2022 Oklahoma House of Representatives election


The 2022 Oklahoma House of Representative election took place on November 8, 2022. The primary elections for the Republican. Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022. All candidates filed between the days of April 13–15, 2022. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives served two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The 2022 election cycle was the first election following redistricting. Redistricting in Oklahoma was postponed to a special legislative session, because of the 2020 United States census data's release being delayed. New state house districts were signed into law based on data from the 2020 United States census on November 22, 2021.
[Oklahoma Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party|Republicans] went into the 2022 election with a supermajority of seats in the state house over [Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party|Democrats]: 82 to 19.

Retirements and vacancies

There were 14 open seats for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Five Republicans and one Democrat were term-limited. Four Republicans and three Democrats retired. One Democrat resigned before the elections.

Republicans

Retiring
  1. District 13: Avery Frix retired to run for U. S. representative in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.
  2. District 31: Garry Mize retired.
  3. District 69: Sheila Dills retired.
  4. District 70: Carol Bush retired.
Term Limited
  1. District 21: Dustin Roberts retired due to term limits and to run for U. S. representative in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.
  2. District 36: Sean Roberts retired due to term limits and to run for U. S. representative in Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district.
  3. District 49: Tommy Hardin retired due to term limits.
  4. District 55: Todd Russ retired due to term limits and to run for treasurer of Oklahoma.
  5. District 66: Jadine Nollan retired due to term limits.

Democrats

Resignations
  1. District 89: Jose Cruz resigned on January 21, 2022, leaving District 89's seat vacant until after the 2022 elections.
Retiring
  1. District 45: Merleyn Bell retired.
  2. District 71: Denise Brewer retired.
  3. District 87: Collin Walke retired.
Term Limited
  1. District 44: Emily Virgin retired due to term limits.

New members elected

Incumbents defeated

In primaries

Republicans
  1. District 11: Wendi Stearman lost renomination to John Kane.
  2. District 24: Logan Phillips lost renomination to Chris Banning.

Open Seats

  1. District 13: Won by Neil Hays.
  2. District 21: Won by Cody Maynard.
  3. District 31: Won by Collin Duel.
  4. District 36: Won by John George.
  5. District 44: Won by Jared Deck.
  6. District 45: Won by Annie Menz.
  7. District 49: Won by Josh Cantrell.
  8. District 55: Won by Nick Archer.
  9. District 66: Won by Clay Staires.
  10. District 69: Won by Mark Tedford.
  11. District 70: Won by Suzanne Schreiber.
  12. District 71: Won by Amanda Swope.
  13. District 87: Won by Ellyn Hefner.
  14. District 89: Won by Arturo Alonso.

Uncontested races

47 candidates were elected without an election being held.
46 Representatives were the only candidate to file in their district.
One Representative successfully challenged the candidacy of their only opposition.
The following Representatives were re-elected without opposition:
  1. District 2: Jim Olsen
  2. District 3: Rick West
  3. District 6: Rusty Cornwell
  4. District 8: Tom Gann
  5. District 10: Judd Strom
  6. District 14: Chris Sneed
  7. District 16: Scott Fetgatter
  8. District 17: Jim Grego
  9. District 19: Justin Humphrey
  10. District 22: Charles McCall
  11. District 25: Ronny Johns
  12. District 27: Danny Sterling
  13. District 28: Danny Williams
  14. District 30: Mark Lawson
  15. District 38: John Pfeiffer
  16. District 39: Ryan Martinez
  17. District 47: Brian Hill
  18. District 51: Brad Boles
  19. District 52: Gerrid Kendrix
  20. District 54: Kevin West
  21. District 56: Dick Lowe
  22. District 58: Carl Newton
  23. District 59: Mike Dobrinski
  24. District 61: Kenton Patzkowsky
  25. District 62: Daniel Pae
  26. District 67: Jeff Boatman
  27. District 68: Lonnie Sims
  28. District 72: Monroe Nichols
  29. District 73: Regina Goodwin
  30. District 74: Mark Vancuren
  31. District 75: T. J. Marti
  32. District 77: John Waldron
  33. District 78: Meloyde Blancett
  34. District 80: Stan May
  35. District 81: Mike Osburn
  36. District 82: Nicole Miller
  37. District 86: David Hardin
  38. District 91: Chris Kannady
  39. District 92: Forrest Bennett
  40. District 93: Mickey Dollens
  41. District 94: Andy Fugate
  42. District 96: Preston Stinson
  43. District 98: Dean Davis
  44. District 99: Ajay Pittman
  45. District 101: Robert Manger
The following Representative was elected for the first time without opposition:
The following Representative was re-elected after successfully challenging the candidacy of their opposition:

Summary of elections

''General election results will be listed for districts with general elections. Runoff results will be listed for districts where a runoff determined the winner of the district. Primary election results are listed for districts where a primary determined the winner of the district. Districts with one candidate and no results were uncontested.''

