# 2022 Oklahoma elections

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A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma 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 U.S. Senators (Class II and Class III), the Governor of Oklahoma, the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, the Attorney General of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Oklahoma State Treasurer, 1 of the 3 Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners, the Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor, the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, 24 of 48 seats in the Oklahoma State Senate, and other local and municipal offices.
Oklahoma had a special election for retiring U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe's Senate seat.
Oklahoma primaries were closed primaries, meaning that only voters registered with a political party 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 Libertarian Party of Oklahoma filed notice that it would hold closed primaries. The Republican Party of Oklahoma filed no notice, meaning it held closed primaries.

## Federal offices
### United States Senate seats

| Parties | Parties | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | 2020 | 2022 | +/- | Strength |
| | Republican Party | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| | Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |

### United States House of Representatives

| Parties | Parties | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | 2020 | 2022 | +/- | Strength |
| | Republican Party | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% |
| | Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |

## Lieutenant governor

Incumbent lieutenant governor Matt Pinnell won re-election.

### General election
#### Candidates

* Melinda Alizadeh-Fard, attorney and former administrative law judge (Democratic)
* Matt Pinnell, incumbent lieutenant governor (Republican)
* Chris Powell, Bethany city councilor and nominee for governor in 2018 (Libertarian)

#### Endorsements
##### Organizations

* NRA Political Victory Fund
Newspapers
* Tulsa World
Organizations
* Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes
Labor unions
* Communications Workers of America

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Matt Pinnell (R) | Melinda Alizadeh-Fard (D) | Chris Powell (L) | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | September 19–21, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 34% | 5% | 12% |
| –(L) | September 15–18, 2022 | 2,989 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 46% | 24% | 13% | 16% |
| SoonerPoll | September 2–7, 2022 | 402 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 54% | 26% | 5% | 16% |

#### Results

2022 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Matt Pinnell (incumbent) | 744,003 | 64.87% | +0.84% |
| | Democratic | Melinda Alizadeh-Fard | 355,763 | 31.02% | −4.95% |
| | Libertarian | Chris Powell | 47,226 | 4.12% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,146,992 | 100% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146,992 | 49.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,295,906 | | |

## State auditor and inspector

Since no independent, Democratic, or Libertarian candidate filed for Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector, 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, incumbent state auditor

##### Eliminated in primary

* Steven McQuillen, fixed asset accounting manager for Tulsa Public Schools (1998–present) and former auditor and treasurer of the Philippine American Association of North Eastern Oklahoma (2004–2006)

#### Endorsements

Statewide officials
* Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma
Newspapers
* Tulsa Beacon
* Tulsa World
Organizations
* Oklahoma Farm Bureau
* Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights
* Tulsa County Republican Party

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Cindy Byrd | Steven McQuillen | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 27% | 15% | 57% |
| SoonerPoll | April 25 – May 11, 2022 | 306 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 26% | 13% | 62% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Cindy Byrd (incumbent) | 244,433 | 70.0 |
| | Republican | Steven McQuillen | 104,538 | 30.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 348,971 | 100.0 |

## State Superintendent

The incumbent Democratic Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister, who was elected as a Republican, was term limited in 2022. Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters won the election.

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Ryan Walters, Oklahoma Secretary of Education (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, Tulsa Public Schools board member for District 6 (ran for Tulsa city council)

#### Endorsements

Newspapers
* Tulsa World
U.S senators
* Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas (2013–present)
Statewide officials
* Kevin Stitt, 28th governor of Oklahoma (2019–present)
Newspapers
* Tulsa Beacon
Organizations
* Americans for Prosperity
* Oklahoma Second Amendment Association
* Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights

