2026 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2026 Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Matt Pinnell is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third full consecutive term.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Matt Pinnell is term-limited in 2026.[1] Official candidate filing for the office is in April 2026. Reporting on the campaign began in January 2025 when state auditor and inspector Cindy Byrd registered an official campaign committee to run for the seat. Byrd released a statement saying her official campaign launch would come later that year.[2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Victor Flores, businessman[3]
- Brian Hill, state representative (2018–present)[4]
- Justin Humphrey, state representative (2016–present)[5]
- David Ostrowe[6]
- T. W. Shannon, former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2013–2014) from the 62nd district (2007–2015) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2022[7]
- Darrell Weaver, state senator (2018–present)[8]
Withdrawn
- Cindy Byrd, incumbent state auditor (2019–present) (running for state treasurer)[9]
- Chris White, former county commissioner for McCurtain County's 1st district[10][11]
Endorsements
T. W. Shannon
- Executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)[12]
- Organizations
