap
74Mark VancurenRepublican2018Incumbent runningnowrap
75T. J. MartiRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
76Ross FordRepublican2017Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
77John WaldronDemocratic2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
78Meloyde BlancettDemocratic2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
79Melissa ProvenzanoDemocratic2018Incumbent running nowrap
80Stan MayRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
81Mike OsburnRepublican2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
82Nicole MillerRepublican2018Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
83Eric RobertsRepublican2020Incumbent runningnowrap
84Tammy WestRepublican2016Incumbent running nowrap
85Cyndi MunsonDemocratic2015Incumbent runningnowrap
86David HardinRepublican2018Incumbent running nowrap
87Ellyn HefnerDemocratic2022Incumbent running nowrap
88Mauree TurnerDemocratic2020Incumbent retiringnowrap
89Arturo AlonsoDemocratic2022Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
90Jon EcholsRepublican2012Incumbent term limitednowrap
91Chris KannadyRepublican2014Incumbent reelectednowrap
92Forrest BennettDemocratic2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
93Mickey DollensDemocratic2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
94Andy FugateDemocratic2018Incumbent running nowrap
95Max WolfleyRepublican2020Incumbent running nowrap
96Preston StinsonRepublican2020Incumbent reelectednowrap
97Jason LoweDemocratic2016Incumbent reelected without oppositionnowrap
98Dean DavisRepublican2018Incumbent runningnowrap
99Ajay PittmanDemocratic2018Incumbent reelectednowrap
100Marilyn StarkRepublican2018Incumbent running nowrap
101Robert MangerRepublican2018Incumbent reelected nowrap

Predictions

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Statutory Election Dates and Deadlines . oklahoma.gov . . 14 July 2023.
  2. News: Osborne . Deon . Rep. Regina Goodwin launches run for Oklahoma Senate seat . 9 January 2024 . . 8 January 2024.
  3. News: Canfield. Kevin . July 13, 2023 . Monroe Nichols announces he's running for Tulsa mayor . July 13, 2023 . . en.
  4. News: Kliewer . Addison . State Rep. Mauree Turner will not run for re-election, citing health diagnoses . 4 April 2024 . . 3 April 2024 . en.
  5. News: Forman . Carmen . 10 candidates to vie for Edmond House seat in special election . 21 September 2023 . Oklahoma Voice . September 20, 2023.
  6. News: Maranon . Rick . State Rep. Kevin McDugle will not seek another term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives . 9 April 2024 . www.fox23.com . 8 April 2024 . en.
  7. News: Derksen . Cheyenne . Oklahoma legislator tied to HB 1775, Tulsa controversy won't seek another term . 25 August 2023 . . August 25, 2023.
  8. News: Krehbiel . Randy . Political notebook: Two candidates enter Tulsa County senate races . 21 August 2023 . . August 20, 2023.
  9. News: Primary Election Results: Molly Jenkins unseats incumbent John Talley in District 33 . June 24, 2024 . Guthrie News Page . June 19, 2024.
  10. News: Carter . M. Scott . Election results: Erick Harris elected to Edmond's House District 39 seat . 14 February 2024 . . February 13, 2024.
  11. News: McNutt . Michael . Half of Oklahoma House members seeking 2024 reelection win by default . 6 April 2024 . NonDoc . 6 April 2024.
  12. News: Forman . Carmen . 10 candidates to vie for Edmond House seat in special election . 21 September 2023 . Oklahoma Voice . September 20, 2023.
  13. Web site: February 13 2024 Official Results . results.okelections.us . . 23 February 2024.
  14. Web site: June 18, 2024 results . results.okelections.us . . 19 June 2024.
  15. Web site: OK Candidate Filing Beta . filings.okelections.us . . 4 April 2024.
  16. News: Krehbiel . Randy . U.S. Sen. Mullin hawks 'Anytime' T-shirts after argument with Teamsters president . 26 November 2023 . . 24 November 2023 . en.
  17. News: Krehbiel . Randy . Political notebook: Poll says Oklahomans still solid for capital punishment . 21 August 2023 . . August 12, 2023.
  18. News: Hoberock . Barbara . Candidates flock to Capitol to file for office . 4 April 2024 . Oklahoma Voice . 3 April 2024.
  19. Web site: 24 OK Forecast . 2024-06-04 . projects.cnalysis.com.

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