Oklahoma held its general election on November 4, 2014, deciding 125 legislative seats and 8 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans kept every statewide office and grew their Senate majority to 40-8, the most dominant for either party since the 1960s and 1970s.
- Gov. Mary Fallin (R), who had signed a law repealing Common Core, won a second term over state Rep. Joe Dorman (D) by about 15 points. The closest statewide race was for superintendent, where Joy Hofmeister (R) beat John Cox (D) by about 12 points to become only the second Republican since statehood elected to the job. She had trounced incumbent Janet Barresi in the primary while calling for less testing and higher teacher pay. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb (R) and Labor Commissioner Mark Costello (R) won easily, and four other Republican officeholders, including Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R), returned without opposition.
- Republicans picked up four Senate seats, all of them open Democratic seats:
- The House stayed at 72-29 as two seats changed hands. Claudia Griffith (D) unseated Aaron Stiles (R) by about 200 votes in House District 45, and Scooter Park (R) took Dorman's open House District 65 by fewer than 300 votes.
- Voters approved all 3 constitutional amendments on the ballot. State Question 770 and State Question 771, homestead exemptions for disabled veterans and for surviving spouses of military personnel, each passed with about 90%. State Question 769, on public officials' military service, passed with about 69%.
Legislature
- House (101 seats): 29 D, 72 R before the election, 29 D, 72 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (48 seats): 12 D, 36 R before the election, 8 D, 40 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
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| State Question 769 | Guarantees that public officials can also serve as officers and members of the National Guard, Oklahoma State Guard and Officers Reserve Corps | Passed (69.45% yes) |
| State Question 770 | Permits a disabled veteran to sell his or her homestead and acquire another homestead property while keeping the homestead tax exemption | Passed (90.39% yes) |
| State Question 771 | Establishes a homestead exemption for the surviving spouse of military personnel who die in the line of duty | Passed (90.5% yes) |