Oklahomans will get a list of candidates for a host of offices – including for governor, two U.S. Senate seats and five seats in the U.S. House – as candidates file for office this week.

Candidate filing is April 13-15, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said. Candidates filing for federal, state, legislative, judicial, and district attorney offices will file with the Secretary of the State Election Board at the State Capitol, located at 2300 N. Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City. Filing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The primary for state races is June 28 with a runoff on August 23. The general election is November 8.

While there is no presidential race this year, there are several statewide races. Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Tulsa, will file for a second term. And State School Superintendent Joy Hofmeister is expected to file – but as a Democrat, not a Republican. A self-describe life-long Republican, Hofmeister switched her registration because she is more in tune with the Democrat platform and because she would have a hard time ousting a sitting Republican governor in a GOP primary.

The only other GOP candidate is Moria McCabe. Constance Johnson is the other announced Democrat candidate. The Libertarian candidate so far is Natalie Bruno and former Republican State Sen. Ervin Yen and Tulsa Paul Tay are running as Independents.

Both U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs because of the announced retirement of U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma. Inhofe, 87, was first elected to the Senate in 1994.

Inhofe is endorsing Republican Luke Holland, who worked on Inhofe’s staff, on TV commercials.

State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, perhaps the most conservative lawmaker in the Oklahoma Legislature, will file for Inhofe’s vacant seat. Dahm has been endorsed by U.S. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky.

U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, will not run for another term in the House but is running for the GOP Senate nomination. State Rep. Avery Frix, R-Muskogee, has announced he will run for that spot in District 2. Republican Johnny Teehee is also an announced candidate.

On the Democrat side, former U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn has announced she plans to file for Inhofe’s seat.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, is seeking another term in the Senate. Tulsa Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer will challenge Lankford in the Republican primary along with Joan Farr and Jessica Garrison.

On the Democrat side, Jason Bollinger, Jo Glenn and Madison Horn are expected to file.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate but will seek another term in District 1.

Incumbents are expected to file in state races for Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Labor Commissioner, State Auditor, Insurance Commissioner and Corporation Commissioner.

The State School Superintendent and State Treasurer are expected to be open seats. Announced candidates so far are Republican Ryan Walters, who is the current Secretary of education; Republican April Grace; John Cox ran as a Democrat in two elections and lost and has switched parties to Republican; and Tulsa School Board member Dr. Jerry Griffin.

In Tulsa County, Tulsa County Assessor John Wright and Tulsa County Treasurer John Fothergill are up for re-election as well as the County Commission seats of Ron Peters (District 1) and Stan Sallee District 3. Peters is resigning and the only announced candidate for any of those four offices is former Tulsa County GOP Chairman Bob Jack, who is running for Peters’ seat in District 3.

Tulsa County District Court judges and associate judges are also up for re-election.

Twenty-four of Oklahoma’s 48 senators are up for re-election in 2022. The filing deadline is April 15 and primary is scheduled for June 28.

Senators in even-numbered districts are up for re-election in 2022. That includes these senators in the Tulsa area:

  • District 2  – Marty Quinn, Republican (Claremore)
  • District 18 – Kim David, Republican (Porter)
  • District 34 – J.J. Dossett, Democrat (Owasso)
  • District 36 – John Haste, Republican (Broken Arrow)

These Tulsa-area senators were elected to four-year terms in 2020 and won’t be up for another vote until 2024.

  • District 11 – Kevin Matthews, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 25 – Joe Newhouse, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 39 – Dave Rader, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 33 – Nathan Dahm, Republican (Broken Arrow)
  • District 35 – Jo Anna Dossett, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 37 – Cody Rogers, Republican (Tulsa)

State representatives have two-year terms so all are up for re-election should they decide to run again. Here is a list of incumbents in the Tulsa area.

  • District 8 – Tom Gann, Republican (Inola)
  • District 9 – Mark Lepak, Republican (Claremore)
  • District 10 – Judd Strom, Republican (Copan)
  • District 11 – Wendi Stearman, Republican (Collinsville)
  • District 12 – Kevin McDugle, Republican (Broken Arrow)
  • District 13 – Avery Frix, Republican ((Muskogee)
  • District 14 – Chris Sneed, Republican (Eufaula)
  • District 16 – Scott Fegetter, Republican (Okmulgee)
  • District 23 – Terry O’Donnell, Republican (Catoosa)
  • District 30 – Mark Lepak, Republican (Sapulpa)
  • District 66 – Jadine Nollan, Republican (Sand Springs)
  • District 67 – Jeff Boatman, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 68 – Lonnie Sims, Republican (Jenks)
  • District 69 – Sheila Dills, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 70 – Carol Bush, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 71 – Denise Brewer, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 72 – Monroe Nichols, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 73 – Regina Goodwin, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 74 – Mark Vancuren, Republican (Owasso)
  • District 75 – T.J. Marti, Republican (Broken Arrow)
  • District 76 – Ross Ford, Republican (Tulsa)
  • District 77 – John Waldron, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 78 – Meloyde Blancett, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 79 – Melissa Provenzano, Democrat (Tulsa)
  • District 80 – Stan May, Republican (Broken Arrow)
  • District 98  – Dean Davis, Republican (Broken Arrow)

Some members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Civil Appeals will be up for retention votes in 2022. Those justices are James Winchester, Douglas Combs, Dustin Rowe and Dana Kuehn.

No Supreme Court justice in Oklahoma has ever not been retained in a statewide vote.

Candidates filing for county offices will file at their local County Election Board office. For information, visit the State Election Board website or contact the State Election Board at 405-521-2391 or [email protected].

April 5 election results

Tulsa Public Schools Office 7

  • Susan Lampkin 2,373, Tim Harris 2,249

Tulsa Public Schools Offices 4

  • E’Lena Ashley 556, Shawna Keller 429

Union Public Schools Office 2

  • Chris McNeil 686, Shelley Gwartney 566

Bixby Public Schools Office 2

  • Amanda Stephens 496, Jake Rowland 292

Jenks Public Schools Office 2

  • Terry Keeling 1,319, Ashley Cross 853

Owasso Public Schools Office 2

  • Rhonda Mills 1,163, Joshua Stanton 971

Tulsa Technology Center Zone 3

  • Mark Griffin 1,806, Jim Provenzano 1,708

Owasso Public Schools Proposition 1

  • Yes 1,618, No 669

Owasso Public Schools Proposition 2

  • Yes 1,710, No 575