The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22.2006 Election Results, Oklahoma State Election Board (accessed May 8, 2013)
Overview
Executive Branch Before Election Office Current Officer PartyGovernorBrad HenryDemocraticLieutenant GovernorMary FallinRepublicanState Auditor and InspectorJeff McMahanDemocraticAttorney GeneralDrew EdmondsonDemocraticState TreasurerScott MeachamDemocraticState School SuperintendentSandy GarrettDemocraticLabor CommissionerBrenda ReneauRepublicanInsurance CommissionerKim HollandDemocraticCorporation CommissionerBob AnthonyRepublican
Legislature Before Election House Democrats RepublicansOklahoma Senate26A special election occurred in May before the election, where Republican [Mike Schulz] won a senate seat from the Democrats, cutting the Democratic margin in the chamber to 2. In August, however, State Senator Nancy Riley switched parties from Republican to Democrat, moving the margin back to 4 in the chamber.22Oklahoma House of Representatives4457
Executive Branch After Election Office Current Officer PartyGovernorBrad HenryDemocraticLieutenant GovernorJari AskinsDemocraticState Auditor and InspectorJeff McMahanDemocraticAttorney GeneralDrew EdmondsonDemocraticState TreasurerScott MeachamDemocraticState School SuperintendentSandy GarrettDemocraticLabor CommissionerLloyd FieldsDemocraticInsurance CommissionerKim HollandDemocraticCorporation CommissionerBob AnthonyRepublican
Legislature After Election House Democrats RepublicansOklahoma Senate2424Oklahoma House of Representatives4457
Governor
In the Democratic primary, incumbent Brad Henry defeated challenger Andrew Marr 86% to 14%. In the Republican primary, Ernest Istook defeated Bob Sullivan, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.
In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Mary Fallin was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office, but instead ran for the U.S. House of Representatives. State house minority leader Jari Askins defeated Republican state house speaker Todd Hiett in the general election.
State auditor and inspector
Incumbent State Auditor Jeff McMahan was re-elected to a second term over Gary Jones, who he had defeated in 2002. McMahan resigned in 2008, halfway through his term, due to charges of corruption. Fellow Democrat Steve Burrage was appointed to serve out the rest of McMahan's term. Candidate Votes % Jeff McMahan 469,311 51.68% Gary Jones 438,778 48.32%
Attorney general
Candidate Votes % Drew Edmondson 563,364 61.19% James Dunn 357,267 38.81%
State treasurer
State treasurer Robert Butkin was re-elected to a third term in 2002. However, in 2005 Butkin resigned. Democrat Scott Meacham was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the rest of the term. Meacham sought and was elected to a full term, defeating former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Howard Barnett Jr. Candidate Votes % Scott Meacham 542,347 59.32% Howard Barnett 371,961 40.68%
Superintendent of public instruction
Incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett won re-election to her fifth term, taking 62.6% of the vote. Garrett won all but three counties in the state, only losing the heavily conservative panhandle counties.
Commissioner of labor
Incumbent Commissioner of labor Brenda Reneau ran for re-election, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Lloyd Fields. With a margin of .2%, this was the closest statewide election.