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Elections by district

District 1

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 1, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Eddy Dempsey won reelection, defeating primary challenger David Chapman.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • David Chapman
    Endorsements
Results

District 4

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 5, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Josh West won reelection, defeating primary challenger Tamara Bryan.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Tamara Bryan
    Endorsements
Results

District 7

General election

Candidates
Results
District 9

General election

Candidates

District 11

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 11, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Primary challenger John Kane defeated one-term incumbent Wendi Stearman.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results

District 12

General election

Candidates

District 13

Incumbent Avery Frix retired to run for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.

Republican primary

Candidates
Advanced to runoff
  • Neil Hays, former teacher and current insurance agent
  • Carlisa Rogers, former teacher and nursing home administrator
Eliminated in primary
Results
Primary results
Runoff results

General election

Candidates
  • Jimmy Haley
  • TBD
    Endorsements
Results

District 15

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 15, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Randy Randleman won reelection, defeating primary challenger Angie Brinlee.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Angie Brinlee
    Results

District 18

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 18, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent David Smith won reelection, defeating primary challenger Andy Baca.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Andy Baca
    Endorsements
Results

District 20

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 20, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Anthony Mackey
'''Endorsements'''
Results

District 21

House District 21 covers the western half of Bryan County, including Durant, and the easternmost quarter of Marshall County, including about half of Lake Texoma.
Since only Republican candidates filed for District 21, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Incumbent Dustin Roberts was term-limited and could not seek reelection.
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Penny James, former school teacher and counselor, director of career development for the Choctaw Nation, and cattle rancher
  • Ryan Williams, airline pilot
    Endorsements
Results

District 23

General election

Candidates

District 24

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 24, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Chris Banning won the election, defeating two-term incumbent Logan Phillips and scout leader Bobby Schultz.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
  • Chris Banning, Air Force veteran and CEO of Banning Investment Group
Eliminated in primary
Results

District 26

General election

Candidates

District 29

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 29, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Rick Parris
    Endorsements
Results

District 31

Since only Republican candidates filed for district 31, the Republican nominee would become the next representative for the district and there would be no general election.
Incumbent Republican Garry Mize, first elected in 2018, did not seek reelection in 2022.
The primary election would be held June 28. If no candidate won a simple majority of votes in the primary, then the top two finishers would compete in an August 23 runoff election.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 32

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 32, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 33

House District 33 contains much of Payne County outside of Stillwater, and northern Logan County. It includes all or part of Coyle, Cushing, Drumright, Ingalls, Langston, Mehan, Orlando, Quay, Ripley, Stillwater, and Yale
Since only Republican candidates filed for District 33, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 34

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Michael Baughman
  • Daran Johnson
  • Andrew Muchmore

Results

Results
Results

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 35

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Daniel Johnson
    Results

General election

Candidates

District 36

District 36 moved from Osage County to eastern Oklahoma County following redistricting, and had no incumbent.
Since only Republican candidates filed for District 36, the Republican primary and runoff would decide the nominee, instead of the November general election. After the June 28 primary, John George and Anita Raglin advanced to an August 23 runoff election.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Charles De Furia, chairman of the Oklahoma County Planning Commission and former Luther School Board member
  • Donald Paden, U.S. Air Force veteran
  • Wade Roberts, Oklahoma National Guard member
    Results
Primary results
Runoff results

District 37

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 37, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Ken Luttrell won reelection, defeating primary challenger Joe Vaden Jr.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Joe Vaden, Jr.
    Endorsements
Results

District 40

General election

Candidates
Withdrew
  • Taylor Venus
    Results

District 41

General election

Candidates

District 42

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Results

General election

Candidates

District 44

District 44 incumbent Emily Virgin was term-limited from seeking reelection in 2022. District 44 is considered a Democratic stronghold, with no Republican having contested the district since 2010.

