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The 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Mary Fallin was term-limited, and was prohibited by the Constitution of Oklahoma from seeking another gubernatorial term. Republican Businessman Kevin Stitt was elected elected with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson.
Primary elections occurred on June 26, 2018. Edmondson won the Democratic nomination outright. Stitt, however, faced a runoff election against former Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett. On August 28, 2018, Stitt won the Republican primary runoff and became the Republican nominee for the office. The Libertarian Party also held a primary, which advanced to a runoff, with Chris Powell, a former chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, winning the nomination.[1][2]
This was the first election in which the Libertarian Party has been on the ballot to participate in a gubernatorial election in Oklahoma,[3] and the only time since 1986 that a candidate from the incumbent president's party was elected Governor of Oklahoma.
A member of the Cherokee Nation, Stitt became the first tribally enrolled Native American to serve as governor of a U.S. state.[4]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- Kevin Stitt, businessman[5]
Eliminated in the primary runoff
[edit]Eliminated in the initial primary
[edit]- Christopher Barnett, businessman[7]
- Dan Fisher, former state representative[8]
- Eric Foutch, veteran[9]
- Barry Gowdy, nurse[9]
- Gary Jones, Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector[10]
- Todd Lamb, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma[11]
- Gary Richardson, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, nominee for OK-02 in 1978 and 1980, and independent candidate for governor in 2002[12]
- Blake "Cowboy" Stephens, rancher and educator[9]
Endorsements
[edit]Mick Cornett
- Mayors
- Jack Smiley, mayor of Altus, Oklahoma[13]
- Brian Cathey, mayor of Atoka, Oklahoma[14]
- Dale Copeland, mayor of Bartlesville, Oklahoma[15]
- Craig Thurmond, mayor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma[16]
- Hank Ross, former mayor of Chickasha, Oklahoma[17]
- Brian Linley, mayor of Del City, Oklahoma[18]
- Patrice Douglas, former mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[19]
- Charles Lamb, former mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[20]
- Saundra Naifeh, former mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[21]
- Matt White, mayor of El Reno, Oklahoma[22]
- Bill Shewey, mayor of Enid, Oklahoma[23]
- Kim Petersen, mayor of Guymon, Oklahoma
- Fred Fitch, mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma[24]
- Jay Adams, former mayor of Mustang, Oklahoma[25]
- Homer Nicholson, mayor of Ponca City, Oklahoma[26]
- Jeff Shockley, mayor of Guymon, Oklahoma[27]
- Jimmy Trammell, mayor of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma[28]
- Mike Burdge, mayor of Sand Springs, Oklahoma[29]
- Dewey F. Bartlett Jr., former mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma[30]
- Individuals
- Gary Richardson, former Eastern District Attorney and candidate for governor in 2002 & 2018[31]
- Organizations
- Oklahomans for Public Education[32]
- The Oklahoman[33]
- The Yukon Review[34]
- Tulsa World[35]
Todd Lamb
- U.S. representative
- Individuals
- Tommy Franks, retired U.S. Army general[37]
- Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. president Donald Trump[38]
- Organizations
Gary Richardson
- Individuals
- Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 Commander[40]
- Monica Deon, former Tulsa County Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 Volunteer Coordinator[41]
- Organizations
Kevin Stitt
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[44][45]
- Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States[46]
- U.S. senators
- Tom Coburn, former U.S. senator from Oklahoma[47]
- Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas[48]
- Jim Inhofe, U.S. senator from Oklahoma[49]
- Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania[50]
- U.S. representatives
- Frank Lucas (OK-3)[51]
- Bill Brewster, former congressman (Democratic)[52]
- Wes Watkins, former congressman[53]
- Governors
- Mayors
- Individuals
- Blake "Cowboy" Stephens, rancher, educator and candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[56]
- Organizations
- IAFF Local 176[57]
- National Federation of Independent Business[58]
- Newspapers
First round
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mick Cornett |
Dan Fisher |
Gary Jones |
Todd Lamb |
Gary Richardson |
Kevin Stitt |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Strategy Group (R) | June 6–7, 2018 | 435 | ± 4.5% | 21% | 4% | 2% | 20% | 6% | 20% | – | 28% |
| Oklahoma Strategic Solutions (R-Richardson) | May 22–23, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 13% | 4% | 3% | 20% | 13% | 17% | – | 30% |
| Right Strategy Group (R) | May 22–23, 2018 | 409 | ± 5.0% | 20% | 4% | 3% | 20% | 4% | 21% | – | 29% |
| SoonerPoll Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine | May 15–23, 2018 | 319 | – | 20% | 3% | 4% | 23% | 3% | 14% | 1% | 31% |
| Magellan Strategies | April 18–19 and 22, 2018 | 644 | ± 3.9% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 19% | 12% | 19% | – | 23% |
| SoonerPoll | March 14–22, 2018 | 294 | – | 22% | 4% | 3% | 21% | 7% | 8% | – | 36% |
| Oklahoma Strategic Solutions (R-Richardson) | March 9, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 15% | 2% | 3% | 14% | 10% | 8% | – | 48% |
| SoonerPoll | January 4–9, 2018 | 213 | – | 24% | 4% | 3% | 18% | 9% | 3% | – | 39% |
Hypothetical polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jim Bridenstine |
Todd Lamb |
Scott Pruitt |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoonerPoll | September 1–15, 2017 | 403 | ± 4.9% | 19% | 33% | 16% | 32% |
Results
[edit]
Cornett
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
Stitt
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
Lamb
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
Fisher
- 20–30%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mick Cornett | 132,806 | 29.3 | |
| Republican | Kevin Stitt | 110,479 | 24.4 | |
| Republican | Todd Lamb | 107,985 | 23.9 | |
| Republican | Dan Fisher | 35,818 | 7.9 | |
| Republican | Gary Jones | 25,243 | 5.6 | |
| Republican | Gary Richardson | 18,185 | 4.0 | |
| Republican | Blake Stephens | 12,211 | 2.7 | |
| Republican | Christopher Barnett | 5,240 | 1.2 | |
| Republican | Barry Gowdy | 2,347 | 0.5 | |
| Republican | Eric Foutch | 2,292 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 452,606 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff
[edit]Campaign finance
[edit]| Candidate | Total raised |
Total spent |
Total cash-on-hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Stitt | $6,542,863.91 | $6,018,662.13 | $368,557.72 |
| Mick Cornett | $3,242,795.74 | $2,826,305.70 | $336,691.50 |
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mick Cornett |
Kevin Stitt |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington (R) | August 1–2, 2018 | 1,757 | ± 2.3% | 37% | 47% | 16% |
| Right Strategy Group (R) | August 1–2, 2018 | 385 | ± 5.0% | 33% | 41% | 26% |
| SoonerPoll | July 18–20, 2018 | 483 | ± 4.5% | 37% | 37% | 25% |
Results
[edit]
Stitt
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Cornett
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Stitt | 164,892 | 54.56 | |
| Republican | Mick Cornett | 137,316 | 45.44 | |
