2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

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The 2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States state legislative elections. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives serve two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Republicans went into the 2020 election with a supermajority of seats in the state House over Democrats: 77 (R) to 24 (D). To take control, Democrats needed a net gain of 27 seats.

Following the 2020 election, Republicans expanded their supermajority by a net gain of 5 seats, shifting the balance of power to 82 (R) to 19 (D).

Flipped Seats[]

Five seats flipped party in 2020. Those flips were all losses for Democrats and wins for Republicans.

Republican Gains[]

1. District 4: Matt Meredith (D) to Bob Ed Culver Jr. (R)
2. District 7: Ben Loring (D) to Steve Bashore (R)
3. District 56: David Perryman (D) to Dick Lowe (R)
4. District 83: Chelsey Branham (D) to Eric Roberts (R)
5. District 95: Kelly Albright (D) to Max Wolfley (R)

Retirements[]

Nine incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans[]

1. District 1: Johnny Tadlock: Retiring
2. District 28: Zack Taylor: Retiring
3. District 52: Charles Ortega: Retiring
4. District 57: Harold Wright: Retiring
5. District 59: Mike Sanders: Retiring
6. District 96: Lewis H. Moore: Retiring

Democrats[]

1. District 7: Ben Loring: Retiring
2. District 56: David Perryman: Retiring
3. District 89: Shane Stone: Retiring

• NOTE: In district 7, Ben Loring (D) retired and did not seek re-election. The only candidate who filed to run in district 7 was Republican Steve Bashore, guaranteeing a flip of control of the seat from Democrats to Republicans.

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections[]

Three incumbents were defeated in their party primaries in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans[]

• District 3: Lundy Kiger: Lost to Rick West

Oklahoma House District 3, Republican Primary Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick West	1,854	53.97
	Republican	Lundy Kiger (incumbent)	1,581	46.03
Total votes			3,435	100.00

• District 11: Derrel Fincher: Lost to Wendi Stearman

Oklahoma House District 11, Republican Primary Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wendi Stearman	3,098	55.51
	Republican	Derrel Fincher (incumbent)	2,483	44.49
Total votes			5,581	100.00

Democrat[]

• District 88: Jason Dunnington: Lost to Mauree Turner

Oklahoma House District 88, Democratic Primary Election, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mauree Turner	3,036	52.13
	Democratic	Jason Dunnington (incumbent)	2,788	47.87
Total votes			5,824	100.00

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections[]

Three incumbents were defeated in the 2020 general election. Those incumbents were all Democrats.

• District 3: Matt Meredith (D): Lost to Bob Ed Culver Jr. (R)
• District 83: Chelsey Branham (D): Lost to Eric Roberts (R)
• District 95: Kelly Albright (D): Lost to Max Wolfley (R)

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe R	October 21, 2020

Detailed Results[]

