Tuesday, June 16 will be primary election date for many state, county and judicial elections in Oklahoma.  The runoff date (if needed) for the primaries will be on August 25 and the General Election will be held on November 3, 2026.

There are many candidates for a large ballot to be voted on by Tulsa area voters.  Some candidates have already won their election without a vote by being the only candidate who filed for that position.  Those positions and winners are:

Tulsa County Assessor – John Wright

Tulsa County Commissioner District 3 – Kelly Dunkerley

State Auditor and Inspector- Melissa Caps

State House District 13 – Neil Hays (R)

State House District 67 – Rob Hall (R)

State House District 70 – Suzanne Schreiber (D)

State House District 71 – Amanda Clinton (D)

District 14 District Judges

  • Office 2 – Sharon K. Holmes
  • Office 3 – Tracy Priddy
  • Office 5 – Michelle bodine Keely
  • Office 6 – Kelly Morgan Greenough
  • Office 7 – William David LaFortune, Sr.
  • Office 8 – Doug Drummond
  • Office 9 – Richard Hathcoat
  • Office 10 – Dawn Moody
  • Office 11 – April Seibert
  • Office 13 – David Guten
  • Office 14 – Kurt Glassco
  • Associate District Judge, Tulsa County – Todd Chesbro

Several filings will not have primary elections as there will only be a general election because each party only had one candidate file.  Those elections will be held during the general election on November 3.  Those elections are all in the State House:

District 23

  • Derrick Hildebrant   (Rep)
  • Catherine Peters (Dem)

District 66

  • Kenny Blevins (Lib)
  • Clay Staires (Rep)
  • Alex Barclay (Dem)

District 68

  • Mike Lay (Rep)
  • Michelle La Fleur ( Dem)

District 72

  • Adam Martin (Rep)
  • Michelle McCane (Dem)

District 75

  • T.J. Marti (Rep)
  • Joe Watkins (Dem)

District 76

  • Ross Ford (Rep)
  • Michael Tinsley (Dem)

District 78

  • Meloyde Blancett
  • (Rep), Tony Oliva (Ind)

District 79

  • Paul Hassink (Rep)
  • Melissa Provenzano (Dem)

District 80

  • Stan May (Rep)
  • Jeremy Founds (Dem)

District Judges are non-partisan and those elections with more than one  candidate will be voted on in the June 16 primary election.

District 14 judges

  • Office 1
    • Caroline Wall
    • Tom Sawyer
  • Office 4
    • Dustin Allen
    • Phillip Peak
  • Office 12
    • Kevin Gray
    • Christopher Camp

The retention vote state court judges will only be voted on in the November 3rd general elections.

The most heated elections this year are for state  and federal offices with large numbers of candidates filed.

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin resigned to take the position of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump administration, leaving his seat vacant.  Gov. Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill the seat until the November election.  One Libertarian, six Republicans, four Democrats and two Independents all filed for the position.

U.S. Senator

Libertarian

    • Servier White, Norman

Republican

    • Kevin Hern, Tulsa
    • Sean Buckner, Sallisaw
    • Brian Ragain, Chickasha
    • Nick Hankins, Moore
    • Gary Ty England, Bethany
    • Ervin Stone Yen, Oklahoma City

Democrat

    • Troy W. Green, Oklahoma City
    • Jim Priest, Oklahoma City
    • R.O. Joe Cassity, Jr., Ponca City
    • N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, Ardmore

Independent

    • Curtis Stinnett, Tulsa
    • Ron Meinhardt, Nowata

U.S. House District 1’s incumbent Kevin Hern  filed for the Senate opening and left that office without an incumbent. Eleven Republicans and one Democrat have filed for that position.

District 1

Republican

    • Kelly B. Walsh, Tulsa
    • Kim David, Porter
    • Jed Cochran, Tulsa
    • Mark Tedford, Tulsa
    • Dan, Rooney, Owasso
    • Courtney Gill, Tulsa
    • Nathan Butterfield, Owasso
    • Jackson Lahmeyer, Owasso
    • Nancy Dyson, Owasso
    • Todd Woods, Tulsa
    • Paul Royse, Tulsa

Democrat

    • John Croisant, Tulsa

The Governor’s race also has a multitude of candidates this year with nine Republicans, three Democrats and three Independent candidates.

Governor

Republicans

    • Charles McCall, Atoka
    • Mike Mazzei, Tulsa
    • Leisa Mitchell Haynes, Choctaw
    • Gentner Drummond, Hominy
    • Kenneth Sturgell, Goldsby
    • Jennifer Domenico, Bartlesville
    • Chip Keating, Oklahoma City
    • Calup Anthony Taylor, Broken Bow
    • Jake A. Merrick, Tuttle

Democrat

    • Cyndi Munson, Oklahoma City
    • Arya, Oklahoma City
    • Connie Johnson, Forest Park

Independent

    • Jerry Griffin, Tulsa
    • Robert E. Brooks, Sr., Moore
    • Orlando Lynn Bush, Edmond

The State Superintendent of Public Instructions also has a fair list of candidates with seven Republicans and two Democrats.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republicans

    • Toni Hasenbeck, Fletcher
    • Jon Cox, Hulbert
    • Robert Franklin, Sand Springs
    • Adam Pugh, Edmond
    • Debra A. Herlihy, Yukon
    • James Taylor, Oklahoma City
    • William E. Crozier, Union City

Democrat

    • Craig McVay, El Reno
    • Jenettie Marshall, Tulsa

 

In the coming weeks the Tulsa Beacon will cover many of the races in the upcoming June 16 primary elections with weekly coverage of the different races.