| Total votes | 302,208 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- Drew Edmondson, former attorney general of Oklahoma and candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2010[63]
Eliminated in the primary
[edit]- Connie Johnson, former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[64]
Withdrew
[edit]- Scott Inman, state representative[65]
- Norman Jay Brown, auto mechanic[66]
Declined
[edit]- Dan Boren, former U.S. representative[67][68][69]
- Joe Dorman, former state representative and nominee for governor in 2014[67][70][71][72][73]
Endorsements
[edit]Drew Edmondson
- Governors
- David Boren, 21st governor of Oklahoma, former president of University of Oklahoma, former US senator[74]
- Mayors
- State representatives
- Scott Inman, minority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[76]
- Newspapers
- The Tulsa World, daily newspaper for Tulsa, Oklahoma[77]
- Individuals
- Norman Jay Brown, auto mechanic and candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[78]
- Organizations
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Drew Edmondson |
Connie Johnson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Strategy Group (R) | June 6–7, 2018 | – | – | 45% | 11% | 45% |
| SoonerPoll Archived 2021-11-30 at the Wayback Machine | May 15–23, 2018 | 297 | ± 5.7% | 44% | 14% | 43% |
Hypothetical polling
- with Norman Brown
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Norman Brown |
Drew Edmondson |
Connie Johnson |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoonerPoll | March 14–22, 2018 | 264 | – | 4% | 34% | 13% | 50% |
| SoonerPoll | January 4–9, 2018 | 162 | – | 4% | 40% | 21% | 35% |
Results
[edit]
Edmondson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Drew Edmondson | 242,764 | 61.4 | |
| Democratic | Connie Johnson | 152,730 | 38.6 | |
| Total votes | 395,494 | 100.0 | ||
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominated
[edit]- Chris Powell, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and candidate for Oklahoma County Clerk in 2016[81]
Eliminated in the primary runoff
[edit]- Rex L. Lawhorn, former chair of the Oklahoma Americans Elect Party and Oklahoma State Director for Our America Initiative[82]
Eliminated in the initial primary
[edit]- Joe Exotic, zoo operator[83]
Endorsements
[edit]Chris Powell
- Newspapers
- The City Sentinel, Monthly Newspaper for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[84]
- Individuals
- Norma Sapp, director, Oklahoma chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws[85]
- Frank Grove, president, Drug Reform Network of Oklahoma[85]
- Tim Gillespie, founder of the Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association
- Ken Young, Chair, Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology
- Tom Laurent, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and former member of the Libertarian National Committee
- Robert T. Murphy, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and former member of the Libertarian National Committee and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016
- D. Frank Robinson, first chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and founding member of the national Libertarian Party
- Tina Kelly, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
- Steve Galpin, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
- Jimmy Cook, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
- Angela O’Dell, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party[86]
First round
[edit]Results
[edit]
Powell
- 100%
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
Powell/Lawhorn tie
- <40%
- 40–50%
- 50%
Lawhorn
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 100%
Exotic
- 40–50%
- 70–80%
- 100%
No votes
- No Votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Chris Powell | 1,740 | 48.9 | |
