Oklahoma Primary Election Results

Oklahoma held its primary election for federal, state, and county offices on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Plus, are you ready for a new deluge of political junk mail, robocalls, and FUD?

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Oklahoma Primary Election

Oklahoma held its primary election for federal, state, and county offices on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The election will be officially certified on June 25th, but the unofficial results are available on the Oklahoma State Elections Board website.

Some Notable Results

All Republican incumbents for U.S. Representative won their primary by wide margins: Kevin Hern (OK-1) by 87%, Frank Lucas (OK-3) by 73%, and Tom Cole (OK-4) by 64%. Josh Brecheen (OK-2) and Stephanie Bice (OK-5) had no primary challengers. There were two Democrat primary winners for U.S. Representative: Dennis Baker (OK-1) by 59% and Mary Brannon (OK-4) by 60%. Frank Lucas (OK-3) didn’t draw any other party opponents, so he will keep his seat. The rest go on to the general election on November 5, 2024.

The one statewide primary was for Corporation Commissioner. Republican J. Brian Bingman won by 53% and will now proceed to the general election.

Other primaries were held for the State House, odd-numbered State Senate districts, and county offices. Please visit the Oklahoma State Elections Board website to see the results for your district or county.

Surprising Primaries

There were a few surprising primaries. One was the Republican primary for State Senate District 13. Incumbent Greg McCortney, Republican majority floor leader and slated to be the next Senate president pro tempore, lost to challenger Jonathan Wingard by a narrow margin.

Another was the Republican primary for Carter County Sheriff. It was tied. Both incumbent Chris Bryant and challenger DJ Long received equal votes. Sheriff Bryant has requested a recount. If the total does not change after the recount, the election board will determine a winner by random drawing.

Primary Runoffs

There will be a few State Senate, State House, and County office primary runoff elections on August 27, 2024. A full list should be available soon on the Oklahoma State Elections Board website.

Are You Ready for FUD?

Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

With the primaries (mostly) done, we must prepare for a new deluge of political junk mail, robocalls, and media advertising as we barrel headlong toward the General Election on November 5, 2024.

This being a presidential election year, I’m confident the mudslinging will be terrible. You are about to be bombarded with a new round of finger-pointing, misdirection, mischaracterizations, misinformation, faux-anger, and FUD.

If you’re unfamiliar with that last term, it stands for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. It’s one of the key ingredients to riling up “the base.” The goal of many political campaigns is to spread as much FUD as they can. They really bury it in the minds of their followers. Fear of the other, uncertainty in the economy, and doubt in their political opponents, to name a few.

If you're unsure what FUD looks like, watch a few minutes of primetime Fox News or Newsmax. I apologize in advance for putting you through that. And that is just on the right side of the political spectrum. The left does the same, but I’m not drawing any equivalents here. In my opinion, the FUD from the left is typically in reaction to highlight the FUD from the right. Yay, politics. Sheesh!

I encourage everyone to do their due diligence regarding anything put out by someone running for office.

Fun Fact: FUD is also the brand name of a global meat company under Sigma Alimentos, which also owns BAR-S. So, technically, both versions of FUD deal with baloney.

More later. Time to go make a sandwich. Baloney sounds good for some reason.

In The News

A look at some of the latest headlines from around Oklahoma and beyond.

• Oklahoma Legislature primary election winners: 28 seats decided outright | Nondoc

• Most incumbents won Oklahoma sheriff elections — including charged Morris — but others lost | Nondoc

• Oklahoma elections see incumbents toppled amid low voter turnout and Governor's influence | KOKH

• McCurtain County Sheriff voted out following controversial recordings | KFOR

• Carter County sheriff primary race remains deadlocked after review | KTEN

• Outside Spending Soars Ahead of Primary Election | Oklahoma Watch

• Federal appeals court allows Oklahoma birth certificate gender change case to proceed | Oklahoma Voice

• Federal judge issues order in lawsuit over Oklahoma's HB 1775 | The Oklahoman

• Judge allows private school's lawsuit against Ryan Walters to progress | The Oklahoman

• Governor Stitt bans wasteful PR spending after FOX 25 uncovered State Supt. PR campaign | KOKH

• After Oklahoma banned some state-funded DEI initiatives, schools renamed offices and shuffled jobs | The Frontier

• Norman Planning Commission approves $1B entertainment district | The Journal Record

• Agriculture census shows some western Oklahoma counties had lower broadband adoption numbers | KOSU

• Comanche, Caddo Nations teach environment, culture to Indigenous youth in Wichita Mountains | KOSU

• Chickasha brings holiday cheer to summer with Christmas in July | KSWO

• Thousands flock to Oklahoma town for Okie Noodling Tournament | KOSU

• Switchyard magazine wins James Beard Award | Public Radio Tulsa

• Spark Athletes to Represent Team USA for Home Opener Weekend | OKC Sparks

• Edith Head: Hollywood's Costume Designer (June 22 - Sept 29) | Oklahoma City Museum of Art

About Oklahoma: Kingfisher County

Kingfisher County, Oklahoma

Welcome to Kingfisher County.

Kingfisher County in north-central Oklahoma was formed as County Five when Oklahoma Territory was organized by the Organic Act of 1890. In the first election in the county voters selected Kingfisher as its name.

Kingfisher, Oklahoma near the center of the county at the intersection of US Highway 81 and State Highway 3, is the county seat and county's largest city.

Other notable communities include Hennessey and Dover in the northern, Cashion in the southeastern, Okarche in the southern, and Loyal in the western parts of the county.

• Established: 1890

• County Seat: Kingfisher, Oklahoma 73750

• Nation: Cheyenne-Arapaho

• Map: Google Maps

• Area: 903 mi² (2,339 km²)

• Population: 15,184 (2020 Census)

• Time Zone: UTC−6 (Central), DST observed

• Area Code: 405, 572, 580

• Congressional District: 3

• State House District: 41, 59

• State Senate District: 20, 26

• Weather: NWS Norman

• Tourism Region: Red Carpet Country

• History: Oklahoma Historical Society

• Historic Places: Exploring Oklahoma History

• More Information: Wikipedia

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– K.