Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2014

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Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2014

Majority control • Qualifications

List of candidates District 2 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 • District 42 • District 44• District 46 • District 48

State Legislative Election Results

Oklahoma State Senate • 2014 Oklahoma House Elections

Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 11, 2014.

Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the Oklahoma State Senate. The Republican Party strengthened their control, increasing their total seats from 36 to 40. The Democrats suffered a net loss of four seats, lowering their total from 12 to eight.

Incumbents retiring

A total of ten incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Sean Burrage	Democratic	Senate District 02
Jerry Ellis	Democratic	Senate District 05
Roger Ballenger	Democratic	Senate District 08
Rob Johnson	Republican	Senate District 22
Tom Ivester	Democratic	Senate District 26
Harry Coates	Republican	Senate District 28
Cliff Branan	Republican	Senate District 40
Cliff Aldridge	Republican	Senate District 42
Al McAffrey	Democratic	Senate District 46
Constance Johnson	Democratic	Senate District 48

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Oklahoma State Senate:

Oklahoma State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	12	8
	Republican Party	36	40
Total		48	48

Qualifications

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Article 5, Section 17 of the Oklahoma Constitution states: Members of the Senate shall be at least twenty-five years of age, and members of the House of Representatives twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. They shall be qualified electors in their respective counties or districts and shall reside in their respective counties or districts during their term of office.

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

In 13 (52%) of the 25 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 10 Republicans and 3 Democrats were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 12 (48%) of the 25 districts up for election.

Primary challenges

A total of 2 incumbents faced primary competition on June 24. Ten incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 13 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The state senators that faced primary competition were:

• District 12: Incumbent Brian Bingman defeated John Knecht in the Republican primary.
• District 20: Incumbent AJ Griffin defeated Dan Ladd in the Republican primary.

Retiring incumbents

Ten incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 15 (60%) of the current 25 incumbents ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, six Democrats and four Republicans , can be found above.

List of candidates

District 2

Note: Incumbent Sean Burrage (D) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Marty Quinn a

November 4 General election candidates:

Marty Quinn

District 4

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Ann Weaver a

Note: Tom Brennan withdrew before the primary.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Mark Allen a- Incumbent Allen was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ann Weaver: 6,827

Mark Allen: 9,107

District 5

Note: Incumbent Jerry Ellis (D) could not complete the last two-years of his term because of term limits.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Curtis McDaniel a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Joe M. Silk: 960 a
• Brent Shain: 565

November 4 General election candidates:

Curtis McDaniel: 7,159

Joe M. Silk: 8,505

District 6

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Joe Hill a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Josh Brecheen a- Incumbent Brecheen was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Independent party candidates:

• Vicki Gaylor a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joe Hill : 7,904

Josh Brecheen: 9,523

Vicki Gaylor: 339

District 8

Note: Incumbent Roger Ballenger (D) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Gary Clason: 2,002 a
• Chad Bonds: 1,758
• Selina Jayne-Dornan: 2,592 a

Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 24, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.

August 26 Democratic runoff candidates:

• Gary Clason
• Selina Jayne-Dornan a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Roger Thompson: 1,448 a
• Malcolm Branch: 305
• J.W. Hill: 910

November 4 General election candidates:

Selina Jayne-Dornan: 7,148

Roger Thompson: 9,055

District 10

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Eddie Fields a- Incumbent Fields was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Eddie Fields

District 12

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Brian Bingman: 4,164 a- Incumbent Bingman was first elected to the chamber in 2006.
• John Knecht: 1,526

November 4 General election candidates:

Brian Bingman

District 14

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Chequita Williams a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Frank Simpson a- Incumbent Simpson was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Chequita Williams: 3,988

Frank Simpson: 13,112

District 16

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• John Sparks a- Incumbent Sparks was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

John Sparks

District 18

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Charles Arnall a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Kim David a- Incumbent David was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Charles Arnall: 5,347

Kim David: 11,730

District 20

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• AJ Griffin: 4,432 a- Incumbent Griffin was first elected to the chamber in a special election on February 14, 2012.
• Dan Ladd: 2,517

November 4 General election candidates:

AJ Griffin

District 22

Note: Incumbent Rob Johnson (R) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Stephanie Bice: 3,191 a
• Leif Francel: 2,537
• Mark Thomas: 2,845 a

Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 24, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.