| Libertarian | Rex L. Lawhorn | 1,154 | 32.4 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Exotic | 664 | 18.7 | |
| Total votes | 3,558 | 100% | ||
Runoff
[edit]Campaign finance
[edit]| Candidate | Total raised |
Total spent |
Total cash-on-hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Powell | $10,142.88 | $6,991.02 | $3,017.51 |
| Rex L. Lawhorn | $4,575.00 | $5,286.87 | ($736.87) |
Results
[edit]
Powell
- 100%
- 80–90%
- 70–80%
- 60–70%
- 50–60%
Powell/Lawhorn tie
- 50%
Lawhorn
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 100%
No votes
- No votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Chris Powell | 547 | 59.1 | |
| Libertarian | Rex L. Lawhorn | 379 | 40.9 | |
| Total votes | 926 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]
Oklahoma determines ballot order by a random drawing which took place for this election cycle on July 12, resulting in the Libertarian Party being listed first, Republicans second, and Democrats third.[87]
Debates
[edit]- Complete video of debate , September 24, 2018
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[88] | Tossup | October 26, 2018 |
| The Washington Post[89] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| FiveThirtyEight[90] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[91] | Lean R | November 1, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[92] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics[93] | Lean R | November 4, 2018 |
| Daily Kos[94] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Fox News[95][a] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
| Politico[96] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
| Governing[97] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
- Notes
- ^ The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races
Polling
[edit]- Graphical summary
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kevin Stitt (R) |
Drew Edmondson (D) |
Chris Powell (L) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoonerPoll | October 31 – November 3, 2018 | 338 | ± 5.3% | 47% | 44% | 3% | 6% |
| SoonerPoll Archived October 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | October 23–25, 2018 | 447 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 42% | 4% | 8% |
| Magellan Strategies (R) | October 22–23, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 51% | 44% | 1% | 4% |
| Cole Hargrave Snodgrass (R) | September 25–29, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.3% | 46% | 40% | 4% | – |
| Right Strategy Group (R) | September 25–26, 2018 | 1,058 | ± 3.0% | 47% | 43% | 2% | 8% |
| SoonerPoll Archived September 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | September 5–10, 2018 | 407 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 44% | 3% | 6% |
| Right Strategy Group (R) | August 1–2, 2018 | 737 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 42% | – | 17% |
| SoonerPoll Archived September 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 18–20, 2018 | 404 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 40% | – | 21% |
| SoonerPoll Archived 2018-11-10 at the Wayback Machine | May 15–23, 2018 | 622 | ± 3.9% | 25% | 32% | – | 43% |
Hypothetical polling
- with Mick Cornett
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mick Cornett (R) |
Drew Edmondson (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Strategy Group (R) | August 1–2, 2018 | 737 | ± 4.0% | 39% | 39% | 21% |
| SoonerPoll Archived September 12, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | July 18–20, 2018 | 404 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 35% | 23% |
| SoonerPoll Archived 2018-11-10 at the Wayback Machine | May 15–23, 2018 | 622 | ± 3.9% | 33% | 27% | 40% |
- with Todd Lamb
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Todd Lamb (R) |