Insurance commissioner
Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ran for her first full term after being appointed to the position in 2005 by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry. She defeated Republican candidate Bill Case with 52% of the vote to Case's 48%. As of the 2022 election, this is the last time a Democrat was elected as Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner. Candidate Votes % Kim Holland 474,221 52.04% Bill Case 437,081 47.96%
Corporation commissioner
Incumbent Republican Bob Anthony was re-elected to a six year term. Candidate Votes % Bob Anthony 536,341 58.66% Cody Graves 378,030 41.34%
U.S. representatives
Candidate Votes % District 1 John Sullivan 116,914 63.64% Alan Gentges 56,721 30.87% Bill Wortman 10,083 5.49% District 2 Dan Boren 122,320 73.73% Patrick K. Miller 45,853 27.27% District 3 Frank D. Lucas 128,021 67.46% Sue Barton 61,740 32.54% District 4 Tom Cole 118,246 64.61% Hal Spake 64,766 35.39% District 5 Mary Fallin 108,914 60.38% David Hunter 67,275 37.30% Matthew Woodson 4,195 2.33%
State representatives Candidate Votes % District 4 Mike Brown 6,284 82.48% Matthew R. Jones 1,335 17.52% District 6 Chuck Hoskin 6,333 60.95% Wayland Smalley 4,057 39.05% District 10 Steve Martin 4,774 53.87% Kent Jeter 4,077 46.13% District 14 George Faught 4,774 53.77% Jeff Potts 4,104 46.23% District 15 Ed Cannaday 6,675 77.17% Ray Bond 1,975 22.83% District 20 Paul D. Roan 5,260 59.65% Johnny Sandmann 3,588 40.35% District 23 Sue Tibbs 3,912 54.81% Steve Gallo 3,226 45.19% District 25 Todd Thomsen 4,798 50.01% Darrell E. Nemecek 4,796 49.99% District 26 Kris Steele 5,315 63.47% Joe Freeman 3,095 36.53% District 27 Shane Jett 5,347 60.51% Ken Etchieson 3,490 39.49% District 28 Ryan Dean Kiesel 5,454 63.86% Billy Choate 3,087 36.14% District 29 Skye McNiel 5,038 51.32% Kathryn S. Thompson 4,778 48.68% District 30 Mark McCullough 5,151 54.79% Melinda Johnson Ryan 4,251 45.21% District 31 Jason Murphey 6,544 57.12% Thomas R. Cook 4,913 42.88% District 32 Danny Morgan 7,705 71.59% Carl Randall 3,058 28.41% District 33 Lee R. Denney 5,976| 70.01% |- | style="background-color:" | | Chad Swanson | 2,560 | 29.99% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 35|- | style="background-color:" | | Rex Duncan | 6,572 | 67.14% |- | style="background-color:" | | Joe Vickers | 3,216 | 32.86% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 36|- | style="background-color:" | | Scott N. Bighorse | 4,828 | 52.94% |- | style="background-color:" | | Eddie Fields | 4,291 | 47.06% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 37|- | style="background-color:" | | Kenn Luttrell | 5,184 | 55.71% |- | style="background-color:" | | Stan Paynter | 4,122 | 44.29% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 40|- | style="background-color:" | | Mike Jackson | 6,120 | 73.14% |- | style="background-color:" | | Pierce Jones | 2,247 | 26.86% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 41|- | style="background-color:" | | John T. Enns | 8,730 | 71.00% |- | style="background-color:" | | Carol Ruth | 3,566 | 29.00% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 43|- | style="background-color:" | | Colby Schwartz | 6,902 | 64.66% |- | style="background-color:" | | Earline Smaistrla | 3,773 | 35.34% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 44|- | style="background-color:" | | Bill Nations | 6,023 | 72.37% |- | style="background-color:" | | Gary D. Caissie | 2,299 | 27.63 |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 45|- | style="background-color:" | | Wallace Collins | 5,359 | 50.42% |- | style="background-color:" | | Thad Balkman | 5,270 | 49.58% |- | colspan="4" align="center" | District 46'' |- | style="background-color:" | | Scott Martin| 7,680| 60.50%''' Tom Robinson 5,014 