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1st		Republican	Johnny Tadlock	Retired		Republican	Eddy Dempsey	Unopposed	100.00%
2nd		Republican	Jim Olsen	Re-elected		Republican	Jim Olsen	Unopposed	100.00%
3rd		Republican	Lundy Kiger	Lost Party Nomination		Republican	Rick West	9,501	69.25%
						Democratic	Mike Sullivan	4,219	30.75%
4th		Democratic	Matt Meredith	Lost Re-election		Republican	Bob Ed Culver Jr.	7,499	55.16%
						Democratic	Matt Meredith	6,095	44.84%
5th		Republican	Josh West	Re-elected		Republican	Josh West	Unopposed	100.00%
6th		Republican	Rusty Cornwell	Re-elected		Republican	Rusty Cornwell	Unopposed	100.00%
7th		Democratic	Ben Loring	Retired		Republican	Steve Bashore	Unopposed	100.00%
8th		Republican	Tom Gann	Re-elected		Republican	Tom Gann	Unopposed	100.00%
9th		Republican	Mark Lepak	Re-elected		Republican	Mark Lepak	Unopposed	100.00%
10th		Republican	Judd Strom	Re-elected		Republican	Judd Strom	Unopposed	100.00%
11th		Republican	Derrel Fincher	Lost Party Nomination		Republican	Wendi Stearman	12,333	67.77%
						Democratic	Emilie Tindle	5,866	32.23%
12th		Republican	Kevin McDugle	Re-elected		Republican	Kevin McDugle	Unopposed	100.00%
13th		Republican	Avery Carl Frix	Re-elected		Republican	Avery Carl Frix	Unopposed	100.00%
14th		Republican	Chris Sneed	Re-elected		Republican	Chris Sneed	Unopposed	100.00%
15th		Republican	Randy Randleman	Re-elected		Republican	Randy Randleman	Unopposed	100.00%
16th		Republican	Scott Fetgatter	Re-elected		Republican	Scott Fetgatter	Unopposed	100.00%
17th		Republican	Jim Grego	Re-elected		Republican	Jim Grego	Unopposed	100.00%
18th		Republican	David Smith	Re-elected		Republican	David Smith	Unopposed	100.00%
19th		Republican	Justin Humphrey	Re-elected		Republican	Justin Humphrey	Unopposed	100.00%
20th		Republican	Sherrie Conley	Re-elected		Republican	Sherrie Conley	Unopposed	100.00%
21st		Republican	Dustin Roberts	Re-elected		Republican	Dustin Roberts	Unopposed	100.00%
22nd		Republican	Charles McCall	Re-elected		Republican	Charles McCall	Unopposed	100.00%
23rd		Republican	Terry O'Donnell	Re-elected		Republican	Terry O'Donnell	6,894	62.13%
						Democratic	Susan Carle Young	4,202	37.87%
24th		Republican	Logan Phillips	Re-elected		Republican	Logan Phillips	8,518	66.11%
						Democratic	Steve Kouplen	4,367	33.89%
25th		Republican	Ronny Johns	Re-elected		Republican	Ronny Johns	Unopposed	100.00%
26th		Republican	Dell Kerbs	Re-elected		Republican	Dell Kerbs	9,885	69.01%
						Democratic	Bryce Barfield	4,439	30.99%
27th		Republican	Danny Sterling	Re-elected		Republican	Danny Sterling	Unopposed	100.00%
28th		Republican	Zack Taylor	Retired		Republican	Danny Williams	9,595	73.14%
						Democratic	Yasminda Choate	3,523	26.86%
29th		Republican	Kyle Hilbert	Re-elected		Republican	Kyle Hilbert	13,461	81.98%
						Democratic	Rick Parris	2,959	18.02%
30th		Republican	Mark Lawson	Re-elected		Republican	Mark Lawson	12,878	77.15%
						Democratic	Chuck Threadgill	3,815	22.85%
31st		Republican	Garry Mize	Re-elected		Republican	Garry Mize	Unopposed	100.00%
32nd		Republican	Kevin Wallace	Re-elected		Republican	Kevin Wallace	Unopposed	100.00%
33rd		Republican	John Talley	Re-elected		Republican	John Talley	Unopposed	100.00%
34th		Democratic	Trish Ranson	Re-elected		Democratic	Trish Ranson	6,145	52.54%
						Republican	Aaron Means	5,551	47.46%
35th		Republican	Ty Burns	Re-elected		Republican	Ty Burns	Unopposed	100.00%
36th		Republican	Sean Roberts	Re-elected		Republican	Sean Roberts	Unopposed	100.00%
37th		Republican	Ken Luttrell	Re-elected		Republican	Ken Luttrell	Unopposed	100.00%