Drew Edmondson (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoonerPoll Archived 2018-11-10 at the Wayback Machine | May 15–23, 2018 | 622 | ± 3.9% | 33% | 28% | 39% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin Stitt | 644,579 | 54.33% | −1.47% | |
| Democratic | Drew Edmondson | 500,973 | 42.23% | +1.22% | |
| Libertarian | Chris Powell | 40,833 | 3.44% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,186,385 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]Stitt won 73 counties, while Edmondson won four. Stitt won 56 counties with at least 60% of the popular vote, 14 counties with at least 70%, and three counties – Beaver, Cimarron, and Ellis – with upwards of 80%. Stitt had the largest margin of victory in Cimarron with 73.09% more votes than Edmondson's 12.27%, the latter's lowest county performance in the election. The largest county per vote count won by Stitt was Tulsa County, home of Tulsa. Oklahoma County, of which Oklahoma City is county seat, was the only county where Stitt failed to acquire three out of every seven votes.[98]
Edmondson won Muskogee by a single vote, and had an 11.84% margin of victory – his only margin of victory above 10% – in Oklahoma County. Edmondson won his four counties with typically narrower margins than that of Stitt, having missed 50% of the popular vote in Muskogee.[98] Powell never came close to winning any counties, but won his highest percentage of votes in Washita County, with 4.97%[98]
| County | Stitt | Votes | Edmondson | Votes | Powell | Votes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 61.61% | 3,187 | 33.73% | 1,745 | 4.66% | 241 | 5,173 |
| Alfalfa | 74.01% | 1,333 | 21.71% | 391 | 4.28% | 77 | 1,801 |
| Atoka | 69.05% | 2,789 | 28.6% | 1,155 | 2.35% | 95 | 4,039 |
| Beaver | 80.82% | 1,454 | 15.12% | 272 | 4.06% | 73 | 1,799 |
| Beckham | 71.18% | 4,061 | 24.47% | 1,396 | 4.35% | 248 | 5,705 |
| Blaine | 65.73% | 1,941 | 30.1% | 889 | 4.17% | 123 | 2,953 |
| Bryan | 64.33% | 7,301 | 33.01% | 3,746 | 2.66% | 302 | 11,349 |
| Caddo | 54.97% | 4,047 | 41.33% | 3,043 | 3.69% | 272 | 7,362 |
| Canadian | 59.65% | 27,410 | 36.44% | 16,744 | 3.91% | 1,797 | 45,951 |
| Carter | 64.91% | 9,090 | 31.74% | 4,445 | 3.35% | 469 | 14,004 |
| Cherokee | 45.58% | 6,336 | 50.14% | 6,970 | 4.28% | 595 | 13,901 |
| Choctaw | 65.28% | 2,634 | 31.87% | 1,286 | 2.85% | 115 | 4,035 |
| Cimarron | 85.36% | 682 | 12.27% | 98 | 2.38% | 19 | 799 |
| Cleveland | 45.87% | 42,268 | 50.62% | 46,648 | 3.51% | 3,231 | 92,147 |
| Coal | 61.05% | 1,127 | 35.7% | 659 | 3.25% | 60 | 1,846 |
| Comanche | 49.66% | 13,180 | 46.48% | 12,336 | 3.87% | 1,027 | 26,543 |
| Cotton | 65.44% | 1,312 | 29.83% | 598 | 4.74% | 95 | 2,005 |
| Craig | 60.4% | 2,863 | 36.14% | 1,713 | 3.46% | 164 | 4,740 |
| Creek | 65.53% | 14,870 | 31.06% | 7,048 | 3.42% | 775 | 22,693 |
| Custer | 63.21% | 5,239 | 32.76% | 2,615 | 4.03% | 334 | 8,288 |
| Delaware | 65.21% | 8,543 | 31.4% | 4,114 | 3.39% | 444 | 13,101 |
| Dewey | 79.41% | 1,404 | 17.82% | 315 | 2.77% | 49 | 1,768 |
| Ellis | 80.3% | 1,186 | 15.98% | 236 | 3.72% | 55 | 1,477 |
| Garfield | 63.36% | 11,008 | 32.31% | 5,613 | 4.34% | 754 | 17,375 |
| Garvin | 64.91% | 5,140 | 31.7% | 2,510 | 3.4% | 269 | 7,919 |
| Grady | 65.16% | 11,173 | 30.8% | 5,281 | 4.05% | 694 | 17,148 |
| Grant | 73.36% | 1,250 | 22.18% | 378 | 4.46% | 76 | 1,704 |
| Greer | 64.22% | 946 | 31.84% | 469 | 3.94% | 58 | 1,473 |
| Harmon | 59.38% | 443 | 37.13% | 277 | 3.49% | 26 | 746 |
| Harper | 78.35% | 948 | 17.69% | 214 | 3.97% | 48 | 1,210 |
| Haskell | 63.44% | 2,348 | 33.67% | 1,246 | 2.89% | 107 | 3,701 |
| Hughes | 60.73% | 2,323 | 34.93% | 1,336 | 4.34% | 166 | 3,825 |
| Jackson | 66.31% | 4,301 | 30.67% | 1,989 | 3.02% | 196 | 6,486 |