39.50% Candidate Votes % District 49 Terry M. Hyman 5,307 63.28 Bettie D. Johnson 3,079 36.72% District 50 Dennis Johnson 5,623 52.46% Melvin Jones 5,095 47.54% District 53 Randy Terrill 6,783 64.18% Troy Green 3,786 35.82% District 55 Ryan McMullen 6,262 67.01% Charlie Wieland 3,083 32.99% District 59 Rob Johnson 5,842 53.31% Richie Oakes 4,399 40.14% District 62 T.W. Shannon 3,845 58.32% Janice Drewry 2,748 41.68% District 64 Ann Coody 3,791 65.96% Larry Jordan Jefferson 1,956 34.04% District 69 Fred Jordan 8,119 75.48% Cory N. Spogogee 2,638 24.52% District 70 Ron Peters 8,334 66.31% Mike Workman 4,234 33.69% District 74 David Derby 6,476 57.45% Wayne Guevara 4,352 38.61% Bob Batterbee 445 3.95% District 77 Eric Proctor 3,386 51.66% Mark Liotta 3,169 51.66% District 78 Jeannie McDaniel 5,378 53.13% Jesse Guardiola 4,745 46.87% District 80 Ron Peterson 7,287 71.25% Kimberly Fobbs 2,940 28.75 District 83 Randy McDaniel 7,763 65.93% Ed Holzberger 3,354 28.48% George S. Farha 658 5.59% District 85 David Dank 6,410 50.50% Jennifer Seal 6,282 49.50% District 87 Trebor Worthen 4,752 51.52% Dana Orwig 4,472 48.48% District 92 Richard D. Morrissette 3,209 62.40% Michael Starega 1,934 37.60% District 93 Al Lindley 2,823 50.77% Mike Christian 2,737 49.23% District 94 Scott Inman 4,269 54.20% Rex Barrett 3,607 45.80% District 95 Charlie Joyner 4,347 56.26% Lee Roy Tucker 3,380 43.74% District 96 Lance Cargill 8,542 67.84% Abe Warren 4,050 32.16% District 98 John Trebilcock 6,582 66.86% Rae Weese 3,262 33.14% District 99 Anastasia Pittman 4,886 76.85% Willard Linzy 1,166 18.34% J.M. Branum 306 4.81%
State senators Candidate Votes % District 2 Sean Burrage 13,672 57.9% Ami Shafer 9,924 42.06% District 4 Kenneth Corn 12,588 78.40% Thomas E. Lannigan 3,469 21.60% District 10 Joe Sweeden 11,770 58.48% Jamie Marie Sears 8,358 41.52% District 12 Brian Bingman 10,665 52.65% John Mark Young 9,593 47.35% District 16 John Sparks 10,986 58.28% Ron Davis 7,871 41.74% District 18 Mary Easley 10,075 53.28% Mark Wofford 8,835 46.72% District 22 Mike Johnson 16,271 68.76% Tom Gibson 7,392 31.24% Candidate Votes % District 24 Anthony Sykes 12,512 51.01% Daisy Lawler 12,018 48.99% District 26 Tom Ivester 9,383 50.74% Todd Russ 9,110 49.26% District 32 Randy Bass 7,827 63.34% Ed Peterson 4,530 36.66% District 34 Randy Brogdon 11,844 60.65% James S. Ward 7,686 39.35% District 36 Bill Brown 11,770 64.56% Dennis Weese 6,461 35.44% District 38 Mike Schulz 11,371 63.65% Josh Woods 6,495 36.35%
Judicial District judges Candidate Votes % District 7, Office 1, Division 1 Kenneth Watson 7,516 57.78% Malcolm Savage 5,492 42.22% District 7, Office 10, Division 2 William D. Graves 24,934 53.42% Susan Caswell 21,742 46.58% District 7, Office 12, Division 4 Carolyn Ricks 35,163 71.1% Kenneth Linn 14,292 28.90% District 14, Office 4, Division 4 Dama Cantrell 14,804 62.22% James Caputo 8,990 3778% District 14, Office 8, Division 5 Gregg Graves 9,738 39.9% P. Thomas Thornbrugh 14,666 60.1% Candidate Votes % District 4, Office 3 John Camp 13,797 36.59% Dennis Hladik 23,913 63.41% District 7, Office 7 Pat Crawly 69,175 48.82% Vicki Robertson 72,507 51.18% District 12, Office 2 Dale Marlar 17,233 49.76% Dynda Post 17,402 50.24% District 14, Office 1 Cliff Smith 54,113 46.31% William Kellough 62,734 53.69% District 14, Office 10 Mary Fitzgerald 67,438 57.02% Deirdre Dexter 50,825 42.98% District 14, Office 13 Deborah Shallcross 82,760 67.58% Jonathan Sutton 39,702 32.42% District 15, Office 3 John Sawney 20,246 42.27% Jeff Payton 27,647 57.73% District 16, Office 1 Danita Williams 7,743 50.46% Marion Dale Fry 7,601 49.54% District 24, Office 1 Dale Ray Gardner 10,808 41.17% Douglas Golden 15,445 58.83%% District 24, Office 5 Curt Allen 10,754 40.73% Mike Claver 15,648 59.27%
Associate district judges