38th		Republican	John Pfeiffer	Re-elected		Republican	John Pfeiffer	Unopposed	100.00%
39th		Republican	Ryan Martinez	Re-elected		Republican	Ryan Martinez	Unopposed	100.00%
40th		Republican	Chad Caldwell	Re-elected		Republican	Chad Caldwell	Unopposed	100.00%
41st		Republican	Denise Hader	Re-elected		Republican	Denise Hader	Unopposed	100.00%
42nd		Republican	Cynthia Roe	Re-elected		Republican	Cynthia Roe	Unopposed	100.00%
43rd		Republican	Jay Steagall	Re-elected		Republican	Jay Steagall	13,337	72.56%
						Independent	Cassie Kinet	5,043	27.44%
44th		Democratic	Emily Virgin	Re-elected		Democratic	Emily Virgin	Unopposed	100.00%
45th		Democratic	Merleyn Bell	Re-elected		Democratic	Merleyn Bell	9,850	51.64%
						Republican	Phillip Hillian	9,224	48.36%
46th		Democratic	Jacob Rosecrants	Re-elected		Democratic	Jacob Rosecrants	10,332	50.19%
						Republican	Nancy Sangirardi	10,253	49.81%
47th		Republican	Brian Hill	Re-elected		Republican	Brian Hill	Unopposed	100.00%
48th		Republican	Tammy Townley	Re-elected		Republican	Tammy Townley	Unopposed	100.00%
49th		Republican	Tommy Hardin	Re-elected		Republican	Tommy Hardin	Unopposed	100.00%
50th		Republican	Marcus McEntire	Re-elected		Republican	Marcus McEntire	Unopposed	100.00%
51st		Republican	Brad Boles	Re-elected		Republican	Brad Boles	Unopposed	100.00%
52nd		Republican	Charles Ortega	Retired		Republican	Gerrid Kendrix	Unopposed	100.00%
53rd		Republican	Mark McBride	Re-elected		Republican	Mark McBride	Unopposed	100.00%
54th		Republican	Kevin West	Re-elected		Republican	Kevin West	Unopposed	100.00%
55th		Republican	Todd Russ	Re-elected		Republican	Todd Russ	11,283	79.77%
						Democratic	Austin Gipson-Black	2,861	20.23%
56th		Democratic	David Perryman	Retired		Republican	Dick Lowe	8,680	67.03%
						Democratic	Craig Parham	4,270	32.97%
57th		Republican	Harold Wright	Retired		Republican	Anthony Moore	10,275	70.36%
						Democratic	Juan Garcia	4,328	29.64%
58th		Republican	Carl Newton	Re-elected		Republican	Carl Newton	Unopposed	100.00%
59th		Republican	Mike Sanders	Retired		Republican	Mike Dobrinski	Unopposed	100.00%
60th		Republican	Rhonda Baker	Re-elected		Republican	Rhonda Baker	Unopposed	100.00%
61st		Republican	Kenton Patzkowsky	Re-elected		Republican	Kenton Patzkowsky	Unopposed	100.00%
62nd		Republican	Daniel Pae	Re-elected		Republican	Daniel Pae	6,107	55.13%
						Democratic	Larry Bush	4,970	44.87%
63rd		Republican	Hurchel Caldwell	Re-elected		Republican	Hurchel Caldwell	Unopposed	100.00%
64th		Republican	Rande Worthen	Re-elected		Republican	Rande Worthen	4,823	54.17%
						Democratic	Kyle Emmett Meraz	4,080	45.83%
65th		Republican	Toni Hasenbeck	Re-elected		Republican	Toni Hasenbeck	9,850	79.13%
						Democratic	Jennifer Kerstetter	2,598	20.87%
66th		Republican	Jadine Nollan	Re-elected		Republican	Jadine Nollan	10,010	65.15%
						Democratic	Greg Laird	5,355	34.85%
67th		Republican	Jeff Boatman	Re-elected		Republican	Jeff Boatman	Unopposed	100.00%
68th		Republican	Lonnie Sims	Re-elected		Republican	Lonnie Sims	11,194	66.77%
						Democratic	Michael Ross	5,570	33.23%
69th		Republican	Sheila Dills	Re-elected		Republican	Sheila Dills	Unopposed	100.00%
70th		Republican	Carol Bush	Re-elected		Republican	Carol Bush	Unopposed	100.00%
71st		Democratic	Denise Brewer	Re-elected		Democratic	Denise Brewer	8,042	54.30%
						Republican	Mike Masters	6,767	45.70%
72nd		Democratic	Monroe Nichols	Re-elected		Democratic	Monroe Nichols	Unopposed	100.00%
73rd		Democratic	Regina Goodwin	Re-elected		Democratic	Regina Goodwin	Unopposed	100.00%
74th		Republican	Mark Vancuren	Re-elected		Republican	Mark Vancuren	Unopposed	100.00%
