A Republican race for the U.S. Senate, several statewide offices, nine Tulsa Council races, three proposed Tulsa Charter changes, and a Republican race for Tulsa County Commissioner will be on the ballot in Tulsa County for primarily runoff races on August 23.

The biggest focus with be on the statewide GOP runoff between U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin and former Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon.

Both say they are conservative Republicans who will oppose the socialist policies of President Joe Biden.

That is an open seat due to the early retirement of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe. The GOP winner will face Democrat Kendra Horn, a former Congressman; Independent Ray Woods; and Libertarian Robert Murphy, in the general election November 8.

In the primary, Mullin got 166,997 votes and Shannon got 62,712 GOP votes.

After the June 28 Democrat primary for U.S. Senate, Madison Horn is up against Jason Bollinger on August 23. The winner will face U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, in November.

In the House seat that Mullin left to run for Senate, in the GOP runoff, it’s State Sen. Josh Brecheen vs State Rep. Avery Frix. Brecheen got 10,573 votes and  Frix got 11,330  in the primary.

In state government, there are Republican primary races for State Treasurer (an open seat); State School Superintendent (an open seat); Labor Commissioner; and Corporation Commissioner (an open seat).

State Treasurer

  • Republicans Todd Russ and Clark Jolley
  • Russ had 164,269 votes in the June 28 primary while Jolley had 114,707.

State School Superintendent

  • Republicans Ryan Walkers and April Grace
  • In the primary, Walters had 142,540 votes and Grace had 105,303.

Labor Commissioner

  • Republicans Commissioner Leslie Osborn and State Rep. Sean Roberts
  • Osborn got 160,661 votes in the primary and Roberts got 128,578.

Corporation Commission

  • Sen. Kim David and Sen. Todd Thomsen
  • In the GOP primary, David got 135,629 votes and Thomsen got 85,828 votes.

Oklahoma Senate District 2

  • Jarrin Jackson of Claremore is in a GOP runoff with Ally Seifried. In the June 28 primary, Jackson got 34% of the vote and Seifried got 32%. That is an open seat.

Oklahoma House District 66

  • In the GOP primary, Gabe Renfrow got 1,698 votes and Clay Staires got 1,181 to force a runoff. That is an open seat.
  • The lone vote in Tulsa County is for District No. 3 Commissioner between Bob Jack and Kelly Dunkerley of the GOP.

The Tulsa City Council races are:

District 1

  • Democrat Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper
  • Democrat David Harris
  • Democrat Francetta L. Mays

District 2

  • Republican Councilor Jeannie Cue
  • Republican Aaron Bisogno

District 3

  • Libertarian Daniel Joseph Groves
  • Democrat  Councilor Crista Patrick

District 4

  • Republican Michael Feamster
  • Democrat  Laura Bellis
  • Independent  Michael Birkes
  • Democrat Weydan Flax
  • Democrat Matthew Fransein
  • Democrat Bobby Dean Orcutt

District 5

  • Republican Ty Walker
  • Democrat City Councilor Mykey Arthrel-Knezek
  • Latasha Jim, an Independent,
  • Libertarian Adil Khan
  • Grant Miller, an Independent

District 6    

  • Christian Bengel, is the only Republican
  • City Councilor Connie Dodson, a Democrat,
  • Democrat Lewana Harris

District 7

  • Republican Jerry Griffin
  • Republican Ken Reddick
  • Incumbent City Councilor  Lori Decter Wright, a Democrat

District 8

  • Republican Scott Houston
  • Councilor Phil Lakin, Jr., a Republican

District 9

  • City Councilor Jayme Fowler, a Republican
  • Democrat Lee Ann Crosby
  • Democrat Chad Hotvedt

Three proposed amendments to the Tulsa City Charter will be on the August 23 ballot.

Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1

Mayor’s Salary

In 2001, the Mayor’s salary was set by ordinance at $105,000, but the Charter has language dating back to 1990 that still refers to the first Mayor’s annual salary of $70,000. This amendment removes this d conflicting reference to the first Mayor’s salary being $70,000. If this amendment is approved, it will not change the Mayor’s salary.

Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2

Residency Requirement for Candidates, 365 Days

The Charter provides that the Mayor and City Auditor must be Tulsa residents at the time they announce that they are running for office, but it does not require residency for any specific length of time. A candidate for City Council must be a resident in the district in which they are running for at least 90 days. This amendment would add a 365-day City of Tulsa residency requirement to run for Mayor or City Auditor and increase a Council candidates Council district residency requirement from 90 days to 365 days. This amendment also clarifies that, should a candidate’s Council district be changed when district boundaries are adjusted every 10 years due to a population shift, a candidate can still run for City Council in their new Council district.

Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3

City Auditor 4-Year Term

The City Auditor is elected city-wide and serves a 2-year term of office. The mayor is the only other office holder elected city-wide and serves a 4-year term. This Charter amendment would change the City Auditor’s term in office to 4 years beginning in December 2026 and would stagger the Auditor’s term so that the mayor’s and auditor’s elections and terms are offset by 2 years

The mayor is not up for re-election until 2024. If a candidate in a city council race gets more than 50% of the vote, he or she wins outright. If there are three or more candidates and no one gets more than 50%, the top two vote getters advance to the November 8 general election.