The 2018 general election was held in the

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on November 6, 2018. All of Oklahoma's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's five seats in the

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, half of the 48 seats in the

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, and five offices in each of Oklahoma's 77 counties. Voter turnout was 42.5% of the eligible population, a 12.6% increase over the 2014 midterms, but still the third lowest in the nation. Due to

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's results in the

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, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party had ballot status to run candidates in 2018. This was the first time an alternative party has been able to participate in mid-term elections in the state since

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. Five Independents, led in a loosely coordinated effort by former Oklahoma Democratic Party chair Ivan Holmes, were candidates for statewide executive offices. The ballot order was determined by random drawing for placement of candidates by party. Results of the drawing on July 12 were that Libertarian candidates would be placed first, Republicans second, and Democrats third. By statute, Independents are always listed after partisan candidates.

State Constitutional Officers

Governor

Incumbent Republican governor

Mary Fallin Mary Fallin (; née Copeland; born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, she was elected in 2010 Oklahoma gub ...

was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Lieutenant governor

In Oklahoma, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Incumbent Republican

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Todd Lamb was term-limited and could not seek a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

* Dominique DaMón Block Sr., 2010 candidate for Oklahoma State House * Eddie Fields, Oklahoma state senator from the 10th District *

Dana Murphy Dana Murphy is an American politician who served as a member of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 2009 to 2023. Murphy was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in the 2018 election. Career Murphy defeated Democrat Jim Roth, w ...

Oklahoma Corporation Commission The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the U.S state of Oklahoma run by three statewide elected commissioners. Authorized to employ more than 500 employees, it regulates oil and gas drilling, utilities and tele ...

member and geologist *

Matt Pinnell Philip Matthew Pinnell (born August 15, 1979) is an American politician serving as the 17th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, since 2019. Pinnell is also serving as the first Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism & Branding. Pinnell is a member of the ...

, former national state party director for the

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and former Oklahoma Republican Party chair

Results

Polling

Democratic primary

Declared

* Anna Dearmore, 2016 Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives *

Anastasia Pittman Anastasia A. Pittman (born July 19, 1970) is an American and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma politician from the state of Oklahoma. She has served on the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council since 2021 representing the Dosar Barkus Band. She ...

, Oklahoma state senator from the 48th District

Declined

Jerry McPeak Jerry McPeak (born October 21, 1946) is an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introd ...

, former state representative

Results

Independent

Declared

*Ivan Holmes, 2014 Democratic candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

General election

Polling

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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Scott Pruitt Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American attorney, lobbyist and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) f ...

was term-limited and could not run for a third term. Pruitt resigned on February 17, 2017, upon being confirmed as

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Republican primary

Declared

Nominee * Mike Hunter, incumbent

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Eliminated in runoff *

Gentner Drummond Gentner Frederick Drummond (born October 1, 1963) is an American attorney, rancher, Air Force veteran, and politician serving as the 20th attorney general of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party, he is a candidate for governor in the 202 ...

, combat pilot in Operation Desert Storm Eliminated in primary *Angela Bonilla, attorney

Results

Polling

Democratic primary

Declared

* Mark Myles, defense attorney and 2010 candidate for

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General election

Polling

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican

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Ken A. Miller was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

Randy McDaniel Randy McDaniel (born August 8, 1967) is an American politician who served as the Oklahoma State Treasurer from 2019 to 2023. A Republican, he was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, for the 83rd district, from 2007 through 2019. ...

, state representative for the 83rd District

Independent

Declared

* Charles De Coune, lending manager at Oklahoma Water Resources Board

General election

Polling

Results

State Auditor and Inspector

Incumbent Republican State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

* Cindy Byrd, Deputy State Auditor * Charlie Prater, businessman * John Uzzo, 2016 Democratic Oklahoma State Senate District 9 candidate

Results

Polling

Libertarian primary

* Dr. John Yeutter, professor of accounting at

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General election

Polling

Results

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Republican primary

Declared

* Will Farrell *

Joy Hofmeister Joy Lynn Hofmeister (née Janosky, born September 7, 1964) is an American educator and politician who served as the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2015 to 2023. On October 7, 2021, Hofmeister switched parties to run for the ...

