Oklahoma elections, 2022
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This page is an overview of the 2022 Oklahoma elections, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.
Offices on the ballot[edit]
Below is a list of Oklahoma elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2022. Click the links to learn more about each type:
| U.S. Senate | ✓ |
| U.S. House | ✓ |
| Congress special election | — |
| Governor | ✓ |
| Other state executive | ✓ |
| State Senate | ✓ |
| State House | ✓ |
| Special state legislative | — |
| State Supreme Court | ✓ |
| Intermediate appellate courts | ✓ |
| Local judges | — |
| School boards | ✓ |
| Municipal government | ✓ |
| Recalls | — |
| Ballot measures | — |
| Local ballot measures | — |
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Election dates[edit]
Statewide election dates in Oklahoma are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.
Statewide election dates[edit]
June 28, 2022: Primary
August 23, 2022: Primary runoff
November 8, 2022: General election
Polling hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.[1]
Local election dates
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Frequently asked questions
When are the polls open?
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.[1]
See State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2022) for more information
Where can I find election results?
Election results are posted on Ballotpedia's election overview pages, as well as the relevant candidate pages. You can find links to the current election overview pages in the "Offices on the ballot" section of this page.
How do primaries work in Oklahoma?
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.[2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
How do I register to vote?
To vote in Oklahoma, one must be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Oklahoma.[3] The deadline for registration is 25 days prior to the election.
| “ | Voter registration applications are available at your County Election Board, post offices, tag agencies, libraries and many other public locations. You will be offered a voter registration application when you get your driver's license and when you apply for assistance at some government agencies. You also may download an application form.[4] | ” |
| —Oklahoma State Election Board[3] | ||
Once an applicant has been successfully registered, the county election board will mail him or her a voter identification card.[3]
Is there an early voting period?
- See also: Early voting
Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Who is eligible for absentee voting?
What are the voter ID laws in Oklahoma?
See Voter identification laws by state.
How do I file to run for office?
See Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Oklahoma for information on how to run for state or federal office.
What does Ballotpedia cover?
Ballotpedia's coverage extends to all elections on the federal level, all gubernatorial, state legislative, statewide ballot measure, and statewide judicial elections, as well as many other types of state executive offices. Local election coverage includes comprehensive ballot coverage for municipal and judicial elections in the top 100 cities by population and races for the large counties that overlap them. In the state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities, it includes coverage of mayoral, city council, and district attorney elections. It also includes school board elections in the top 200 largest school districts by enrollment, all California local ballot measures, and notable local ballot measures from across the nation. Ballotpedia also covers all elections in the U.S. territories but not elections in other countries.
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Email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Redistricting following the 2020 census
This section lists major events in the post-2020 census redistricting cycle in reverse chronological order. Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges. Click the dates below for additional information.
- November 22, 2021: Governor Kevin Stitt (R) signed new congressional and legislative maps into law.
- November 19, 2021: The Oklahoma State Senate voted to approve the congressional map 36-10. The Senate also voted 44-2 to approve the House map, and the House voted 95-1 to approve the Senate map.
- November 17, 2021: The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 75-19 to approve the congressional map. The House also voted 88-3 to approve the House map, and the Senate voted 46-1 to approve the Senate map.
- November 15, 2021: The Oklahoma State Legislature began a special session to discuss redistricting.
- November 1, 2021: State lawmakers released their first congressional map proposal and new legislative proposals drawn using census data.
- September 16, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau released data from the 2020 census in an easier-to-use format to state redistricting authorities and the public.
- August 23, 2021: Members of the House and Senate redistricting committees announced the legislative maps would need to be redrawn using 2020 census data.
- August 12, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered redistricting data to states in a legacy format.
- May 13, 2021: Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed new legislative maps into law.
- April 26, 2021: The U.S. Census Bureau delivered apportionment counts. Oklahoma was apportioned five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. This represented neither a gain nor a loss of seats as compared to apportionment after the 2010 census.
- April 21, 2021: State lawmakers in Oklahoma released their proposed maps for the Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives, becoming the first state in the 2020 redistricting cycle to produce draft maps.
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Frequently Asked Questions: When and Where to Vote ", accessed November 19, 2019
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed October 4, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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