Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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← 2022
Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma
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Oklahoma is holding an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Cindy Byrd and Chris White are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Cindy Byrd (R)
	Submit photo	Chris White (R)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

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Past elections

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

2022

See also: Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Incumbent Matt Pinnell defeated Melinda Alizadeh-Fard and Chris Powell in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Pinnell (R)	64.9	744,003
		Melinda Alizadeh-Fard (D)	31.0	355,763
		Chris Powell (L)	4.1	47,226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,146,992
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Melinda Alizadeh-Fard advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Matt Pinnell advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Chris Powell advanced from the Libertarian primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.

2018

See also: Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Matt Pinnell defeated Anastasia Pittman and Ivan Holmes in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Pinnell (R)	61.9	729,219
		Anastasia Pittman (D)	34.5	406,797
		Ivan Holmes (Independent)	3.6	42,174

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,178,190 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Matt Pinnell defeated Dana Murphy in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Pinnell	58.1	171,636
		Dana Murphy	41.9	123,618

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 295,254
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Anastasia Pittman defeated Anna Dearmore in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Anastasia Pittman	50.4	188,892
		Anna Dearmore	49.6	185,769

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 374,661
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma

Dana Murphy and Matt Pinnell advanced to a runoff. They defeated Eddie Fields and Dominique DaMon Block Sr. in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Murphy	45.8	196,894
✔		Matt Pinnell	35.7	153,303
		Eddie Fields	13.7	58,996
	Submit photo	Dominique DaMon Block Sr.	4.7	20,290

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 429,483
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2014

See also: Oklahoma Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican incumbent Todd Lamb won re-election on November 4, 2014.

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Lamb Incumbent	68.5%	562,088
	Democratic	Cathy Cummings	31.5%	258,564
Total Votes				820,652
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board

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

2010 On November 2, 2010, Todd Lamb won election to the office of Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor. He defeated Kenneth Corn (D) and Richard Prawdzienski (I) in the general election. Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Todd Lamb 64% 659,242      Democratic Kenneth Corn 32.5% 334,711      Independent Richard Prawdzienski 3.5% 35,665 Total Votes 1,029,618 Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections. 2006 On November 7, 2006, Jari Askins won election to the office of Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor. She defeated Todd Hiett (R) and E.Z. Million (I) in the general election. Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Democratic Jari Askins 50.1% 463,753      Republican Todd Hiett 47.5% 439,418      Independent E.Z. Million 2.3% 21,684 Total Votes 924,855 Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections. 2002 On November 5, 2002, Mary Fallin won re-election to the office of Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor. She defeated Laura Boyd (D), Billy Maguire (I) and Elmer Zen (E.Z.) Million (I) in the general election. Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican Mary Fallin Incumbent 56.9% 584,990      Democratic Laura Boyd 38.9% 400,511      Independent Billy Maguire 3% 31,053      Independent Elmer Zen (E.Z.) Million 1.1% 11,802 Total Votes 1,028,356 Election results via Oklahoma State Board of Elections.

Election analysis

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Lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2026

There are 30 lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.

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