| Jefferson | 70.04% | 1,099 | 27.02% | 424 | 2.93% | 46 | 1,569 |
| Johnston | 65.45% | 1,976 | 31.86% | 962 | 2.68% | 81 | 3,019 |
| Kay | 60.51% | 7,859 | 35.28% | 4,582 | 4.22% | 548 | 12,989 |
| Kingfisher | 75.23% | 3,846 | 20.81% | 1,064 | 3.95% | 202 | 5,112 |
| Kiowa | 60.61% | 1,645 | 35.81% | 972 | 3.57% | 97 | 2,714 |
| Latimer | 58.8% | 1,774 | 37.25% | 1,125 | 3.91% | 118 | 3,017 |
| Le Flore | 62.56% | 8,009 | 34.89% | 4,467 | 2.55% | 327 | 12,803 |
| Lincoln | 64.94% | 7,323 | 30.31% | 3,418 | 4.74% | 535 | 11,276 |
| Logan | 62.09% | 9,847 | 33.87% | 5,371 | 4.04% | 641 | 15,859 |
| Love | 68.69% | 1,902 | 29.18% | 808 | 2.13% | 59 | 2,769 |
| Major | 79.28% | 2,177 | 17.12% | 470 | 3.61% | 99 | 2,746 |
| Marshall | 66.66% | 2,943 | 30.6% | 1,351 | 2.74% | 121 | 4,415 |
| Mayes | 60.63% | 7,837 | 35.62% | 4,604 | 3.76% | 486 | 12,927 |
| McClain | 65.35% | 9,021 | 31.05% | 4,286 | 3.6% | 497 | 13,804 |
| McCurtain | 68.43% | 5,178 | 29.22% | 2,211 | 2.35% | 178 | 7,567 |
| McIntosh | 54.56% | 3,612 | 42.07% | 2,785 | 3.37% | 223 | 6,620 |
| Murray | 62.97% | 2,751 | 33.03% | 1,443 | 4.01% | 175 | 4,369 |
| Muskogee | 48.30% | 9,515 | 48.31% | 9,516 | 3.39% | 668 | 19,699 |
| Noble | 63.83% | 2,543 | 31.43% | 1,252 | 4.74% | 189 | 3,984 |
| Nowata | 66.14% | 2,319 | 28.98% | 1,016 | 4.88% | 171 | 3,506 |
| Okfuskee | 56.44% | 1,752 | 39.98% | 1,241 | 3.58% | 111 | 3,104 |
| Oklahoma | 42.38% | 98,994 | 54.22% | 126,667 | 3.4% | 7,938 | 233,599 |
| Okmulgee | 52.96% | 5,846 | 43.93% | 4,849 | 3.11% | 343 | 11,043 |
| Osage | 56.2% | 8,629 | 40.39% | 6,202 | 3.21% | 524 | 15,355 |
| Ottawa | 55.74% | 4,752 | 41.08% | 3,502 | 3.18% | 271 | 8,525 |
| Pawnee | 62.42% | 3,076 | 33.38% | 1,645 | 4.2% | 207 | 4,928 |
| Payne | 49.18% | 11,193 | 46.8% | 10,650 | 4.02% | 914 | 22,757 |
| Pittsburg | 59.66% | 7,986 | 36.17% | 4,842 | 4.16% | 557 | 13,385 |
| Pontotoc | 52.43% | 6,233 | 44.52% | 5,293 | 3.05% | 363 | 11,889 |
| Pottawatomie | 57.06% | 11,996 | 38.5% | 8,093 | 4.44% | 933 | 21,022 |
| Pushmataha | 63.07% | 2,102 | 33.18% | 1,106 | 3.75% | 125 | 3,333 |
| Roger Mills | 77.13% | 1,157 | 18.87% | 283 | 4% | 60 | 1,500 |
| Rogers | 64.76% | 21,450 | 32.02% | 10,605 | 3.23% | 1,069 | 33,124 |
| Seminole | 55.99% | 3,681 | 39.66% | 2,607 | 4.35% | 286 | 6,574 |
| Sequoyah | 58.31% | 6,695 | 39.02% | 4,480 | 2.67% | 307 | 11,482 |
| Stephens | 67.48% | 9,314 | 29.57% | 4,081 | 2.95% | 407 | 13,802 |
| Texas | 74.84% | 3,097 | 21.6% | 894 | 3.55% | 147 | 4,138 |
| Tillman | 62.89% | 1,315 | 34.24% | 716 | 2.87% | 60 | 2,091 |
| Tulsa | 50.11% | 101,518 | 47.07% | 95,350 | 2.82% | 5,716 | 202,584 |
| Wagoner | 63% | 16,346 | 33.53% | 8,700 | 3.47% | 901 | 7,276 |
| Washington | 62.96% | 11,226 | 33.74% | 6,017 | 3.3% | 588 | 17,831 |
| Washita | 69.72% | 2,653 | 25.31% | 963 | 4.97% | 189 | 3,805 |
| Woods | 67.83% | 1,929 | 28.02% | 797 | 4.15% | 118 | 2,844 |
| Woodward | 73.35% | 4,326 | 23.53% | 1,388 | 3.12% | 184 | 5,898 |
- Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Caddo (Largest city: Anadarko)
- Coal (Largest city: Coalgate)
- Latimer (Largest city: Wilburton)
- Pontotoc (Largest city: Ada)
- Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Cleveland (Largest city: Norman)
- Oklahoma (Largest city: Oklahoma City)
By congressional district
[edit]Stitt won 4 of 5 congressional districts.[99]
| District | Edmondson | Stitt | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 44.18% | 52.89% | Kevin Hern |
| 2nd | 37.15% | 59.51% | Markwayne Mullin |
| 3rd | 33.53% | 62.56% | Frank Lucas |
| 4th | 42.65% | 53.71% | Tom Cole |
| 5th | 52.90% | 43.69% | Steve Russell (115th Congress) |
| Kendra Horn (116th Congress) |
See also
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External links
[edit]- Official campaign websites