Democratic primary

Declared
Declared, but failed to file

General election

Endorsements
Candidates
  • Jared Deck
  • R.J. Harris
    Results

District 45

Republican primary

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

General election

Endorsements
Candidates
  • Annie Menz
  • Teresa Sterling

District 46

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Sassan Moghadam
  • Nancy Sangirardi
  • Kendra Wesson

General election

Endorsements
Candidates

District 48

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 48, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 49

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 49, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 50

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 50, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 53

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 53, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Mark McBride won reelection, defeating primary challenger Kathryn Stehno.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Kathryn Stehno
    Results

District 55

District 55 contains all of Washita County and the easternmost part of Beckham County, including Elk City. It also contains small sections of Canadian County, Blaine County and Caddo County.
Incumbent Republican Todd Russ was term-limited in 2022 and was running for Oklahoma State Treasurer. Since only Republican candidates filed for District 55, the Republican primary on June 28 would be the de facto general election. Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 57

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 57, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Anthony Moore won reelection, defeating primary challenger Kristen Poisson.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Kristen Poisson
    Endorsements
Results

District 60

Since only Republican candidates filed for District 60, the Republican primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Incumbent Rhonda Baker narrowly defeated primary challenger Ron Lynch for reelection.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Ron Lynch

District 63

General election

Candidates
Withdrew
  • Gunner Ocskai

District 64

General election

Candidates
  • Kyle Emmett Meraz
  • Zachary Walls
  • Rande Worthen

District 65

Toni Hasenbeck won re-election after contesting the candidacy of Jennifer Kerstetter. Kerstetter was struck from the ballot for living outside the district.

District 66

House District 66 covers the southernmost part of Osage County, including Skiatook and the western branch of Tulsa County, including Sand Springs. Incumbent Republican Jadine Nollan was term-limited in 2022.

Republican primary

The Republican primary was held on June 28. A runoff election was scheduled for August 23.
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
  • Gabe Renfrow, nurse
  • Clay Staires, former teacher, minister, and motivational speaker
Eliminated in primary
  • Mike Burdge, Sand Springs city councilman and former mayor and vice mayor
  • Wayne Hill, Osage County Republican Party chairman
    Endorsements
Results
Primary results
Runoff results

General election

Candidates
  • James Rankin
  • TBD
    Results

District 70

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 71

General election

Candidates
  • Mike Masters
  • Amanda Swope

District 76

House District 76 includes parts of Tulsa and Broken Arrow.
Since only Republican candidates filed for District 76, the Republican nominee was the next representative for the district, and there was no general election. Incumbent Ross Ford won reelection, defeating primary challenger Timothy Brooks.

Republican primary

Only registered Republicans may vote in the Republican primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Timothy Brooks, partner at Flippo Insurance and member of Arrowhead Elementary PTA
    Endorsements
Results

District 79

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Paul Hassink, retired utilities engineer
Eliminated in primary
  • Karen Gilbert, former Tulsa City Councilor
  • Stan Stevens, realtor and former public servant
    Endorsements
Results

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 83

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 84

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 85

General election

Candidates
  • Cyndi Munson, incumbent
  • Donna Rice-Johnson
Struck from ballot
  • LaShanyna Nash lived outside district
'''Endorsements'''

District 87

House District 87 covers east-central Oklahoma County, including Springdale and Bush Hills. Incumbent Collin Walke retired and did not seek reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 88

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 89

House District 89 had been vacant since January 2022 after incumbent Jose Cruz resigned.
Since only Democratic candidates filed for District 89, the Democratic primary on June 28 was the de facto general election. Arturo Alonso won the Democratic primary for the open seat, defeating Chris Bryant and Christian Zapata in the primary.

Democratic primary

Only registered Democrats or Independents may vote in the Democratic primary under Oklahoma's semi-closed primary system.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Chris Bryant, security guard, cab driver and hospital aide
  • Christian Zapata, candidate for house District 89 in 2020
    Results
Endorsements

District 90

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Nana Abram Dankwa
  • Emilleo Stokes

General election

Candidates

District 95

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 97

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 100

General election

Candidates