The 2018 general election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's five seats in the United States House of Representatives, half of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate, and all 101 seats in the Oklahoma House, and five offices in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Voter turnout was 42.5% of the eligible population, a 12.6% increase over the 2014 midterms, but still the third lowest in the nation.
Due to Gary Johnson's results in the 2016 presidential election, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party had ballot status to run candidates in 2018. This was the first time an alternative party has been able to participate in mid-term elections in the state since 1998. Five Independents, led in a loosely coordinated effort by former Oklahoma Democratic Party chair Ivan Holmes, were candidates for statewide executive offices.
The ballot order was determined by random drawing for placement of candidates by party. Results of the drawing on July 12 were that Libertarian candidates would be placed first, Republicans second, and Democrats third. By statute, Independents are always listed after partisan candidates.
State Constitutional Officers Parties Seats 2016 2018 ± Strength Republican Party 11 11 Democratic Party 0 0
Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Mary Fallin was term-limited and could not seek a third term.
Lieutenant governor
In Oklahoma, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Todd Lamb was term-limited and could not seek a third term.
Republican primary Declared Dominique DaMón Block Sr., 2010 candidate for Oklahoma State House Eddie Fields, Oklahoma state senator from the 10th District Dana Murphy, Oklahoma Corporation Commission member and geologist Matt Pinnell, former national state party director for the Republican National Committee and former Oklahoma Republican Party chair
Results
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DanaMurphy MattPinnell UndecidedRemington (R)Remington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 40% 32% 28%Right Strategy Group (R)Right Strategy Group (R) August 1–2, 2018 385 ± 5.0% 30% 25% 45%
Democratic primary Declared Anna Dearmore, 2016 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Anastasia Pittman, Oklahoma state senator from the 48th District
Declined Jerry McPeak, former state representative
Results
Independent Declared Ivan Holmes, 2014 Democratic candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MattPinnell (R) AnastasiaPittman (D) IvanHolmes (I) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 46% 32% 8% 14%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 49% 31% 5% 15%
Results
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican attorney general Scott Pruitt was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Pruitt resigned on February 17, 2017, upon being confirmed as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Republican primary Declared Nominee Mike Hunter, incumbent attorney general of Oklahoma Eliminated in runoff Gentner Drummond, combat pilot in Operation Desert Storm Eliminated in primary Angela Bonilla, attorney
Results
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MikeHunter GentnerDrummond UndecidedRemington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 46% 37% 17%SoonerPollSoonerPoll July 18–20, 2018 483 ± 4.5% 39% 29% 32%SoonerPollSoonerPoll May 15–23, 2018 321 (LV) ± 5.47% 9.48% 25.9% 61.2%
Democratic primary Declared Mark Myles, defense attorney and 2010 candidate for US Senate
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofGoverningOctober 26, 2018
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MikeHunter (R) MarkMyles (D) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 53% 33% 14%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 52% 34% 14%
Results
Treasurer
Incumbent Republican state treasurer Ken A. Miller was term-limited and could not run for a third term.
Republican primary Declared Randy McDaniel, state representative for the 83rd District
Independent Declared Charles De Coune, lending manager at Oklahoma Water Resources Board
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error RandyMcDaniel (R) Charlesde Coune (I) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 45% 29% 26%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 42% 20% 38%
Results
State Auditor and Inspector
Incumbent Republican State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones was term-limited and could not run for a third term.
Republican primary Declared Cindy Byrd, Deputy State Auditor Charlie Prater, businessman John Uzzo, 2016 Democratic Oklahoma State Senate District 9 candidate
Results
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CindyByrd CharliePrater UndecidedRemington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 35% 33% 32%
Libertarian primary Dr. John Yeutter, professor of accounting at Northeastern State University
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CindyByrd (R) JohnYeutter (L) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 51% 22% 27%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 56% 17% 26%
Results
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Republican primary Declared Will Farrell Joy Hofmeister, Incumbent superintendent of public instruction Linda Murphy, education advisor to former governor Frank Keating and former deputy commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Labor
Results
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoyHofmeister LindaMurphy UndecidedRemington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 50% 33% 17%SoonerPollSoonerPoll July 18–20, 2018 483 ± 4.5% 43% 30% 27%
Democratic primary Declared John Cox, Peggs Public School Superintendent and Superintendent of Public Instruction nominee in 2014
Independent Declared Larry Huff, retired educator
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoyHofmeister (R) JohnCox (D) LarryHuff (I) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 45% 33% 11% 11%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 51% 31% 9% 9%
Results
Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Republican Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak was term-limited and could not run for a third term.
