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Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2022
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| Oklahoma Labor Commissioner |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 15, 2022 |
| Primary: June 28, 2022 Primary runoff: August 23, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Leslie Osborn (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma |
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Oklahoma held an election for labor commissioner on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022, and a primary runoff was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022.
Incumbent Leslie Osborn won election in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor.
Candidates and election results
General election candidates
- Leslie Osborn (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Jack Henderson (Democratic Party)
- Will Daugherty (Libertarian Party)
Republican primary runoff candidates
- Leslie Osborn (Incumbent) ✔
- Sean Roberts
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary candidates
- Leslie Osborn (Incumbent) ✔
- Sean Roberts ✔
- Keith Swinton
Minor Party primary candidates
Libertarian Party
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Oklahoma
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Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
Leslie Osborn defeated Fred Dorrell and Brandt Dismukes in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leslie Osborn (R) | 61.7 | 717,765 | |
| Fred Dorrell (D) | 33.5 | 389,249 | ||
| Brandt Dismukes (Independent) | 4.8 | 55,823 | ||
| Total votes: 1,162,837 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
Leslie Osborn defeated Cathy Costello in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Leslie Osborn | 52.3 | 151,766 | |
| Cathy Costello | 47.7 | 138,181 | ||
| Total votes: 289,947 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
Fred Dorrell defeated Sam Mis-Soum in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Dorrell | 73.4 | 269,605 | |
| Sam Mis-Soum | 26.6 | 97,544 | ||
| Total votes: 367,149 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
Cathy Costello and Leslie Osborn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Keith Swinton in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cathy Costello | 43.3 | 181,657 | |
| ✔ | Leslie Osborn | 35.9 | 150,847 | |
| Keith Swinton | 20.8 | 87,446 | ||
| Total votes: 419,950 | ||||
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2014
Republican incumbent Mark Costello won re-election on November 4, 2014.
| Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Costello Incumbent |
62.8% | 504,307 | |
| Democratic | Mike Workman | 37.2% | 299,284 | |
| Total Votes | 803,591 | |||
| Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
See also
| Oklahoma | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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