Oklahoma 2016 Election Results — MultiState Elections

Oklahoma held its general election on November 8, 2016, deciding 126 legislative seats and the office of Corporation Commissioner. No chamber changed party control.

Highlights

Republicans widened the two-thirds majorities they already held, reaching 75-26 in the House and 42-6 in the Senate. Every seat that changed hands was open, and no legislative incumbent lost in November.
Democrats lost nine open seats they had held:
- Micheal Bergstrom (R) beat John Myers (D) in Senate District 1.
- Dewayne Pemberton (R) beat Jack Reavis (D) by about 800 votes in Senate District 9, the closest of these.
- Greg McCortney (R) beat Eric Hall (D) in Senate District 13.
- Rick West (R) beat Troy Dyer (D) in House District 3.
- Tom Gann (R) beat Darrell L. Moore (D) in House District 8.
- Kevin McDugle (R) beat Darla Milligan (D) in House District 12.
- Avery Frix (R) beat Wayne Herriman (D) in House District 13.
- Scott Fetgatter (R) beat Ronnie Kell (D) in House District 16.
- Justin Humphrey (R) beat James Albert Campbell (D) in House District 19.
Democrats' two pickups were open Republican House seats. Collin Walke (D) defeated Bruce Lee Smith (R) by about 430 votes in House District 87, and Mickey Dollens (D), a U.S. Grant High School teacher, won House District 93 in southwest Oklahoma City by about 20 points. Two other Democrats held on narrowly: Matt Meredith (D) kept the open House District 4 by about 330 votes, and Rep. Claudia Griffith (D) held House District 45 by about 450 votes.
Voters rejected State Question 779, perhaps the most hotly debated question of the year, a one-cent sales tax mainly to fund a $5,000 raise for teachers. They approved State Question 780, which made possessing limited quantities of drugs a misdemeanor and raised the felony threshold for some property crimes, and its companion State Question 781, which steers the calculated savings to county rehabilitation programs.
Voters also approved State Question 776 on the death penalty and State Question 792 on wine and beer sales. They rejected State Question 777, the right-to-farm amendment, as well as State Question 790 on public money for religious purposes.

Legislature

House (101 seats): 30 D, 71 R before the election, 26 D, 75 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Senate (48 seats): 9 D, 39 R before the election, 6 D, 42 R after; control stayed with Republicans.

Statewide races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
Corporation Commissioner	Dana Murphy (R)	Unopposed