Republican primary Declared Donald Chasteen, insurance agent Glen Mulready, state representative for the 68th District
Results
Democratic primary Declared Kimberly Fobbs, former member of Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error GlenMulready (R) KimberlyFobbs (D) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 46% 33% 21%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 42% 33% 25%
Results
Commissioner of Labor Republican labor commissioner Mark Costello, who was re-elected to a second term in 2014, was fatally stabbed on August 23, 2015. Attorney General Scott Pruitt's chief of staff Melissa McLawhorn Houston was appointed to serve for the remainder of the term, but pledged that she would not run for election in 2018.
Republican primary Declared Cathy Costello, widow of former labor commissioner Mark Costello and mental health advocate Leslie Osborn, state representative for the 47th District Keith Swinton, entrepreneur
Declined Melissa McLawhorn Houston, Oklahoma Labor Commissioner
Results
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CathyCostello LeslieOsborn UndecidedRemington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 40% 32% 28%SoonerPollSoonerPoll July 18–20, 2018 483 ± 4.5% 32% 22% 46%
Democratic primary Declared Fred Dorrell, human resources labor specialist for Spirit AeroSystems Sam A Mis-Soum, CVO at Mossad Industries Inc.
Results
Independent Declared Brandt Dismukes
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error LeslieOsborn (R) FredDorrell (D) BrandtDismukes (I) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 46% 28% 9% 17%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 49% 26% 6% 19%
Results
Corporation commissioner One of the three seats on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission was up for election. Incumbent Republican commissioner Bob Anthony, the chairman of the commission, ran for re-election to a sixth six-year term in office.
Republican primary Declared Bob Anthony, incumbent corporation commissioner Brian Bingman, former president pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate
Results
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BobAnthony BrianBingman UndecidedRemington (R) August 1–2, 2018 1,757 ± 2.3% 50% 30% 20%
Democratic primary Declared Blake Cummings, oil and gas field sales analyst Ashley Nicole McCray Ken Reich, retired educator Beau Williams, attorney
Primary results
Primary runoff results
Independent Declared Jackie Short, attorney
General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error BobAnthony (R) Ashley NicoleMcCray (D) JackieShort (I) UndecidedSoonerPoll October 23–25, 2018 447 ± 4.6% 51% 30% 8% 12%SoonerPoll September 5–10, 2018 407 ± 4.9% 48% 30% 9% 15%
Results
Congress United States House of Representatives
Oklahoma's five seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Parties Seats 2016 2018 ± Strength Republican Party 5 4 1 Democratic Party 0 1 1
State legislature The 2018 state legislative elections saw a record eight Republican incumbents lose their primaries.
Senate Parties Seats 2016 2018 ± Strength Republican Party 42 39 3 39 Democratic Party 6 9 3 9
House of Representatives
Parties Seats 2016 2018 ± Strength Republican Party 75 77 2 Democratic Party 26 24 2
State questions State questions are ballot propositions to proposed either a legislative measure or an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution. State questions are filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State by either order of the legislature (termed a "legislative referendum") or directly by the people of Oklahoma (termed an "initiative petition"). The secretary of state assigns a number to the state question and notifies the State Election Board of the propositions submission. The governor, by executive proclamation, sets the election date for submission of the state questions to the people.
State Question 788
Oklahoma State Question 788 was an initiative petition which sought to legalize the licensed use, sale, and growth of marijuana in Oklahoma for medical purposes.
State Question 793
Oklahoma State Question 793 was an initiative petition which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow optometrists to practice within a mercantile establishment.
State Question 794
Oklahoma State Question 794 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to expand the rights of victims of crime.
State Question 798
Oklahoma State Question 798 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to provide that the governor and lieutenant governor be jointly elected.
State Question 800
Oklahoma State Question 800 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to create a new trust fund consisting of a portion of all taxes collected against the extraction of oil and gas resources.
State Question 801
Oklahoma State Question 801 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to allow voters within a local school district to expand the permissible use of property taxes to include school operations rather than just for school buildings.
References
External links Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites Ivan Holmes (I) for Lt. Governor Anastasia Pittman (D) for Lt. Governor