A general election was held in the

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on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Runoff primary elections, where necessary, were held on Tuesday, August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13, 2022 to April 15, 2022. Oklahoma voters elected both of the state's

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s (Class II and Class III), the

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, the

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, the

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, the

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, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the

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, 1 of the 3

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ers, the Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor, the

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, all of its seats to the

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, all of the seats of the

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, 24 of 48 seats in the

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's Senate seat. Oklahoma primaries were closed primaries, meaning that only

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registered with a

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could vote in that party's primary. However, state law allowed parties to "open up" their primary and allow independent voters to participate in their primary if they file a notice with the State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax. The Democratic Party of Oklahoma filed to allow independent voters to participate in their primaries for 2022 and 2023. The

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filed notice that it would hold closed primaries. The

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filed no notice, meaning it held closed primaries.

Federal offices

United States Senate seats

United States House of Representatives

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent lieutenant governor

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won re-election.

General election

Candidates

*Melinda Alizadeh-Fard, attorney and former administrative law judge (Democratic) *

, incumbent

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(Republican) *Chris Powell,

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city councilor and nominee for governor in

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(Libertarian)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Attorney general

State auditor and inspector

Since no independent, Democratic, or Libertarian candidate filed for

, there was no general election. Instead, the winner of the Republican primary on June 28 would take office. Incumbent state auditor Cindy Byrd won the Republican primary and her reelection on June 28, defeating primary challenger Steven McQuillen.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Cindy Byrd,

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Steven McQuillen, fixed asset accounting manager for

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(1998–present) and former auditor and treasurer of the Philippine American Association of North Eastern Oklahoma (2004–2006)

Endorsements

Polling

Results

State Superintendent

The incumbent Democratic

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, who was elected as a Republican, was term limited in 2022.

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Ryan Walters won the election.

Republican primary

Nominee

* Ryan Walters,

(2020–present)

Eliminated in runoff

*April Grace, Superintendent of Shawnee Public Schools (2016–present)

Eliminated in primary

*John Cox, Superintendent of Peggs Public Schools (1999–present) *William Crozier, retired veteran and candidate for State Superintendent of Oklahoma in 2006

=Declared, but failed to file

= *Jerry Griffin,

board member for District 6 ('' ran for Tulsa city council'')

Endorsements

Primary polling

Debate

Primary results

Runoff polling

Runoff results

General election

Candidates

*Jena Nelson, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year (2020) and Deer Creek Middle School teacher (2017–present) (Democratic nominee) * Ryan Walters,

(2020–present) (Republican nominee)

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Results

State treasurer

Corporation Commissioner

The

Republican

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is term limited in 2022. Former State Senate Majority Leader

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won the election. 2022 Oklahoma corporation commissioner election

Republican primary

Nominee

, Majority Leader of the

Eliminated in runoff

* Todd Thomsen,

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(2006–2017)

Eliminated in primary

*Justin Hornback, representative for the Pipeliners Union 798 *Harold Spradling, candidate for Corporate Commissioner in 2018 and 2020

Endorsements

Polling

Debate

Primary results

Runoff polling

Runoff results

General election

Candidates

*Margaret Warigia Bowman,

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professor specializing in water, energy, infrastructure and regulatory law (Democratic) *

, Majority Leader of the

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resident (independent)

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent

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won re-election. 2022 Oklahoma commission of labor election

Republican primary

Nominee

Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Eliminated in runoff

* Sean Roberts, state senator for the 36th District (2011–present)

Eliminated in primary

*Keith Swinton, candidate for Commissioner of Labor in 2018 and project engineer for Ready Services, LLC

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Runoff polling

Runoff results

General election

Candidates

*Will Daugherty, development manager at FirstLight Home Care (Libertarian nominee) *Jack Henderson, former

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city councilor for the 1st District (2004–2016) (Democratic nominee) *

, incumbent

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(Republican nominee)

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Results

Insurance Commissioner

Only one candidate filed for

, incumbent Glen Mulready. There was no election for this office in 2022, and Mulready was re-elected without opposition.

State legislature

All 101 seats of the

and 24 of 48 seats of the

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Notes

References

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