75th		Republican	T. Marti	Re-elected		Republican	T. Marti	Unopposed	100.00%
76th		Republican	Ross Ford	Re-elected		Republican	Ross Ford	Unopposed	100.00%
77th		Democratic	John Waldron	Re-elected		Democratic	John Waldron	Unopposed	100.00%
78th		Democratic	Meloyde Blancett	Re-elected		Democratic	Meloyde Blancett	9,315	59.05%
						Republican	Paul Royse	6,461	40.95%
79th		Democratic	Melissa Provenzano	Re-elected		Democratic	Melissa Provenzano	8,301	51.81%
						Republican	Margie Alfonso	7,721	48.19%
80th		Republican	Stan May	Re-elected		Republican	Stan May	Unopposed	100.00%
81st		Republican	Mike Osburn	Re-elected		Republican	Mike Osburn	10,705	62.36%
						Democratic	Jacob Baccus	6,461	37.64%
82nd		Republican	Nicole Miller	Re-elected		Republican	Nicole Miller	Unopposed	100.00%
83rd		Democratic	Chelsey Branham	Lost Re-election		Republican	Eric Roberts	10,655	51.87%
						Democratic	Chelsey Branham	9,886	48.13%
84th		Republican	Tammy West	Re-elected		Republican	Tammy West	Unopposed	100.00%
85th		Democratic	Cyndi Munson	Re-elected		Democratic	Cyndi Munson	11,037	56.37%
						Republican	Bill Robinson	8,543	43.63%
86th		Republican	David Hardin	Re-elected		Republican	David Hardin	Unopposed	100.00%
87th		Democratic	Collin Walke	Re-elected		Democratic	Collin Walke	8,333	60.24%
						Republican	Valerie Walker	5,501	39.76%
88th		Democratic	Jason Dunnington	Lost Party Nomination		Democratic	Mauree Turner	9,610	71.36%
						Republican	Kelly Barlean	3,856	28.64%
89th		Democratic	Shane Stone	Retired		Democratic	Jose Cruz	2,606	66.43%
						Republican	John Hutton	1,317	33.57%
90th		Republican	Jon Echols	Re-elected		Republican	Jon Echols	7,055	61.93%
						Democratic	Wayne Hughes	4,336	38.07%
91st		Republican	Chris Kannady	Re-elected		Republican	Chris Kannady	Unopposed	100.00%
92nd		Democratic	Forrest Bennett	Re-elected		Democratic	Forrest Bennett	Unopposed	100.00%
93rd		Democratic	Mickey Dollens	Re-elected		Democratic	Mickey Dollens	4,475	57.53%
						Republican	Mike Christian	3,304	42.47%
94th		Democratic	Andy Fugate	Re-elected		Democratic	Andy Fugate	6,984	59.65%
						Republican	Lauren Rodebush	4,724	40.35%
95th		Democratic	Kelly Albright	Lost Re-election		Republican	Max Wolfley	6,444	51.23%
						Democratic	Kelly Albright	6,135	48.77%
96th		Republican	Lewis H. Moore	Retired		Republican	Preston Stinson	Unopposed	100.00%
97th		Democratic	Jason Lowe	Re-elected		Democratic	Jason Lowe	11,462	71.33%
						Republican	Ben M. Janloo	4,607	28.67%
98th		Republican	Dean Davis	Re-elected		Republican	Dean Davis	Unopposed	100.00%
99th		Democratic	Ajay Pittman	Re-elected		Democratic	Ajay Pittman	Unopposed	100.00%
100th		Republican	Marilyn Stark	Re-elected		Republican	Marilyn Stark	8,860	55.08%
						Democratic	Summer Wesley	7,226	44.92%
101st		Republican	Robert Manger	Re-elected		Republican	Robert Manger	12,137	63.61%
						Democratic	Madeline Scott	6,127	32.11%
						Libertarian	A.J. Bailey	815	4.27%

• Official primary results can be obtained here,^[2] official primary run-off election results here,^[3] and official general election results here.^[4]

Closest races[]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 46, 0.38%
2. District 95, 2.46% gain
3. District 45, 3.28%
4. District 79, 3.62%
5. District 83, 3.74% gain
6. District 34, 5.08%
7. District 64, 8.34%
8. District 71, 8.6%

See also[]

• 2020 Oklahoma elections
  • 2020 Oklahoma Senate election
  • 2020 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
  • 2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
  • 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

References[]