August 26 Republican runoff candidates:

• Stephanie Bice a
• Mark Thomas

November 4 General election candidates:

Stephanie Bice

District 24

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Anthony Sykes a- Incumbent Sykes was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Anthony Sykes

District 26

Note: Incumbent Tom Ivester (D) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Kevin Black a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Dan Gambill: 2,266
• Darcy Jech: 2,290 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Kevin Black: 7,500

Darcy Jech: 12,781

District 28

Note: Incumbent Harry Coates (R) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Marilyn Rainwater: 2,259 a
• Billy Hinton: 1,542

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Michael Ballard: 440
• Charles Mashek: 303
• Joe Dobry: 691
• Danny Williams: 856
• Jason Smalley: 3,023 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Marilyn Rainwater: 5,054

Jason Smalley: 12,781

District 30

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• David Holt a- Incumbent Holt was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

David Holt

District 32

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Randy Bass a- Incumbent Bass was first elected to the chamber in 2004.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

Note: C.K. Gray was removed from the race on April 21, 2014.

November 4 General election candidates:

Randy Bass

District 34

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Rick Brinkley a- Incumbent Brinkley was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

November 4 General election candidates:

Rick Brinkley

District 36

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Bill Brown a- Incumbent Brown was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Bill Brown

District 38

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Mike Schulz a- Incumbent Schulz was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Schulz

District 40

Note: Incumbent Cliff Branan (R) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• John Handy Edwards a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Joe Howell: 606
• Michael Taylor (Oklahoma): 483
• Steve Kern: 1,289 a
• David Hooten: 718
• Ervin Yen: 2,533 a
• Brian Winslow: 781

Note: No candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 24, 2014, primary election. A runoff primary election was held between the top two candidates.

August 26 Republican runoff candidates:

• Steve Kern
• Ervin Yen a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Handy Edwards: 8,753

Ervin Yen: 10,473

District 42

Note: Incumbent Cliff Aldridge (R) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Hiawatha Bouldin a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Greg Childers: 2,248
• Jack Fry: 2,802 a

Independent party candidates:

• Charles Thompson a

November 4 General election candidates:

Hiawatha Bouldin: 5,357

Jack Fry: 10,042

Charles Thompson: 1,245

District 44

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Michael Brooks-Jimenez a

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Ralph Shortey a- Incumbent Shortey was first elected to the chamber in 2010.

Independent party candidates:

• Constance Fawcett a

November 4 General election candidates:

Michael Brooks-Jimenez: 4,384

Ralph Shortey: 5,418

Constance Fawcett: 680

District 46

Note: Incumbent Al McAffrey (D) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Kay Floyd: 1,632 a
• Wilfredo Santos Rivera: 415

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kay Floyd

District 48

Note: Incumbent Constance Johnson (D) did not run for re-election.

June 24 Democratic primary candidates:

• Anastasia Pittman: 5,107 a
• Christine Byrd: 904

June 24 Republican primary candidates:

• Duane Crumbacher a

November 4 General election candidates:

Anastasia Pittman: 14,254

Duane Crumbacher: 2,917

See also

• Oklahoma State Senate
• Oklahoma State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014"
• Runoff Primary Candidates for Aug. 26, 2014
• Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014
• Oklahoma State Board of Elections, Official Results Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 4, 2014
• Oklahoma State Board of Elections, General election candidate list

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Current members of the Oklahoma State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Julie Daniels

Senators

District 1

Micheal Bergstrom (R)

District 2

Ally Seifried (R)

District 3

Julie McIntosh (R)

District 4

Tom Woods (R)

District 5

George Burns (R)

District 6

David Bullard (R)

District 7

Warren Hamilton (R)

District 8

Vacant

District 9

Avery Frix (R)

District 10

Bill Coleman (R)

District 11

Regina Goodwin (D)

District 12

Todd Gollihare (R)

District 13

Jonathan Wingard (R)

District 14

Jerry Alvord (R)

District 15

Lisa Standridge (R)

District 16

Mary Boren (D)

District 17

Shane Jett (R)

District 18

Jack Stewart (R)

District 19

Roland Pederson (R)

District 20

Chuck Hall (R)

District 21

Randy Grellner (R)

District 22

Kristen Thompson (R)

District 23

Lonnie Paxton (R)

District 24

Darrell Weaver (R)

District 25

Brian Guthrie (R)

District 26

Darcy Jech (R)

District 27

Casey Murdock (R)

District 28

Grant Green (R)

District 29

Julie Daniels (R)

District 30

Julia Kirt (D)

District 31

Spencer Kern (R)

District 32

Dusty Deevers (R)

District 33

Christi Gillespie (R)

District 34

Dana Prieto (R)

District 35

Jo Anna Dossett (D)

District 36

John Haste (R)

District 37

Aaron Reinhardt (R)

District 38

Brent Howard (R)

District 39

Dave Rader (R)

District 40

Carri Hicks (D)

District 41

Adam Pugh (R)

District 42

Brenda Stanley (R)

District 43

Kendal Sacchieri (R)

District 44

Michael Brooks (D)

District 45

Paul Rosino (R)

District 46

Mark Mann (D)

District 47

Kelly Hines (R)

District 48

Nikki Nice (D)

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