2024 Oklahoma elections explained

Election Name:2024 Oklahoma elections
Country:Oklahoma
Type:state
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2022 Oklahoma elections
Previous Year:2022
Election Date:November 5, 2024
Next Election:2026 Oklahoma elections
Next Year:2026

A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on November 5, 2024. The primary elections for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations for offices other than president of the United States will take place on June 18, 2024. All candidates must file between the days of April 3–5, 2024.[1] Oklahoma voters will elect 1 of 3 members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, 24 of 48 seats in the Oklahoma State Senate, and other local and municipal offices.

Oklahoma's presidential primaries occurred on Super Tuesday: March 5, 2024.

Federal offices

United States President

See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Oklahoma.

Primaries

See main article: 2024 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary and 2024 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary.

United States House of Representatives

See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma.

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
 Republican Partyalign=right 5align=right align=right align=right 100%
 Democratic Partyalign=right 0align=right align=right align=right 0%

Corporation Commissioner

See also: Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Corporate Commissioner Bob Anthony is term limited.[2] The Oklahoma Democratic Party and Libertarian Party of Oklahoma both canceled their primaries since only one candidate filed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

State legislature

Oklahoma House

See main article: 2024 Oklahoma House of Representatives election.

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
 Republican Partyalign=right 80align=right 80align=right -align=right 79%
 Democratic Partyalign=right 21align=right 21align=right -align=right 21%

Oklahoma Senate

See main article: 2024 Oklahoma Senate election.

PartiesSeats
20222024+/-Strength
 Republican Partyalign=right 40align=right 40align=right -align=right 83%
 Democratic Partyalign=right 8align=right 8align=right -align=right 17%

Judicial retention

Justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, and Judges of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals face retention elections every six years.[7]

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justices James E. Edmondson, Noma Gurich, and Yvonne Kauger were up for retention in 2024.[8] Kauger lost her retention election and retired on December 1, 2024.[9]

Kauger

Court of Criminal Appeals

Court of Criminal Appeals Judges David B. Lewis, William Musseman, and Scott Rowland are up for retention in 2024.[10]

Court of Civil Appeals

Court of Civil Appeals Judges Robert D. Bell, Timothy Downing, Brian Jack Goree, Jim Huber, E. Bay Mitchell, and Thomas E. Prince are up for retention in 2024.

Ballot measures

State question 833

State Question 833 was put on the ballot by the Oklahoma Legislature. It would allow for 100% of property owners in a proposed public infrastructure district to vote to create a district for financing infrastructure development.[11]

State question 834

State Question 834 would change Article 3, Section 1 of the Oklahoma Constitution from

"Subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may prescribe, all citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are qualified electors of this state."
to
"Subject to such exceptions as the Legislature may prescribe, only citizens of the United States, over the age of eighteen (18) years, who are bona fide residents of this state, are qualified electors of this state."[12]

Municipal

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024 Statutory Election Dates and Deadlines . oklahoma.gov . . 14 July 2023.
  2. News: Ray . Mike W . Bingman to file for state Corporation Commission . 25 August 2023 . Southwest Ledger . August 24, 2023.
  3. News: Hoberock . Barbara . Candidates flock to Capitol to file for office . 4 April 2024 . Oklahoma Voice . 3 April 2024.
  4. News: Patterson . Matt . Corporation Commission seat draws 5, congressional incumbents find opponents . 7 April 2024 . NonDoc . 6 April 2024.
  5. News: Gerard . Jordan . Oklahoma Corporation Commission GOP primary race goes to Brian Bingman . 20 July 2024 . . June 20, 2024.
  6. Web site: OK Candidate Filing Beta . filings.okelections.us . . 4 April 2024.
  7. News: Brinkman . Bennett . Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals retention election: 6 judges on Nov. 5 ballot . October 31, 2024 . NonDoc . October 28, 2024.
  8. News: Carter . M. Scott . Attack ads target 3 Oklahoma Supreme Court justices ahead of November vote . October 31, 2024 . . October 24, 2024.
  9. News: Hoberock . Barbara . Put out of office by voters, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice has no regrets . November 27, 2024 . Oklahoma Voice . November 25, 2024.
  10. News: Hancock . Andrea . Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals: 3 judges face retention votes Nov. 5 . October 31, 2024 . NonDoc . October 28, 2024.
  11. News: McNutt . Michael . State Question 833: Proposed new property tax districts draw praise, concerns . October 31, 2024 . NonDoc . October 16, 2024.
  12. News: McNutt . Michael . State Question 834: One-word change debated as noncitizens already ineligible to vote . October 31, 2024 . NonDoc . October 14, 2024.