Legislative races

Race	Winner	Others	Notes
House 1	Johnny Tadlock (D) 60.49%	STEVEN McGOWEN (R) 39.51%
House 2	John D. Bennett (R) 54.42%	Tom Stites (D) 45.58%
House 3	Rick West (R) 60.77%	Troy Dyer (D) 27.72%, Dewey Harrison (I) 11.51%	Flipped D to R
House 4	Matt Meredith (D) 51.28%	Bob Culver (R) 48.72%
House 5	Josh West (R) 70.88%	Matt Nowlin (D) 29.12%
House 6	Chuck Hoskin (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 7	Ben Loring (D) 56.42%	Hoguen Apperson (R) 43.58%
House 8	Tom Gann (R) 61.57%	Darrell L. Moore (D) 38.43%	Flipped D to R
House 9	Mark Lepak (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 10	Travis Dunlap (R) 70.27%	Eric Epperson (D) 29.73%
House 11	Earl Sears (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 12	Kevin McDugle (R) 60.7%	Darla Milligan (D) 39.3%	Flipped D to R
House 13	Avery Frix (R) 55.7%	Wayne Herriman (D) 44.3%	Flipped D to R
House 14	George Faught (R) 64.86%	Lee Ann Langston (D) 35.14%
House 15	Ed Cannaday (D) 58.46%	Don Herrold (R) 41.54%
House 16	Scott Fetgatter (R) 53.78%	Ronnie Kell (D) 46.22%	Flipped D to R
House 17	Brian Renegar (D) 57.71%	Paul Marean (R) 42.29%
House 18	Donnie Condit (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 19	Justin Humphrey (R) 52.47%	James Albert Campbell (D) 35.44%, Morgan Hopson (I) 12.09%	Flipped D to R
House 20	Bobby Cleveland (R) 71.48%	Matt Failing (D) 28.52%
House 21	Dustin Roberts (R) 76.02%	David S. Northcutt (D) 23.98%
House 22	Charles A. McCall (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 23	Terry O'Donnell (R) 64.29%	Keith Welch Sr. (D) 35.71%
House 24	Steve Kouplen (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 25	Todd Thomsen (R) 68.38%	David S. Weir (D) 31.62%
House 26	Dell Kerbs (R) 55.81%	Nick Atwood (D) 44.19%
House 27	Josh Cockroft (R) 75.88%	John Karlin (D) 24.12%
House 28	Tom Newell (R) 66.82%	Marilyn Rainwater (D) 33.18%
House 29	Kyle Hilbert (R) 65.87%	Macy Gleason (D) 34.13%
House 30	Mark Lawson (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 31	Jason Murphey (R) 74.87%	John B. Tiller (D) 25.13%
House 32	Kevin Wallace (R) 75.41%	Billy Hinton (D) 24.59%
House 33	Greg Babinec (R) 52.22%	Caryl Talley (D) 42.75%, Erin K. Adams (L) 5.03%
House 34	Corwin Williams (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 35	Dennis Casey (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 36	Sean Roberts (R) 68.96%	Cathy Ross (D) 31.04%
House 37	Steve Vaughan (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 38	John Pfeiffer (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 39	Ryan Martinez (R) 76.49%	Clark Duffe (L) 23.51%
House 40	Chad Caldwell (R) 73.7%	Pierce Jones (D) 26.3%
House 41	John Enns (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 42	Tim Downing (R) 71.35%	Liz George (D) 28.65%
House 43	John Paul Jordan (R) 64.72%	Mike Bounds (D) 27.8%, Sooner Davenport (I) 7.47%
House 44	Emily Virgin (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 45	Claudia Griffith (D) 51.33%	Marc Etters (R) 48.67%
House 46	Scott Martin (R) 60.41%	Jacob Rosecrants (D) 39.59%
House 47	Leslie Osborn (R) 78.1%	O.A. Cargill (D) 21.9%
House 48	Pat Ownbey (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 49	Tommy C. Hardin (R) 75.31%	Michelle Bray (D) 24.69%
House 50	Marcus McEntire (R) 76.32%	Melissa Tilley (D) 23.68%
House 51	Scott Biggs (R) 77.95%	Charles L. Murdock (D) 22.05%
House 52	Charles Ortega (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 53	Mark McBride (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 54	Kevin West (R) 61.75%	Mary Newcome-hatch (D) 24.32%, Elizabeth Larios (I) 13.93%
House 55	Todd Russ (R) 58.66%	Wayne A. Walters (D) 41.34%
House 56	David Perryman (D) 65.66%	Chris Verser (R) 34.34%
House 57	Harold Wright (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 58	Carl Newton (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 59	Mike Sanders (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 60	Rhonda Baker (R) 67.42%	Dennis Purifoy (D) 32.58%
House 61	Casey Murdock (R) 85.35%	Ashlee Renee Ortiz (D) 14.65%
House 62	John Montgomery (R) 52.65%	Larry Bush (D) 47.35%
House 63	Jeff Coody (R) 64.21%	Randy Batt (D) 35.79%
House 64	Rande Worthen (R) 58.6%	Jacobi Crowley (D) 41.4%
House 65	Scooter Park (R) 72.65%	Rick Gilleland (D) 27.35%
House 66	Jadine Nollan (R) 68.13%	Dianna Phillips (D) 31.87%
House 67	Scott McEachin (R) 69.37%	Lori Decter Wright (D) 26.22%, Zac Davis (L) 4.41%
House 68	Glen Mulready (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 69	Chuck Strohm (R) 69.95%	Paul Sullivan (D) 30.05%
