2022 Oklahoma elections


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 to April 15, 2022.
Oklahoma voters elected both of the state's U.S. senators, 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, one of the three 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.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent lieutenant governor Matt Pinnell won re-election.

General election

Candidates

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

State Superintendent

The incumbent Democratic Oklahoma 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

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Jena
Nelson 		Ryan
Walters 		Undecided
Ascend Action November 5–6, 2022682 ± 3.8%46%48%6%
Amber Integrated October 26–28, 2022501 ± 4.4%48%44%8%
Ascend Action October 24–28, 2022749 ± 3.6%41%42%17%
Amber Integrated October 13–15, 2022500 ± 4.4%43%52%5%
Ascend Action October 10–12, 2022638 ± 3.9%44%39%16%
SoonerPollOctober 3–6, 2022301 ± 5.7%48%40%12%
Amber Integrated September 19–21, 2022500 ± 4.4%49%44%7%
September 15–18, 20222,989 ± 3.2%45%40%16%
SoonerPollSeptember 7–8, 2022402 ± 4.9%48%43%9%

Corporation Commissioner

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

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Justin Hornback, representative for the Pipeliners Union 798
  • Harold Spradling, candidate for corporate commissioner in 2018 and 2020

General election

Candidates

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Leslie Osborn won re-election.

Republican primary

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Keith Swinton, candidate for Commissioner of Labor in 2018 and project engineer for Ready Services, LLC

General election

Candidates

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.

Local elections