, Incumbent superintendent of public instruction * Linda Murphy, education advisor to former governor

Frank Keating Francis Anthony Keating II (born February 10, 1944, as David Rowland Keating) is an American attorney, politician and a former FBI special agent who served as the 25th governor of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. , Keating is one of only five gover ...

and former deputy commissioner of the

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Results

Polling

Democratic primary

Declared

* John Cox, Peggs Public School Superintendent and Superintendent of Public Instruction nominee in 2014

Independent

Declared

* Larry Huff, retired educator

General election

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Republican

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John D. Doak was term-limited and could not run for a third term.

Republican primary

Declared

*Donald Chasteen, insurance agent * Glen Mulready, state representative for the 68th District

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

* Kimberly Fobbs, former member of Oklahoma's Judicial Nominating Commission

General election

Polling

Results

Commissioner of Labor

Republican labor commissioner Mark Costello, who was re-elected to a second term in 2014, was fatally stabbed on August 23, 2015. Attorney General Scott Pruitt's chief of staff Melissa Houston was appointed to serve for the remainder of the term, but pledged that she would not run for election in 2018.

Republican primary

Declared

*Cathy Costello, widow of former labor commissioner Mark Costello and mental health advocate *

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, state representative for the 47th District *Keith Swinton, entrepreneur

Declined

* Melissa Houston,

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Results

Polling

Democratic primary

Declared

*Fred Dorrell, human resources labor specialist for Spirit AeroSystems *Sam A Mis-Soum, CVO at Mossad Industries Inc.

Results

Independent

Declared

*Brandt Dismukes

General election

Polling

Results

Corporation commissioner

One of the three seats on the

was up for election. Incumbent Republican commissioner

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, the chairman of the commission, ran for re-election to a sixth six-year term in office.

Republican primary

Declared

, incumbent corporation commissioner *

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, former president pro tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate

Results

Polling

Democratic primary

Declared

* Blake Cummings, oil and gas field sales analyst * Ashley Nicole McCray * Ken Reich, retired educator * Beau Williams, attorney

Primary results

Primary runoff results

Independent

Declared

* Jackie Short, attorney

General election

Polling

Results

Congress

United States House of Representatives

Oklahoma's five seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

State legislature

The 2018 state legislative elections saw a record eight Republican incumbents lose their primaries.

Senate

House of Representatives

State questions

State questions are ballot propositions to proposed either a legislative measure or an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution. State questions are filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State by either order of the legislature (termed a "legislative referendum") or directly by the people of Oklahoma (termed an "initiative petition"). The secretary of state assigns a number to the state question and notifies the State Election Board of the propositions submission. The governor, by executive proclamation, sets the election date for submission of the state questions to the people.

State Question 788

Oklahoma State Question 788 was an initiative petition which sought to legalize the licensed use, sale, and growth of marijuana in Oklahoma for medical purposes.

State Question 793

Oklahoma State Question 793 was an initiative petition which sought to amend the

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to allow optometrists to practice within a mercantile establishment.

State Question 794

Oklahoma State Question 794 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the

to expand the rights of victims of crime.

State Question 798

Oklahoma State Question 798 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the

to provide that the governor and lieutenant governor be jointly elected.

State Question 800

Oklahoma State Question 800 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the

to create a new trust fund consisting of a portion of all taxes collected against the extraction of oil and gas resources.

State Question 801

Oklahoma State Question 801 was a legislative referendum which sought to amend the

to allow voters within a local school district to expand the permissible use of property taxes to include school operations rather than just for school buildings.

References

External links

Official Lieutenant Governor campaign websites
Ivan Holmes (I) for Lt. GovernorAnastasia Pittman (D) for Lt. GovernorMatt Pinnell (R) for Lt. Governor
Official Attorney General campaign websites
Mike Hunter (R) for Attorney GeneralMark Myles (D) for Attorney General
Official State Treasurer campaign websites
Charles de Coune (I) for TreasurerRandy McDaniel (R) for Treasurer
Official State Auditor and Inspector campaign websites
Cindy Byrd (R) for Auditor
* Official Superintendent of Public Instruction campaign websites
John Cox (D) for SuperintendentJoy Hofmeister (R) for Superintendent
Official Commissioner of Insurance campaign websites
Kimberly Fobbs (D) for Insurance CommissionerGlen Mulready (R) for Insurance Commissioner
Official Commissioner of Labor campaign websites
Brandt Dismukes (I) for Labor CommissionerFred Dorrell (D) for Labor CommissionerLeslie Osborn (R) for Labor Commissioner
Official Corporation Commissioner campaign websites
Bob Anthony (R) for Corporation CommissionerAshley Nicole McCray (D) for Corporation Commissioner
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