House 70	Carol Bush (R) 60.07%	Joe Jennings (D) 34.34%, Tamara Morton (L) 5.59%
House 71	Katie Henke (R) 55.65%	Millie Hardesty York (D) 44.35%
House 72	Monroe Nichols (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 73	Regina Goodwin (D) 88.64%	Leland Cole (R) 11.36%
House 74	Dale Derby (R) 66.59%	Jeri Moberly (D) 33.41%
House 75	Dan Kirby (R) 59.56%	Karen Gaddis (D) 40.44%
House 76	David Brumbaugh (R) 68.03%	Glenda Puett (D) 31.97%
House 77	Eric Proctor (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 78	Meloyde Blancett (D) 48.96%	MOLLY McKAY (R) 44.88%, Eugene Bell (L) 6.16%
House 79	Weldon Watson (R) 65.13%	Teresa Marler (I) 34.87%
House 80	Mike Ritze (R) 69.78%	Tom Bates (D) 30.22%
House 81	Mike Osburn (R) 62.13%	Dan Myers (D) 30.49%, Steve Long (L) 7.38%
House 82	Kevin Calvey (R) 60.22%	Misty Warfield (D) 32.28%, Christopher J Crawford (I) 5.53%
House 83	Randy McDaniel (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 84	Tammy West (R) 61.21%	Will Hollander (D) 38.79%
House 85	Cyndi Munson (D) 54.22%	Matt Jackson (R) 45.78%
House 86	Will Fourkiller (D) 62.76%	Rhonda Hopkins (R) 32.83%, Shannon Grimes (L) 4.41%
House 87	Collin Walke (D) 47.96%	Bruce Lee Smith (R) 44.77%, Elle Collins (L) 7.27%	Flipped R to D
House 88	Jason Dunnington (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 89	Shane Stone (D) 100%	Unopposed
House 90	Jon Echols (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 91	Chris Kannady (R) 72.49%	Trey Puckett (D) 27.51%
House 92	Forrest Bennett (D) 60.54%	Joe Griffin (R) 39.46%
House 93	Mickey Dollens (D) 59.84%	Jay Means (R) 40.16%	Flipped R to D
House 94	Scott Inman (D) 62.98%	Jason Sansone (R) 37.02%
House 95	Roger Ford (R) 56.5%	James J. Cook (D) 43.5%
House 96	Lewis Moore (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 97	Jason Lowe (D) 73.49%	Tonni Canaday (R) 26.51%
House 98	Mike Rogers (R) 100%	Unopposed
House 99	George Young (D) 81.77%	Marina Mangiaracina (I) 18.23%
House 100	Elise Hall (R) 52.04%	Donald Wentroth Jr. (D) 41.96%, Christina Wright (L) 6%
House 101	Tess Teague (R) 64.76%	Cheryl Mooneyham-Hessman (D) 35.24%
Senate 1	Micheal Bergstrom (R) 59.37%	John Myers (D) 40.63%	Flipped D to R
Senate 3	Wayne Shaw (R) 60.07%	Rhonda Cox (D) 39.93%
Senate 5	Joseph Silk (R) 57.17%	Stacey Allen Ebert (D) 42.83%
Senate 7	Larry Boggs (R) 55.75%	Joel Kerns (D) 44.25%
Senate 9	Dewayne Pemberton (R) 51.54%	Jack Reavis (D) 48.46%	Flipped D to R
Senate 11	Kevin Matthews (D) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 12	James Leewright (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 13	Greg McCortney (R) 64.26%	Eric Hall (D) 35.74%	Flipped D to R
Senate 15	Rob Standridge (R) 62.19%	Shawn P. Sheehan (I) 37.81%
Senate 17	Ron Sharp (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 19	Roland Pederson (R) 68.81%	Rhonda Harlow (D) 19.8%, Whitney Hall (I) 11.4%
Senate 21	Thomas Dugger (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 23	Lonnie Paxton (R) 77.18%	Larry Wasson (D) 22.82%
Senate 25	Joe Newhouse (R) 73.17%	Robert Founds (D) 26.83%
Senate 27	Bryce Marlatt (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 29	Julie Daniels (R) 65.53%	Robert Jobe (D) 34.47%
Senate 31	Chris Kidd (R) 69.74%	Perry Brinegar (D) 30.26%
Senate 33	Nathan Dahm (R) 67.48%	Kimberly Fobbs (D) 32.52%
Senate 35	Gary Stanislawski (R) 64.87%	Frank Grove (L) 35.13%
Senate 37	Dan Newberry (R) 55.7%	Lloyd W. Snow (D) 40.12%, Shawn W Ketcher (I) 4.18%
Senate 39	Dave Rader (R) 53.09%	John Waldron (D) 46.91%
Senate 41	Adam Pugh (R) 63.14%	KEVIN McDONALD (D) 32.4%, Richard Prawdzienski (L) 4.45%
Senate 43	Paul Scott (R) 75.39%	Leah Pollan (D) 24.61%
Senate 45	Kyle D. Loveless (R) 100%	Unopposed
Senate 47	Greg Treat (R) 56.37%	Judy Mullen Hopper (D) 38.09%, Steven Weber (I) 5.55%

Ballot measures

Measure	Description	Result
SQ 776	Provides constitutional justification for death penalty statutes	Passed (66.36% yes)
SQ 777	Adds a "right to farm" to the state constitution	Failed (39.71% yes)
SQ 779	Increases the state sales tax by 1 percent	Failed (40.6% yes)
SQ 780	Reclassifies some drug and property crimes as misdemeanors	Passed (58.23% yes)
SQ 781	Funds rehabilitation programs with funds from SQ 780	Passed (56.22% yes)
SQ 790	Repeals prohibition on public money being spent for religious purposes	Failed (42.88% yes)
SQ 792	Allows grocery and convenience stores to sell full-strength beer and wine	Passed (65.62% yes)

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