# 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election

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The 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election took place on February 8, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Oklahoma City. Incumbent Republican Mayor David Holt won re-election outright with 59.8% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff.
All Oklahoma city municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

## General election
### Candidates
#### Declared

* Carol Hefner, businesswoman and candidate for Oklahoma Senate district 47 in 2011
* David Holt, incumbent mayor
* Jimmy Lawson, Director of Permitting at the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission and finance professor at Rose State College
* Frank Urbanic, defense attorney, U.S. Air Force veteran, and former member of the Oklahoma County Republican Executive Committee

#### Withdrew

* Jason Padgett, businessman and former actor

#### Endorsements

Federal executive officials
* Gregory J. Slavonic, Acting United States Under Secretary of the Navy (2020-2021)
State executive officials
* Rita Aragon, retired United States Air National Guard two-star general and 4th Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs
State senators
* Shane Jett, Oklahoma State Senator for district 17 and former Oklahoma State Representative for district 27
State representatives
* Denise Crosswhite Hader, Oklahoma State Representative for the 41st district (2018-present)
County officials
* Marc Hader, Canadian County Commissioner
* Chris West, Canadian County Sheriff
Newspapers
* The Oklahoma City Sentinel
Organizations
* Ignite Liberty
* Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee
* Oklahoma County Republican Party
* Oklahoma Second Amendment Association
* Veterans of Foreign Wars Oklahoma County
* Oklahomans For Health & Parental Rights
United States representatives
* Dan Boren, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (2005-2013) (Democratic)
Statewide officials
* Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma Attorney General (Democratic)
* Mary Fallin, former Oklahoma Governor (Republican)
* Brad Henry, former Oklahoma Governor (Democratic)
* Frank Keating, former Oklahoma Governor (Republican)
* George Nigh, former Oklahoma Governor (Democratic)
* Leslie Osborn, Oklahoma Labor Commissioner (Republican)
State senators
* Michael Brooks-Jimenez, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)
* Julia Kirt, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)
* Lonnie Paxton, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)
* Anastasia Pittman, former Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)
* Paul Rosino, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)
* Greg Treat, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)
* George Young, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)
State representatives
* Forrest Bennett, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Mickey Dollens, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Jon Echols, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)
* Andy Fugate, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Chris Kannady, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)
* Cyndi Munson, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Ajay Pittman, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Collin Walke, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)
* Tammy West, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)
Tribal officials
* Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (Democratic)
County officials
* Carrie Blumert, Oklahoma County Commissioner (Democratic)
* Butch Freeman, Oklahoma County Treasurer (Republican)
* Willa Johnson, former Oklahoma County Commissioner
* Brian Maughan, Oklahoma County Commissioner (Republican)
City officials
* Andy Coats, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Democratic)
* James Cooper, Oklahoma City Councilmember
* Mick Cornett, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Republican)
* Ron Norick, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Republican)
* Todd Stone, Oklahoma City Councilman (Republican)
* Rick Warren, Oklahoma County Clerk (Republican)
School board officials
* Lori Bowman, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member
* Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member
* Paula Lewis, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member
* Meg McElhaney, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member
* Gloria Torres, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member
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* The Black Chronicle
* Hola Oklahoma
* OKC Friday
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* AFSCME, Local 2406
* Central Oklahoma Labor Federation
* Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 123
* International Association of Fire Fighters Local 157
* Laborers International Union of North American, Local 107
* Oklahoma Building and Construction Trades Council
* Oklahoma City American Federation of Teachers, Local 2309
* Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 344

### Debates

A mayoral candidate debate was scheduled for January 25, 2022 by media organizations NonDoc, News 9, and other nonpartisan partners. All candidates were invited to the debate, and three participated: Jimmy Lawson, Frank Urbanic and Carol Hefner. Incumbent David Holt declined to participate, being represented by a photograph and empty podium on stage.
2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn |||||
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Non-invitee  I Invitee W Withdrawn | David Holt | Jimmy Lawson | Carol Hefner | Frank Urbanic |
| 1 | Jan. 25, 2022 | NonDoc News 9 Oklahoma City Free Press The Oklahoma City Sentinel Oklahoma Gazette League of Women Voters of Oklahoma County Generation Citizen Together Oklahoma | Tres Savage & Storme Jones | News9 | A | P | P | P |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carol Hefner | David Holt | Jimmy Lawson | Frank Urbanic | Undecided |
| Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates (R) | December 13–17, 2021 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 4% | 61% | 1% | 6% | – |

### Results

2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Holt (incumbent) | David Holt (incumbent) | 36,355 | 59.81% |
| Frank Urbanic | Frank Urbanic | 12,117 | 19.93% |
| Carol Hefner | Carol Hefner | 8,287 | 13.63% |
| Jimmy Lawson | Jimmy Lawson | 4,026 | 6.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 60,785 | 100.00% |

### Results by county

| County | David Holt | David Holt | Frank Urbanic | Frank Urbanic | Carol Hefner | Carol Hefner | Jimmy Lawson | Jimmy Lawson | Total |
| County | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Total |
| Canadian | 2,533 | 48.25% | 1,778 | 33.87% | 808 | 15.39% | 131 | 2.50% | 5,250 |
| Cleveland | 3,562 | 48.04% | 2,152 | 29.03% | 1,459 | 19.68% | 241 | 3.25% | 7,414 |
| Oklahoma | 30,260 | 62.89% | 8,187 | 17.01% | 6,018 | 12.51% | 3,654 | 7.59% | 48,119 |
| Pottawatomie | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 |