Oklahoma elections summary, 2014

Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014

Overview
Total candidates:  | 205
Primary candidates:  | 19
General election candidates:  | 187
Incumbency
Incumbents:  | 138
Incumbent success rate:  | 98%
Competition - general election
Percent of candidates in contested races:  | 37%
Percent uncontested:  | 58%
Percent retention:  | 5%
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## Contents

* 1 Interesting races
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

Oklahoma trial court incumbent judges enjoyed a 98% success rate during elections this year. Of the 187 candidates who ran in the general election, 108 of them were unopposed. Seventy candidates competed in contested races, and three incumbent judges were voted out. The district court judges are elected in nonpartisan elections.

Appellate court judges run in retention elections in Oklahoma. This year, three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices were retained: John Reif, Joseph Watt, and Tom Colbert. Five judges of the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals and one judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ran for retention as well. They were all successful.

For general election results, see: Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014.
For primary election results, see: Oklahoma primary elections, 2014.

## Interesting races[edit]

* The average rate of retention for Oklahoma judges in 2014 was 60.9%. All of the judges up for retention received between 59% and 63%.
* Here are some of the close races (winners in bold):

* District 7: Judge Roger Stuart (50.5%), Amy Palumbo (49.5%)
* District 14: Judge William C. Kellough (48%), Caroline Wall (52%)
* District 15: Judge Thomas H. Alford (51.3%), James Walters (48.7%)
* District 15: Kyle Waters (50.1%), Matt Orendorff (49.9%)

* Mark Barcus and Megan Simpson were two of the three incumbent judges that were defeated by challengers. They were both appointed by Republican Governor Mary Fallin in 2012. The third ousted judge was William C. Kellough, who was first elected to the court in 2006.
* Judge Donald Deason of District 7 easily defeated challenger Orenthel Denson, 77.7% to 22.3%. Prior to the election, Deason challenged Denson's candidacy due to the similarity of their names. The state supreme court, however, declined to hear his case, and the election board disagreed with his challenge.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Oklahoma judicial elections, 2014
* Oklahoma elections
* Portal:Judicial elections
* Judicial selection in Oklahoma
* Oklahoma

## External links[edit]

* Oklahoma Board of Elections

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ News OK, "Oklahoma elections: Oklahoma County judges retain seats on benches," November 5, 2014

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