Medicaid will become more expensive for Oklahoma state government after voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment to pour money into that welfare program.

On June 30, State Question 802 passed by 50.58% to 49.52% with a victory margin of less 7,000 votes out of about 674,000 votes cast.

On a national level, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe easily won a Republican primary by almost 75% of the vote. U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin got 80% of the vote by topping conservative State Sen. Joseph Silk in the race for Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District.

In the District 5 race, Republicans Terry Neese and Stephanie Bice will compete in a runoff August 25 to face U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, the only Democrat in the Oklahoma delegation.

In Tulsa, Josh Turley won the GOP primary in the race for Tulsa County Commissioner in District 2. He will face Commission Karen Keith on November 3.

Tulsa County Court Clerk Don Newberry easily won re-election with 75% of the vote in a GOP primary. No Democrat filed.

Some legislative primaries will result in August 25 runoff contests.

Republicans Cheryl Baber will face Kyden Creekpaum in State Senate District 35. That is an open seat because Sen. Gary Stanislawski is term limited.

Jo Anna Dossett won the Democrat nomination for Senate District 35.

Republican Cody Rogers won a tight GOP battle with Dr. Chris Emerson in Senate District 37. Rogers will face Sen. Allison-Ikley Freeman, a Democrat, in November.

In the GOP primary for House District 71, Mike Masters will face Beverly Atteberry on August 25 because no one got 50% of the primary vote.

In House District 79 in South Tulsa, Margie Alfonso will face Clay Iiams in the August 25 runoff.

Statewide, four incumbents — three Republicans and a Democrat — were defeated for re-election June 30.

Rep. Derrel Fincher, R-Bartlesville, was beaten by Wendi Stearman, Collinsville..

Blake Cowboy Stephens of Tahlequah defeated Sen. Wayne Shaw, R-Grove, in the race for Senate District 3. Stephens faces Democrat Dyllon Fite of Cookson on the general election ballot.

Ruth Ann Fate, a long-time member of the Tulsa School Board, fell to Dr. Jerry Griffin in Office No. 6. In Office 5, John Croisant topped Shane Saunders in the nonpartisan races.

In the Union District, Office 5, Ken Kinnear defeated Brandon Swearengin.

In other school district elections, Jeromy Burwell won in Collinsville and Patty Lawson won in Berryhill.

June 30 Election Results

State Question 802

  • 340,279 Yes (50.48%)
  • 333,761 No (49.52%)

Tulsa Totals

  • 63,349 Yes (60%)
  • 42,171 No(40%)

Tulsa County Court Clerk

  • 38,508 Don Newberry (75%)
  • 12,697 Ron Phillips (25%)

Tulsa County Commissioner District 2

  • 8,178 Josh Turley (58%)
  • 5,913 Eddy Barclay (42%)

Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner

  • 266,061 Todd Hiett (75%)
  • 90,631 Harold Spradling (25%)

U.S. Senator (Republican)

  • 277,746 Jim Inhofe (74%)
  • 57,400 J.J. Stitt (15%)
  • 23,550 John Tompkins (6%)
  • 16,351 Neil Mavis (4%)

U.S. Representative, District 2 (Republican)

  • 53,116 Markwayne Mullin (80%)
  • 8,440 Joseph Silk (13%)
  • 4,910 Rhonda Hopkins (7%)

U.S. Representative, District 5 (Republican)

  • 24,822 Terry Neese (36.49%)
  • 17,289 Stephanie Bice (25.41%)
  • 12,915 David Hill (19%)
  • 6,796 Janet Barresi (10%)
  • 1,736 Jake A. Merrick (3%)
  • 1,689 Michael Ballard (2%)
  • 966 Miles Rahimi (1%)
  • 912 Shelli Landon (1%)
  • 907 Charles Tuffy Pringle (1%)

State Senate District 1 (Republican)

  • 4,980 Micheal Bergstrom (65%)
  • 2,720 James Fuser (35%)

State Senate District 35 (Republican)

  • 3,348 Kyden Creekpaum (44%)
  • 2,600 Cheryl Baber (34%)
  • 1,695 Linda Morrissey (22%)

State Senate District 37 (Republican)

  • 4,024 Cody Rogers (50.63%)
  • 3,924 Chris Emerson (49.37%)

State House District 11 (Republican)

  • 3,095 Wendi Stearman (55%)
  • 2,483 Derrel Fincher (45%)

State House District 12 (Republican)

  • 2,514 Kevin McDugle (53%)
  • 2,235 Justin Dine (47%)

State House District 14 (Republican)

  • 1,952 Chris Sneed (60%)
  • 1,284   George Faught (40%)

State House District 30 (Republican)

  • 3,243 Mark Lawson (76%)
  • 686 Jake Rowland (16%)
  • 331 Kate Stromlund (8%)

State House District 66 (Republican)

  • 2,444 Jadine Nollan (69%)
  • 1,092 Emily DeLozier (31%)

State House District 69 (Republican)

  • 3,594 Sheila Dills (62%)
  • 2,222 Angela Strohm (38%)

State House District 70 (Republican)

  • 3,329 Carol Bush (68%)
  • 1,561 Taylor Woodrum (32%)

State House District 71 (Republican)

  • 1,301 Mike Masters (48.87%)
  • 1,184 Beverly Atteberry (44.48%)
  • 177 David Matthew Hullum (6.65%)

State House District 74 (Republican)

  • 4,009 Mark Vancuren (85%)
  • 686 Brad Peixotto (15%)

State House District 79 (Republican)

  • 1,491 Clay Iiams (46.45%)
  • 924 Margie Alfonso (28.79%)
  • 795 Maria Mercedes Seidler (24.77%)

U.S. House District 1 (Democrat)

  • 34,830 Kojo Asamoa-Caesar (64%)
  • 19,905 Mark A. Keeter (36%)

U.S. House District 5 (Democrat)

  • 60,136 Kendra Horn (86%)
  • 10,046 Tom Guild (14%)

State Senate District 35 (Democrat)

  • 4,981 Jo Anna Dossett (57%)
  • 2,688 Carly Hotvedt (31%)
  • 1.039 Stan Allen Young (12%)

State House District 72 (Democrat)

  • 1,653 Monroe Nichols (69%)
  • 744 Maria Veliz Barnes (31%)

Berryhill Schools District Office No. 5

  • 487 Patty Lawson (53%)
  • 426 Allisha Craig (47%)

Collinsville School District Office No. 4

  • 1,330 Jeromy Burwell (54%)
  • 1,149 Memory Ostrander (46%)

Tulsa Public Schools Office No. 5

  • 6,092 John Croisant (52%)
  • 5,527 Shane Saunders (48%)

Tulsa Public Schools Office No. 6

  • 3,300 Jerry Griffin (50.25%)
  • 3,267 Ruth Ann Fate (49,75%)

Union Public Schools Office No. 5

  • 1,658 Ken Kinnear (55%)
  • 1,379 Brandon Swearengin (45%)