#### Primary polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | William Crozier | John Cox | April Grace | Ryan Walters | Other | Undecided |
| SoonerPoll | June 13–21, 2022 | 350 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 4% | 17% | 14% | 10% | – | 55% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 1% | 17% | 13% | 14% | – | 54% |
| SoonerPoll | April 25 – May 11, 2022 | 306 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 1% | 10% | 6% | 7% | – | 77% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | March 24–27, 2022 | 455 (LV) | ± 4.6% | – | 11% | 6% | 7% | – | 77% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | December 15–19, 2021 | 253 (RV) | ± 6.2% | – | 13% | 13% | 13% | 3% | 57% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | September 29 – October 3, 2021 | 253 (RV) | ± 6.2% | – | 23% | 14% | 14% | 10% | 40% |

#### Debate

2022 Republican primary 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 | John Cox | William Crozier | April Grace | Ryan Walters |
| 1 | June 22, 2022 | Nondoc/New 9/The Frontier | Tres Savage & Storme Jones | | I | I | I | I |

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ryan Walters | 142,540 | 41% |
| | Republican | April Grace | 105,303 | 31% |
| | Republican | John Cox | 83,012 | 24% |
| | Republican | William E. Crozier | 12,936 | 4% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 343,791 | 100% |

#### Runoff polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | April Grace | Ryan Walters | Undecided |
| SoonerPoll | August 11–17, 2022 | 322 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 32% | 50% | 18% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | August 11–15, 2022 | 684 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 26% | 40% | 34% |
| SoonerPoll | July 25 – August 1, 2022 | 383 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 34% | 48% | 18% |

#### Runoff results

Republican runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ryan Walters | 149,147 | 53.4 |
| | Republican | April Grace | 130,168 | 46.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 279,315 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Candidates

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

#### Post-primary endorsements

Labor unions
* Communications Workers of America
Newspapers
* The Black Wall Street Times
* Clinton Daily News
* Tulsa World

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jena Nelson (D) | Ryan Walters (R) | Undecided |
| Ascend Action (R) | November 5–6, 2022 | 682 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 46% | 48% | 6% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | October 26–28, 2022 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 44% | 8% |
| Ascend Action (R) | October 24–28, 2022 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 41% | 42% | 17% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | October 13–15, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 52% | 5% |
| Ascend Action (R) | October 10–12, 2022 | 638 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 44% | 39% | 16% |
| SoonerPoll | October 3–6, 2022 | 301 (LV) | ± 5.7% | 48% | 40% | 12% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | September 19–21, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 44% | 7% |
| –(L) | September 15–18, 2022 | 2,989 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 45% | 40% | 16% |
| SoonerPoll | September 7–8, 2022 | 402 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 48% | 43% | 9% |

#### Results

2022 Oklahoma state superintendent election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ryan Walters | 650,310 | 56.78% | −1.73% |
| | Democratic | Jena Nelson | 495,031 | 43.22% | +9.44% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,145,341 | 100% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,145,341 | 48.89% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,295,906 | | |

## Corporation Commissioner

The incumbent Republican Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy is term limited in 2022. Former State Senate Majority Leader Kim David won the election.

### Nominee

* Kim David, Majority Leader of the Oklahoma State Senate

### Eliminated in runoff

* Todd Thomsen, state representative (2006–2017)

### Eliminated in primary

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

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* POWhER PAC
Newspapers
* Tulsa Beacon

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim David | Justin Hornback | Harold Spraldling | Todd Thomsen | Other | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 12% | 16% | 9% | 12% | – | 51% |
| SoonerPoll | April 25 – May 11, 2022 | 306 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 5% | – | 76% |
| Amber Integrated (R) | March 24–27, 2022 | 455 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 14% | – | – | 15% | 0% | 72% |

#### Debate

2022 Republican primary 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 | Kim David | Justin Hornback | Harold Spradling | Todd Thomsen |
| 1 | June 7, 2022 | Nondoc/New 9/The Frontier | Tres Savage & Storme Jones | Debate 1 | P | P | P | P |

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim David | 135,710 | 41.1% |
| | Republican | Todd Thomsen | 85,886 | 26.0% |
| | Republican | Justin Hornback | 67,263 | 20.4% |
| | Republican | Harold Spradling | 41,619 | 12.6% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 330,478 | 100% |

