2016 Oklahoma Senate election

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2016 Oklahoma Senate election
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November 8, 2016
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25 out of 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Brian Bingman
(term-limited)		 John Sparks
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 4, 2011 July 3, 2015
Leader's seat District 12 District 16
Last election 39 9
Seats after 42 6
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
President before election

Brian Bingman
Republican

 Elected President

Mike Schulz
Republican

The 2016 Oklahoma Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Oklahoma Senate for the following two years in the 56th Oklahoma Legislature. The 24 odd-numbered seats (and district 12) out of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on June 28, 2016. Prior to the election, 39 seats were held by Republicans and 9 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expand their majority in the State Senate by 3 seats.[1][2]

Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Safe R October 12, 2016

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 1: Charles Wyrick was term-limited.
  2. District 9: Earl Garrison was term-limited.
  3. District 13: Susan Paddack was term-limited.

Republicans

  1. District 12: Brian Bingman was term-limited.
  2. District 19: Patrick Anderson was term-limited.
  3. District 21: Jim Halligan retired.
  4. District 23: Ron Justice was term-limited.
  5. District 25: Mike Mazzei was term-limited.
  6. District 29: John Ford was term-limited.
  7. District 31: Don Barrington was term-limited.
  8. District 39: Brian Crain was term-limited.
  9. District 41: Clark Jolley was term-limited.

Defeated incumbents

In primary

Republicans

  1. District 43: Corey Brooks lost renomination to Paul Scott.

Closest races

Results

References

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