2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

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2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election
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All 101 seats in the Oklahoma House
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Charles McCall Emily Virgin
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 22nd-Atoka 44th-Norman
Seats before 77 24
Seats after 82 19
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5
Popular vote 309,808 214,053
Percentage 58.49% 40.41%
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker of the House before election

Charles McCall
Republican

 Elected Speaker of the House

Charles McCall
Republican

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).

Republican Gains

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

  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

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
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

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.

Predictions

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

Detailed results

See also

References

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