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Key legislative races and the Republican contest for Corporation Commission lead ballots locally and statewide in Tuesday’s primary elections.
Locally, most voters are eligible for the Republican or Democratic 1st congressional district primaries. Many are also eligible for one of the Tulsa County Commission District 2 primaries.
Additionally, Collinsville voters will decide whether to make permanent an existing 1.75% temporary sales tax to finance water and sewer improvements.
In Oklahoma, partisan public offices are more often decided in primaries and sometimes runoffs than in November’s general elections. Tuesday’s final results will decide more than 30 legislative races, as well as Oklahoma’s 3rd District in Congress.
They will also largely determine many races with noncompetitive general elections.
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Despite that, turnout for primaries is usually relatively light. That’s in part because some share of voters don’t have anything to vote on, but even with that considered, voters tend to stay away.
In 2020, the last primary during a presidential election year, 37% of registered Republicans voted in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, and only 35% voted for Corporation Commission.
Turnout was similar for the Democratic U.S. Senate primary.
The Republican Corporation Commission primary is Tuesday’s only statewide election.
In Oklahoma, Democrats and independents may vote in Democratic primaries, but only Republicans can vote in Republican primaries.
The Libertarian Party has no primary races on Tuesday’s ballot.
Besides Congress’ 3rd District, area seats decided on Tuesday include state Senate District 11 (Democratic primary), SD 37 (Republican), House District 23 (Republican), HD 67 (Republican), HD 68 (Republican), HD 72 (Democratic) and HD 73 (Democratic).
Other area primaries include U.S. House District 1 (Republican and Democrat), house SD 25 (Republican), SD 33 (Republican), HD 79 (Republican) and HD 98 (Republican).
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters are encouraged to verify their polling location through the OK Voter Portal, okelection.gov/elections, or by calling the appropriate county election board office.
Mail-in ballots must arrive at county election boards by 7 p.m. Tuesday. Mail-in ballots may not be hand-delivered on Election Day.
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Oklahoma elections today: See all our election coverage on the June 18 ballot
Typically in Oklahoma, more races are decided between April 1 and the end of June than in November.
Besides regular school and municipal elections, April of even-numbered years brings filing for state and federal offices. A large share of those races — 50 of 133 this year — end without ever really starting, won by unopposed candidates.
Of the rest, many go no further than the June 18 party primaries. Thirty-four seats, including the 3rd Congressional District, will be decided by primaries this year because the only candidates are from the same party.
That means only 46 of the 133 offices will go to the general election. Barring state questions, the only two November ballots for which all Oklahoma voters will be eligible are president of the United States and Oklahoma corporation commissioner.
See all of our coverage of the 2024 Oklahoma elections below:
Sand Springs Leader
Oklahoma District 1 Congressional candidates talk border security, economy
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Three candidates from the federal Oklahoma Congressional District 1 race sat down with the Leader to talk about issues including border securi…
Elections
1st Congressional District tops primary ballots for most Tulsa County voters
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All but Libertarians will be able to vote in a CD1 primary; Republican Paul Royse is challenging incumbent Kevin Hern. CD 2, which borders Tulsa County, doesn't have a primary.
Elections
Two well-known candidates square off in decisive primary to Tulsa Senate seat
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Current state Rep. Regina Goodwin and former City Councilor Joe Williams are both well-known in Senate District 11, which encompasses northwest Tulsa from downtown to 66th Street North.
Politics
Senate District 37 incumbent draws challenger in GOP primary June 18
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Two Republicans with lengthy local histories and roots in the business community are running for Senate District 37, which includes much of the west Tulsa metro and Sand Springs.
Elections
Sen. Nathan Dahm's exit due to term limits leads to four-way GOP primary
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The race for Senate District 33, essentially south and west Broken Arrow with a sliver of east Tulsa, will more than likely be decided Tuesday or, if needed, in an Aug. 27 runoff.
Politics
House District 23 will get new legislator after 12 years
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Republican Terry O’Donnell, elected in 2012, was term-limited. Only Republicans filed to run for the HD 23 seat: Derrick Hildebrant of Catoosa and Connor Whitham of Tulsa.
Elections
Top Story Editor's Pick
Four Republicans vie for southeast Tulsa's House District 67
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Bowden McElroy, Rob Hall, Ryan Myers and Kane Smithare entered in the June 18 GOP primary. If none receives a majority, the top two will go to an Aug. 27 runoff.
Elections
Top Story Editor's Pick
Lay, Grable vying to be new state representative for west Tulsa and Jenks
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On the ballot in House District 68 are businessman Mike Lay, 69, and student, campaign worker and former legislative aid Jonathan Grable, 40.
Elections
Democratic primary to determine new House District 72 representative
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Voters will choose between educator Michelle McCane, 36, and Job Corps Head Workforce Specialist Adam Martin, 28.
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Longtime residents seeks House District 73 post
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Ron Stewart and Darrell Knox have a lot in common but bring different personalities to HD 73 primary that will decide the district's next state representative.
Elections
House District 79 primary sees Tulsa GOP vice chair challenge repeat candidate
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Paul Hassink, who lost the 2022 election to Democrat Melissa Provenzano, will be on the Republican primary ballot June 18 along with Jenifer Stevens, Tulsa County Republican Party vice chair.
Elections
Incumbent faces two challengers in GOP primary for House District 98
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Gabe Woolley and J. David Taylor both said they were inspired to run because of frustrations with the performance ofincumbent Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow.
Elections
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Three Republican candidates vie for seat on Corporation Commission
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For the first time since 1988, Bob Anthony’s name won’t appear on ballots this year as Oklahomans go the polls to choose among candidates for the Corporation Commission.
Sand Springs Leader
Three Republicans to face off for Corporation Commission primary
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Three Republican candidates for Corporation Commissioner will face off in the June 18 primary to see who will go toe to toe with other candidates in the general election.
Elections
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Meet the candidates facing off in Tulsa County District 2 primary races June 18
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Seven candidates— three Republicans, three Democrats and an independent— are hoping to succeed longtime County Commissioner Karen Keith.
Sand Springs Leader
State candidates talk about the issues
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Candidates for two different state offices talked last week at 'Eggs and Issues' about issues that matter to Sandites, from mental healthcare to taxes to education.
Politics
Rundown of eight Republican primaries in Oklahoma set for June
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Even when an office goes to a general election in November, the ultimate outcome is, more times than not, determined by GOP voters in June's closed primaries or August's runoffs.
Elections
Editor's Pick
Quick decisions: Nine area legislative races decided by June primaries
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Here is a quick preview of the Tulsa-area elections to be decided by primaries just over two months from now.
Elections
Fifty lawmakers get no opponents as state, federal filing period ends
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The 285 filers were the fewest in more than a decade, and even that number is likely to drop some this coming week because of withdrawals and contests of candidacy.
Government-politics
Final list of federal and state candidates in Oklahoma
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The candidate filing period was April 3-5. As is typical for Oklahoma, many races will be noncompetitive as only one candidate filed for the seat.
Elections
Candidates fewer as filing for state and federal offices begins
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The 133 offices contested this year drew just 206 applicants, the fewest for an opening day since 2012.
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