Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2026

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Governor of Oklahoma
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican
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Oklahoma is holding an election for governor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Governor of Oklahoma

Gentner Drummond, Charles A. McCall, and Leisa Mitchell Haynes are running in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gentner Drummond (R)
		Charles A. McCall (R)
	Submit photo	Leisa Mitchell Haynes (R)

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Candidate profiles

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• Leisa Mitchell Haynes

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• Leisa Mitchell Haynes

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2026
Race tracker	Race ratings
	3/25/2025	3/18/2025	3/11/2025	3/4/2025
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Pending	Pending	Pending	Pending
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Oklahoma

Incumbent Kevin Stitt defeated Joy Hofmeister, Natalie Bruno, and Ervin Yen in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt (R)	55.4	639,484
		Joy Hofmeister (D)	41.8	481,904
		Natalie Bruno (L)	1.4	16,243
		Ervin Yen (Independent)	1.4	15,653

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,153,284
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Tay (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Joy Hofmeister defeated Constance Johnson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joy Hofmeister	60.7	101,913
		Constance Johnson	39.3	65,894

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 167,807
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Incumbent Kevin Stitt defeated Joel Kintsel, Mark Sherwood, and Moira McCabe in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt	69.1	248,525
		Joel Kintsel	14.3	51,587
		Mark Sherwood	13.3	47,713
		Moira McCabe	3.3	12,046

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 359,871
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ervin Yen (R)

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Natalie Bruno advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma.

2018

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Drew Edmondson and Chris Powell in the general election for Governor of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt (R)	54.3	644,579
		Drew Edmondson (D)	42.2	500,973
		Chris Powell (L)	3.4	40,833

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,186,385 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Kevin Stitt defeated Mick Cornett in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Stitt	54.6	164,892
		Mick Cornett	45.4	137,316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 302,208
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Libertarian primary runoff election

Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell defeated Rex Lawhorn in the Libertarian primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Rex Lawhorn
✔		Chris Powell

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Drew Edmondson defeated Constance Johnson in the Democratic primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Drew Edmondson	61.4	242,764
		Constance Johnson	38.6	152,730

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 395,494
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mick Cornett	29.3	132,806
✔		Kevin Stitt	24.4	110,479
		Todd Lamb	23.9	107,985
		Dan Fisher	7.9	35,818
		Gary Jones	5.6	25,243
	Submit photo	Gary Richardson	4.0	18,185
		Blake Cowboy Stephens	2.7	12,211
	Submit photo	Christopher Barnett	1.2	5,240
	Submit photo	Barry Gowdy	0.5	2,347
	Submit photo	Eric Foutch	0.5	2,292

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 452,606
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma

Chris Powell and Rex Lawhorn advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joe Exotic in the Libertarian primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Powell	48.9	1,740
✔	Submit photo	Rex Lawhorn	32.4	1,154
		Joe Exotic	18.7	664

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,558
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2014

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican incumbent Mary Fallin won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Fallin Incumbent	55.8%	460,298
	Democratic	Joe Dorman	41%	338,239
	Independent	Kimberly Willis	2.1%	17,169
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	1.1%	9,125
Total Votes				824,831
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Governor of Oklahoma, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 On November 2, 2010, Mary Fallin won election to the office of Governor of Oklahoma. She defeated Jari Askins in the general election. Governor of Oklahoma, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mary Fallin 60.4% 625,506      Democratic Jari Askins 39.6% 409,261 Total Votes 1,034,767 Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Brad Henry won re-election to the office of Governor of Oklahoma. He defeated Ernest Istook in the general election. Governor of Oklahoma, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Henry Incumbent 66.5% 616,135      Republican Ernest Istook 33.5% 310,327 Total Votes 926,462 Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Brad Henry won election to the office of Governor of Oklahoma. He defeated Steve Largent and Gary Richardson in the general election. Governor of Oklahoma, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Brad Henry 43.3% 448,143      Republican Steve Largent 42.6% 441,277      Independent Gary Richardson 14.1% 146,200 Total Votes 1,035,620 Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections.

Election analysis

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Gubernatorial elections in 2026

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