2022 Oklahoma Senate election


The 2022 Oklahoma Senate general election were held on November 8, 2022. The primary elections for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022. Runoff primary elections, if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote, took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15, 2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
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 senate districts were signed into law based on data from the 2020 United States census on November 22, 2021.

Results summary

The 2022 election results were compared below to the November 2020 election. The results summary below does not include blank and over/under votes which were included in the official results.

Partisan comparison

Before the election
'''After the election'''

Retirements

Republicans

Retiring

  1. District 12: James Leewright retired.
  2. District 28: Zack Taylor retired.

Term Limited

  1. District 2: Marty Quinn retired due to term limits and to run for U. S. representative in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.
  2. District 4: Mark Allen retired due to term limits.
  3. District 14: Frank Simpson retired due to term limits.
  4. District 18: Kim David retired due to term limits and to run for corporation commissioner.

New members

Incumbents defeated

  1. District 22: Jake A. Merrick lost renomination to Kristen Thompson, who won the general election.
  2. District 34: J.J. Dossett lost the general election to Dana Prieto.

Open seats

  1. District 2: Ally Seifried
  2. District 4: Tom Woods
  3. District 12: Todd Gollihare
  4. District 14: Jerry Alvord
  5. District 18: Jack Stewart
  6. District 28: Grant Green

Uncontested races

9 Senators were the only candidate to file in their district.
The following Senators were re-elected without opposition:
The following Senators were elected for the first time without 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.''

Race by district

District 2

Incumbent Republican Marty Quinn was term-limited.

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
Results
Primary
Runoff

General election

Candidates
Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican Mark Allen was term-limited in 2022. Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the August 23rd primary runoff determined the next senator from the district.

Republican primary

Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.
Candidates
Nominee
  • Tom Woods, dairy farmer, feed store owner, and trucking company owner
Eliminated in runoff
Eliminated in primary
  • Hoguen Apperson, rancher, operator of Circle R Land and Cattle, and employee of AST Storage
  • Tom Callan, owner of Zena Suri Alpaca Ranch and adjunct professor of American government at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Declared, but failed to file
Results
Primary
Runoff

District 10

Republican primary

Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary. Incumbent Bill Coleman defeated primary challenger Emily DeLozier.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Emily DeLozier
    Endorsements
Results

District 12

Incumbent James Leewright was retiring in 2022. Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the June 28th Republican primary determined the next senator from the district. Todd Gollihare won the Republican primary for the open seat defeating Rob Ford.

Republican primary

Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results

District 18

Incumbent Kim David was term-limited in 2022 and running for corporate commissioner. In 2022 redistricting, the 18th District was moved from southeast Tulsa, most of Wagoner County, and parts of Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee and Tulsa counties to being centered around Yukon, Oklahoma in west Oklahoma County and east Canadian County.
Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the June 28th Republican primary determined the next senator from the district. Jack Stewart defeated Hunter Zearley in the Republican primary for the open seat.

Republican primary

Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Hunter Zearley, appointments and leadership assistant for Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall
    Endorsements
Results

District 22

Republican primary

First-term incumbent Jake A. Merrick, who was elected in a special election, was defeated by primary challenger Kristen Thompson in the June Republican primary.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
  • John Williams
    Endorsements
Results

General election

Candidates
Results

District 26

Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the August 23rd primary runoff determined the next senator from the district.

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
  • Brady Butler, president and owner of Struck Rock Oil and Gas
Eliminated in primary
Results
Primary
Runoff

District 28

Incumbent senator Zack Taylor retired and did not seek reelection in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Grant Green, farmer, rancher, and former owner of Green Propane
Eliminated in runoff
  • Jeff McCommas, construction company and ranch owner
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
  • Bob Donohoo
    Results
Primary
Runoff

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Karen Rackley, nurse practitioner
Eliminated in primary
  • Tony Wilson, owner and operator of Tone's United Nation Pizza food truck
    Results

General election

Candidates
  • Grant Green, farmer, rancher, and former owner of Green Propane
  • Karen Rackley, nurse practitioner
    Results

District 30

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 32

General election

Candidates

District 34

Republican primary

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Bradley Peixotto
Withdrew
  • Amy Cook

General election

Candidates
Results

District 36

Republican primary

Candidates
  • David Dambroso, candidate for state senate in 2018
  • John Haste, incumbent
'''Endorsements'''

District 40

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Mariam Daly
  • Nadine Smith
'''Endorsements'''

General election

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 42

Republican primary

Candidates
'''Endorsements'''

District 48

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Rico Trayvon Smith, community activist and candle company owner
  • George E. Young, incumbent