Early voting underway for November 5 general election

Early voting has already begun for the November 5 general election.

According to the Oklahoma Election Board, early voting will be held Wednesday, October 30 through Friday, November 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. No excuse is needed to vote early, but voters must provide proof of identity when checking in at their early voting site. More information about accepted forms of identity is available on the State Election Board website.

Voters must vote in the county where you are registered. For a list of early voting locations by county, click here. The State Election Board reminds voters that early voting sites are not the same as polling places. Each county has at least one early voting site; however, some counties may have more than one location.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day.

The State Election Board recommends that voters view or download a sample ballot before heading out to their voting location. Sample ballots and polling place locations can be found using the OK Voter Portal. All voters will be voting on presidential electors and State Corporation Commissioner. There are also two state questions on the ballot and judicial retention. Some voters may also have congressional, legislative, county, and/or local elections on the ballot. A full list of elections by county is available on the State Election Board website.

Voters with questions should contact their County Election Board or the State Election Board for more information.

Below, voters will find information about federal and state races, as well as the two state questions and judicial retention ballots. Generally, Kirkpatrick Policy Group does not endorse candidates, preferring to focus on policy rather than politics.

The most important thing in this election is voting. In the last statewide general election in 2022, 50.35 percent of Oklahoma’s registered voters turned out to cast ballots. In the 2020 general election that featured a presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, 69.34 percent of the state’s registered voters turned out.

However, according to the website Statista, Oklahoma ranked last among the states for the percentage of voting-age population that turned out for the 2020 presidential election. That year, approximately three million people of voting age lived in Oklahoma, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Of those, 1.51 million voted in the presidential election that year, according to the Oklahoma Election Board. The state’s turnout rate for its voting-age population equaled 50.3 percent. The highest state, Minnesota, saw 80 percent of its voting-age population cast ballots in 2020.

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Federal and state races on Nov.5 general election ballot

U.S. President and Vice President

Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat – L

Donald J. Trump and JD Vance – R

Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz – D

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan – I

Chris Garrity and Cody Ballard – I

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U.S. Congress

District 1 – Tulsa area

Kevin Hern (I) – R

Dennis Baker – D

Mark Sanders – I 

District 2 – SE Oklahoma

Josh Brecheen (I) – R

Brandon Wade – D

Ronnie Hopkins – I

District 4 – SW Oklahoma

Tom Cole (I) – R

Mary Brannon – D

James Stacy – I 

District 5 – OKC area

Stephanie Bice (I) – R

Madison Horn – D

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Corporation Commissioner

Chad Williams – L

J. Brian Bingman – R

Hardold D. Spradling – D

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State House

District 1 – SE Oklahoma

Eddy Dempsey (I) – R

Victoria Lawhorn – I

District 4 – NE Oklahoma

Bob Ed Culver (I) – R

Christopher Wier – D‍

District 12 – NE Oklahoma

Mark Chapman – R

Crystal LaGrone – D 

District 16 – S of Tulsa metro

Scott Fetgatter (I) – R

Rosie Lynch – D

District 20 – S OKC metro

Jonathan Wilk – R

Mitchell Jacob – D

District 26 - Shawnee

Dell Kerbs (I) – R

Kerri Keck – D

District 34 - Stillwater

Trish Ranson (I) – D

Andrew Muchmore – R

District 37 – NE Oklahoma

Ken Luttrell (I) – R

Carter Rogers – I

District 38 – NW Oklahoma

John Pfeiffer (I) – R

Doyle Lewis – D

District 39 - Edmond

Erick Harris (I) – R

Richard Prawdzienski – L

District 41 – NW OKC metro

Denise Crosswhite Hader (I) – R

Mike Bockus – D

District 43 - Yukon

Jay Steagall (I) – R

Cassie Kinet – I

District 45 - Norman

Annie Menz (I) – D

Matt Watson – R

Robert Murphy – I

District 46 - Norman

Jacob Rosecrants (I) – D

Alexander Torvi – R

District 62 - Lawton

Daniel Pae (I) – R

Allison Offield – D

District 63 – SW Oklahoma

Hurchel (Trey) Caldwell (I) – R

Shykira Smith – D

District 64 - Lawton

Rande Worthen (I) – R

Tom Sutherlin – D

District 66 – NW Tulsa metro

Clay Staires (I) – R

Kenneth Blevins – I

District 70 - Tulsa

Suzanne Schreiber (I) – D

Brad Banks – R

District 74 - Owasso

Mark Vancuren (I) – R

Aaron Brent – I

District 79 - Tulsa

Melissa Provenzano (I) – D

Paul Hassink – R

District 83 – NW OKC

Eric Roberts (I) – R

Jimmy Lawson – D

District 84 - Bethany

Tammy West (I) – R

Jeremy Lamb – D

District 85 – NW OKC

Cyndi Munson (I) – D

David Hooten – R

District 86 – Tahlequah

David Hardin (I) – R

Anne Fite – D

District 87 – NW OKC

Ellyn Hefner (I) – D

Dave Schnittger – R

District 88 – NW OKC

Ellen Pogemiller – D

Bobby McCollum – I

District 90 – SW OKC

Emily Gise – R

Nana Dankwa – D

District 94 – SE OKC

Andy Fugate (I) – D

Suzanne Jobe – R

District 95 – Midwest City

Max Wolfley (I) – R

Tegan Malone – D

District 98 – Broken Arrow

Cathy Smythe – D

Gabe Wooley – R

District 100 – NW OKC

Marilyn Stark (I) - R

Chaunte Gilmore - D

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State Senate

District 3 – NE Oklahoma

Julie McIntosh – R

Margaret Cook – I

District 7 – SE Oklahoma

Warren Hamilton (I) – R

Jerry Donathan – D

District 15 – Norman

Lisa Standridge – R

Elizabeth Foreman – D

District 21 - Stillwater

Robin Fuxa – D

Randy Grellner – R

District 25 – SE Tulsa metro

Brian Guthrie – R

Karen Gaddis – D

District 33 – Broken Arrow

Bob Willis – D

Christi Gillespie – R

District 35 - Tulsa

Jo Anna Dossett (I) – D

Dean Martin – R

District 37 – Tulsa metro

Aaron Reinhardt – R

Andrew Nutter – I

District 39 - Tulsa

Dave Rader (I) – R

Melissa Bryce – D

District 43 – SW Oklahoma

Kendal Sacchieri – R

Sam Graefe – D

District 47 – NW OKC metro

Erin Brewer – D

Kelly Hines – R

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Judicial Retention

Oklahoma Supreme Court

District 3 – Noma D. Gurich

District 4 – Yvonne Kauger

District 7 – James E. Edmondson

Court of Criminal Appeals

District 1 – William J. Musseman

District 4 – Scott Rowland

District 5 – David B. Lewis

Court of Civil Appeals

District 2, Office 2 – James R.Huber

District 4, Office 2 – Timothy J.Downing

District 5, Office 1 – Thomas E.Prince

District 5, Office 2 – RobertBobby Bell

District 6, Office 1 – E. BayMitchell, III

District 6, Office 2 – Brian JackGoree

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State Questions

SQ 833 – Would change the Oklahoma Constitution to permit the creation of public infrastructure districts to provide support to landowners, essentially a tax increase for future property owners. 

SQ 834 – Would change the Oklahoma Constitution to clarify that non-U.S. citizens cannot vote.

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