2020 Oklahoma elections
Oklahoma state elections in 2020 were held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Its primaries were held on June 30, 2020, with runoffs taking place on August 25.[1] Its presidential primaries were an exception to this, occurring on March 3, 2020.[2]
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Elections in Oklahoma |
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Government |
In addition to the U.S. presidential race, Oklahoma voters will elect the Class II U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, 1 of 3 members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, all of its seats to the House of Representatives, 3 of 9 seats on the Oklahoma Supreme Court, 2 of 5 seats on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals, 3 of 12 seats on the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, all of the seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 25 of 48 seats in the Oklahoma State Senate. There are also two ballot measures that will be voted on, in addition to one passed in the June 30 primary.[1]
Federal offices
President of the United States
Oklahoma has 7 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
United States Class II Senate Seat
Parties | Seats | |||||
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2018 | 2020 | +/- | Strength | |||
Republican Party | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | ||
Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
United States House of Representatives
Parties | Seats | |||||
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2018 | 2020 | +/- | Strength | |||
Republican Party | 4 | 5 | 1 | 100% | ||
Democratic Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
There are 5 U.S. Representatives in Oklahoma who will be up for election.[3]
Corporation Commission
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Todd Hiett (R) |
Todd Hagopian (L) |
Undecided |
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SoonerPoll/News 9/News on 6 | October 15–20, 2020 | 5,466 (LV) | ± 1.33% | 56% | 15% | 29% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Todd Hiett | ||||
Libertarian | Todd Hagopian | ||||
Total votes | 100.0% |
State Judiciary
The state's two courts of last resort have 9 and 5 seats respectively. Elections are officially nonpartisan.[4]
State Legislature
All 101 seats of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 25 of 48 seats of the Oklahoma State Senate are up for election.
State Senate
Before the election the composition of the state senate was:
Parties | Seats | |||||
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2018 | 2020 | +/- | Strength | |||
Republican Party | 39 | 39 | 0 | 81% | ||
Democratic Party | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19% |
House of Representatives
Before the election the composition of the state house was:
Parties | Seats | |||||
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2018 | 2020 | +/- | Strength | |||
Republican Party | 76 | 81 | 5 | 80% | ||
Democratic Party | 25 | 20 | 5 | 20% |
Ballot Initiatives
Polling
- Question 805
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
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SoonerPoll/News 9/News on 6 | October 15–20, 2020 | 5,466 (LV) | ± 1.33% | 45% | 35% | 20% |
- Question 814
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Yes (for the amendment) | No (against the amendment) | Undecided |
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SoonerPoll/News 9/News on 6 | October 15–20, 2020 | 5,466 (LV) | ± 1.33% | 46% | 26% | 28% |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
- "Oklahoma elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- "Live Results: Oklahoma Presidential Primary 2020". New York Times. June 29, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- "Live: Oklahoma State Primary Election Results 2020". New York Times. July 1, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- "Judicial Selection in the States: Oklahoma". NCSC. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
Further reading
- David Weigel; Lauren Tierney (September 22, 2020), "The 50 political states of America", Washingtonpost.com, archived from the original on October 12, 2020,
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External links
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