#### Runoff polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim David | Todd Thomsen | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | August 11–15, 2022 | 684 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 36% | 23% | 41% |

#### Runoff results

Republican runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kim David | 158,819 | 59.1 |
| | Republican | Todd Thomsen | 109,816 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 268,635 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Candidates

* Margaret Warigia Bowman, University of Tulsa College of Law professor specializing in water, energy, infrastructure and regulatory law (Democratic)
* Kim David, Majority Leader of the Oklahoma State Senate (Republican)
* Don Underwood, Inola, Oklahoma resident (independent)

#### Post-primary endorsements

Newspapers
* Tulsa World
Labor unions
* Communications Workers of America

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim David (R) | Margaret Bowman (D) | Don Underwood (I) | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | September 19–21, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 30% | 9% | 12% |
| SoonerPoll | September 2–7, 2022 | 402 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 50% | 29% | 4% | 17% |

#### Results

2022 Oklahoma corporation commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Kim David | 722,074 | 63.50% | +3.47% |
| | Democratic | Margaret Bowman | 351,239 | 30.89% | −3.41% |
| | Independent | Don Underwood | 63,894 | 5.62% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,137,207 | 100% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137,207 | 49.53% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,295,906 | | |

## Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Leslie Osborn won re-election.

### Republican primary
#### Nominee

* Leslie Osborn, incumbent 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

Newspapers
* Tulsa World
Statewide elected officials
* Kevin Stitt, 28th governor of Oklahoma
Newspapers
* Tulsa Beacon
Organizations
* Oklahoma Second Amendment Association
* Oklahomans for Health and Parental Rights

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Leslie Osborn | Sean Roberts | Keith Swinton | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 25% | 19% | 5% | 52% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leslie Osborn | 160,753 | 47.8 |
| | Republican | Sean Roberts | 128,669 | 38.3 |
| | Republican | Keith Swinton | 46,758 | 13.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 336,180 | 100.0 |

#### Runoff polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Leslie Osborn | Sean Roberts | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | August 11–15, 2022 | 684 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 42% | 21% | 36% |

#### Runoff results

Republican runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leslie Osborn | 143,937 | 53.0 |
| | Republican | Sean Roberts | 127,585 | 47.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,522 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Candidates

* Will Daugherty, development manager at FirstLight Home Care (Libertarian nominee)
* Jack Henderson, former Tulsa, Oklahoma city councilor for the 1st District (2004–2016) (Democratic nominee)
* Leslie Osborn, incumbent Oklahoma Labor Commissioner (Republican nominee)

#### Post-primary endorsements

Labor unions
* Communications Workers of America

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Leslie Osborn (R) | Jack Henderson (D) | Will Daugherty (L) | Undecided |
| Amber Integrated (R) | September 19–21, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 52% | 32% | 5% | 12% |
| SoonerPoll | September 2–7, 2022 | 402 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 56% | 27% | 2% | 15% |

#### Results

2022 Oklahoma commission of labor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leslie Osborn | 747,037 | 65.66% | +3.93% |
| | Democratic | Jack Henderson | 333,741 | 29.33% | −4.14% |
| | Libertarian | Will Daugherty | 57,006 | 5.01% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,137,784 | 100% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,137,784 | 49.56% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,295,906 | | |

## Insurance Commissioner

Only one candidate filed for Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner, 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 Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 of 48 seats of the Oklahoma State Senate were up for election.

### State senate

| Parties | Parties | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | 2020 | 2022 | +/- | Strength |
| | Republican Party | 39 | 40 | +1 | 83% |
| | Democratic Party | 9 | 8 | -1 | 17% |

### House of Representatives

| Parties | Parties | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | 2020 | 2022 | +/- | Strength |
| | Republican Party | 81 | 80 | -1 | 79% |
| | Democratic Party | 20 | 21 | +1 | 21% |

## Local elections

* 2022 Tulsa municipal elections
* 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election
* 2022 Norman, Oklahoma mayoral election