2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election will take place concurrently with the regularly-scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat.[1] Primary elections for the Republican, Democratic and Libertarian parties' nominations will take place on June 28, 2022. Runoff elections, if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote, are scheduled for August 23.[2] All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15, 2022.[2]
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This special election will be held to fill the remaining four years of incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe's fifth term. In February 2022, Inhofe announced he would resign early at the end of the 117th United States Congress on January 3, 2023.[3] He was first elected in the 1994 special election with 55% of the vote, succeeding retiring Democratic Senator David Boren.[4] Inhofe won re-election to a fifth full term in 2020 with 63% of the vote.[5]
Republican primary
On February 25, 2022, Jim Inhofe announced he would leave office at the end of the 117th Congress, triggering a special election for his U.S. Senate seat in Oklahoma.[6] A crowded field of candidates was expected in the Republican primary following the announcement of Inhofe's retirement.[7]
Luke Holland, Inhofe's former chief of staff, launched his campaign for Inhofe's seat on the same day with Inhofe's endorsement.[6] The next day, Markwayne Mullin, a U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, announced his campaign.[8] By February 28th, Oklahoma State Senator Nathan Dahm had announced he was switching his campaign from running for Oklahoma's Class III seat to running for the special election seat.[9] On March 8, former United States National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray announced his campaign.[10] T. W. Shannon, a former Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, officially announced his campaign on March 11.[11] Scott Pruitt, former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, filed to run on April 15.[12]
Declared
- Michael Coibion[13]
- Nathan Dahm, state senator for the 33rd district and U.S. House candidate in 2010[9]
- Jessica Jean Garrison, author, dietician and daughter of former State Senator Earl Garrison[14][13]
- Alex Gray, former United States National Security Council chief of staff[10]
- Randy Grellner, physician[15]
- Luke Holland, former chief of staff for U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe[16]
- Adam Holley[13]
- Laura Moreno[13]
- Markwayne Mullin, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district and plumber[8]
- Scott Pruitt, 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (2017–2018) and 17th attorney general of Oklahoma (2011–2017)[12]
- Paul Royse[13]
- T. W. Shannon, former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2013–2014), former state representative for the 62nd district (2007–2015), and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[17]
- John Tompkins, physician[15]
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Declined
- Stephanie Bice, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district (running for re-election)[3]
- Jim Bridenstine, 13th Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2018–2021) and former U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district (2013–2018)[20]
- G. T. Bynum, mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma[9]
- Gentner Drummond, attorney (running for attorney general)[21]
- Kevin Hern, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district (running for re-election)[22]
- Jackson Lahmeyer, Pastor of Sheridan.Church (running for the Class 3 U.S. Senate seat)[23]
- Frank Lucas, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district (running for re-election)[6]
- Charles McCall, Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives[24]
- Kyle McCarter, former United States Ambassador to Kenya[25]
- John M. O'Connor, attorney general of Oklahoma (running for attorney general)[20]
- Matt Pinnell, lieutenant governor of Oklahoma (running for re-election)[26]
- Kevin Stitt, governor of Oklahoma (running for re-election)[27]
- R. Trent Shores, former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma (2017–2021)[21]
- Greg Treat, president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate[28]
- J. C. Watts, former U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district (1995–2003)[17]
- Paul Wesselhoft, former state representative for the 54th district (2004–2016) and legislator for the 9th district of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation (2007–present)[29]
Endorsements
Nathan Dahm
Alex Gray
- Federal executive officials
- Adam Boehler, 1st CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (2019–2021)[33]
- David M. Friedman, former United States Ambassador to Israel (2017–2021)[33]
- Richard Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence (2020), former United States Ambassador to Germany (2018–2020), and Special Presidential Envoy for Serbia and Kosovo Peace Negotiations (2019–2021)[10]
- Keith Kellogg, retired United States Army lieutenant general, former Executive Secretary and Chief of Staff of the U.S. National Security Council (2017–2018), and National Security Advisor to the Vice President of the United States (2018–2021)[34]
- Chris Miller, former acting United States Secretary of Defense (2020–2021)[34]
- Robert O'Brien, 28th United States National Security Advisor (2019–2021)[35]
- Kash Patel, former chief of staff to the acting United States Secretary of Defense[36]
- Matthew Whitaker, former acting United States Attorney General (2018–2019), former Chief of Staff to the United States Attorney General (2017–2018), and former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa (2004–2009)[33]
- U.S. Senators
- Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah (2011–present)[35]
- Pete Wilson, 36th Governor of California (1991–1999) and former U.S. Senator from California (1983–1991)[33]
- U.S. representative
- Paul Gosar, Congressman for Arizona's 4th congressional district (2013–present)[33]
- County officials
- Joe Arpaio, 36th Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona (1993–2017)[33]
Luke Holland
- U.S. Senators
- Jim Inhofe, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (1994–present), former U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district (1987–1994) and former Mayor of Tulsa (1978–1984)[27]
- Political Action Committees
- Okieway[37]
Markwayne Mullin
- Individuals
- Harold Hamm, oil and gas industry businessman[38]
T. W. Shannon
- Federal executive officials
- Neal McCaleb, 8th Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs (2001–2003), 1st and 3rd Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation (1987-1991) (1995-2001), and former former Oklahoma State representative (1975-1983)[39]
- State executive officials
- Rita Aragon, 4th Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2011–2019) and retired United States Air National Guard major general[40]
- Gary Ridley, 6th Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation (2009–2017)[39]
- State representatives
- Hopper Smith, United States National Guard brigadier general and former Oklahoma State representative for the 67th district[40]
- Tribal Officials
- Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (1987–present) (Democrat)[11]
- U.S. military generals
- Lee Baxter, retired United States Army Major General[40]
- Jesse Cross, 50th Quartermaster General of the United States Army (2007-2010) and retired United States Army brigadier general[40]
- Toney Stricklin, retired United States Army major general[40]
- Individuals
- Mark Levin, lawyer, author, and radio personality; host of The Mark Levin Show[41]
Debates
The first debate of the election cycle was held by The Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans on March 26 in Oklahoma City.[42]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | |||||||||
| Nathan Dahm |
Alex Gray |
Luke Holland |
Markwayne Mullin |
T.W. Shannon | |||||
| 1[42] | March 26, 2022 | The Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans | N/A | A | A | P | P | P | |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Nathan Dahm |
Alex Gray |
Luke Holland |
Markwayne Mullin |
T.W. Shannon |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Integrated (R) | March 24–27, 2022 | 455 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 39% | 14% | 38% |
General election
Candidates
- TBD (Republican)
- Kendra Horn, former U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district (2019–2021) (Democratic)[13]
- Robert Murphy (Libertarian)[13]
- Ray Woods, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 (Independent)[15]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[43] | Solid R | February 24, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[44] | Solid R | February 24, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[45] | Safe R | March 1, 2022 |
| Politico[46] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[47] | Safe R | February 24, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | TBD | |||
| Democratic | Kendra Horn | |||
| Libertarian | Robert Murphy | |||
| Independent | Ray Woods | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Notes
- The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
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External links
- Official campaign websites
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