2024 Oklahoma Primary Election
It's time again to go vote; the Oklahoma primary elections are upon us. However, I've been thinking there should be some changes.
2024 Oklahoma Primary Election
It’s that time again—time to go vote. Oklahoma has a primary election on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, for federal, state, and county offices. The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
If you would like to vote early, you can at your designated early voting location on:
Thursday, June 13, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Friday, June 14, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday, June 15, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
If you’re voting absentee, remember to get your ballot in the mail now. It must arrive at your county election office before 7:00 pm on election night.
Are you wondering if you need to go vote? Not every office has a primary, so it wouldn’t hurt to log in to the Oklahoma Voter Portal and view a sample ballot.
U.S. Representative
District 1:
Republican: Kevin Hern*, Paul Royse.
Democrat: Evelyn Rogers, Dennis Baker
District 3:
Republican: Frank Lucas*, Darren Hamilton, Robin Lynn Carder
District 4:
Republican: Tom Cole*, Andrew Hayes, Paul Bondar, Nick Hanking, Rick WhiteBear Harris
Democrat: Mary Bannon, Kody Macaulay
Corporation Commissioner
Republican: J. Brian Bingman, Justin Hornback, Russell Ray
State Representative or State Senate
View list here: 2024 Federal, State, and Legislative Candidates
County Offices
View list here: 2024 County Candidates
I’ve Been Thinking About Changes
As a registered Democrat, I get to sit out this primary. In fact, not very many Democrats ran this year, but I’ll leave that as an issue for another time. I would like to see some changes in Oklahoma’s primary system—not because of my particular political party but for everyone, so more people can have a chance to vote.
I’m not even going to suggest anything radical, like implementing rank-choice voting. Just someone mentioning that caused a Republican panic in the legislature, and they’ve already banned it.
I think we should have open primaries and let anyone vote for any party they want to. That simple.
My case in point: I can’t vote for county sheriff. It’s a Republican primary, and the winner will become sheriff. No other party ran for the office. So, anyone not a registered Republican has no say at all in who our sheriff is. Is that democratic? Is it even fair? Oh, I want to point out that I’ve nothing against either candidate running for sheriff; I would love to vote for one of them. I’m using this as an example. I could say the same for the 3rd congressional district; it’s a single-party race.
If we can’t open the primaries, I would love to see single-party races moved to the general ballot.
That’s my thoughts on changes to Oklahoma’s primaries. What are yours? Please leave a comment.
More later. Time to think on other things.
In The News
A look at some of the latest headlines from around Oklahoma and beyond.
Oklahoma is not alone. Uncontested races are a growing trend nationwide | KOSU
Oklahoma hits 100 tornados this year, doubling typical numbers by May | KOKH
Greenwood District, site of Tulsa Race Massacre, may become monument | The Oklahoman
1/3 of Oklahoma families receiving private school tax credit make over $150k a year | KFOR
Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board awards first round of grants to 71 entities | KGOU
Oklahoma state funding makes school resource officer training largest in history | KJRH
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sends 'one-size-fits-all' car tag compact to tribes | KOSU
Experts warn Oklahomans of red meat allergy caused by tick bites | KOCO
About Oklahoma: Johnston County
Welcome to Johnston County.
Johnston County is in the south-central part of the state. The county was formed at statehood from parts of the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations and was named after Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation.
Tishomingo, Oklahoma, in the southern part of the county at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 22, is the county seat and county's largest city. Tishomingo is also home to Murray State College and the Chickasaw Nation's Historic Capitol Building.
Other notable towns include Mill Creek in the nortwestern, Bromide and Wapanucka in the northeastern, Milburn in the southeastern, and Mannsville and Ravia in the southwestern parts of the county.
Established: 1907
County Seat: Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460
Nation: Chickasaw
Map: Google Maps
Area: 645 mi2 (1,671 km2)
Population: 10,272 (2020 Census)
Time Zone: UTC−6 (Central), DST observed
Area Code: 580
Congressional District: 2
State House District: 22
State Senate District: 6, 14
Weather: NWS Norman
Tourism Region: Chickasaw Country
History: Oklahoma Historical Society
Historic Places: Exploring Oklahoma History
More Information: Wikipedia
Extras
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The 5 Closest Presidential Elections in U.S. History | Mr. Beat
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– K.