2026 Oklahoma elections

A general election is scheduled in the U.S. State of Oklahoma on November 3, 2026. Oklahoma voters will elect one 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, 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.

Every four years 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, and the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner are elected in statewide election with the next election scheduled for 2026.^[1] Statewide elected officials are limited to serving two terms in any office.^[2]

Every two years all of its seats to the House of Representatives and the Oklahoma House of Representatives are up for reelection.^[3][4] Half of the Oklahoma Senate's seats will be up for reelection.^[5] Incumbent U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin's senate seat is up for election in 2026.^[6]

Oklahoma uses closed primary elections unless a political party specifically request to open their primary. In the last election, only the Oklahoma Democratic Party requested to open its primaries. In December 2025, the Oklahoma State Election Board announced all primaries in 2026 and 2027 would be closed. The Oklahoma Democratic Party Secretary Kati Cain submitted a notice for open primaries on August 4, while the state board indicated notices had to be submitted during the month of November.^[7]

Governor Kevin Stitt has served two terms and is term limited.^[8]

Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell has served two terms and is term limited.^[9]

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has served one term and is running for Governor of Oklahoma.^[10]

State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd has served two terms and is term limited.^[9]

• Melissa Capps, deputy state auditor^[11]

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has served one term and is eligible to run for reelection.

• John Cox, Superintendent of Peggs Public Schools (1999–present)^[12]
• Rob Miller, Superintendent of Bixby Public Schools (2018–present)^[13]
• Adam Pugh, state senator^[14]

• Lindel Fields, incumbent State Superintendent of Public Instruction (2025–present)^[14]
• Ryan Walters, former State Superintendent of Public Instruction (2023–2025)^[15]

• Jerry Griffin, former member of the Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education (2020–2024)^[16][17]
• Ana Davine Landsaw, Northeastern State University employee^[18][19]
• Riley Williams, author and podcaster^[16][20]

• Jennettie Marshall, former Tulsa Public Schools board member^[20]
• Craig McVay, former El Reno Public Schools superintendent^[21]

• Jena Nelson, Democratic nominee for State Superintendent in 2022^[13] (running for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district)^[22]

• Jerry Griffin, Republican candidate for superintendent in 2022^[14]

State Treasurer Todd Russ has served one term and is running for reelection.^[23]

• Todd Russ, incumbent Oklahoma State Treasurer (2023–present)^[23]

Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett has served two terms and is term limited.

• Brad Boles, representative for Oklahoma's 51st state house district^[24]
• Justin Hornback, representative for the Pipeliners Union 798 and candidate for Corporation Commissioner in 2022 and 2024^[25]

Commissioner of Labor Leslie Osborn has served two terms and is term limited.

• Lisa Janloo, candidate for State House District 97 in 2022^[26]
• John Pfeiffer, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 38th district^[27]
• Kevin West, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for the 54th district ^[28]

Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready has served two terms and is term limited.

• Chris Merideth^[29]
• Marty Quinn^[29]
• Greta Madson Shuler^[30]

In Oklahoma, ballot initiatives are drafted by their proponents and then submitted to the Oklahoma Secretary of State who then must notify the Governor, the Oklahoma Election Board, and publish a notice so that any citizen of the state may file a protest as to the constitutionality of the ballot initiative. Citizens have 10 days to file a protest with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. After all legal challenges are heard, the petition process begins. The number of signatures required for the petition to be successful depends on the type of ballot initiative, but all measures are based on the total number of votes cast in the last general election for Governor. Referendums and Initiatives require the least number of signatures at 5% and 8% respectively. Initiatives for Constitutional Changes require 15%. Rejected Initiative or Referendum Measures require 25%. Once collected, the signed petitions are submitted to the Secretary of State for counting. Once counted, the proposed ballot title is sent to the Attorney General of Oklahoma for legal review. After this review, the Secretary of State submits the signed petition to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. After a short period where objections can be filed, the Secretary of State sends the petition to the Governor and the State Election Board. The Governor of Oklahoma chooses the date of the vote on the ballot initiative.^[31]

State Question 832, which would gradual raise the minimum wage to $15 and tie future increases to U.S. Department of Labor data, is scheduled for election on June 16, 2026.^[32]

Proposed State Question 835, which would replace Oklahoma's partisan primaries with jungle primaries, has been submitted with the Oklahoma Secretary of State.^[33]

• 2026 Oklahoma City mayoral election
• 2026 Tulsa municipal elections