Two races for Oklahoma County commissioner positions are headed to Aug. 25 runoffs.
The Republican primary for Board of Commissioners District 3 is headed to overtime after neither Jessica Clayton nor Alex Warren hit the threshold necessary to secure the nomination outright Tuesday.
Clayton led the five-candidate field with 41.8 percent support (10,725 votes), while Warren, the brother of Oklahoma County Court Clerk Rick Warren, finished with 24.3 percent (6,228 votes). Wendy Jo Hampton finished third with 24.2 percent (6,220 votes) in a razor-thin primary result. Just eight votes separated Warren and Hampton with all precincts reporting. By state statute, Hampton could petition for a recount.
Thomas Parkhurst and Scott Ermis got 5.4 percent (1,395 votes) and 4.3 percent (1,099 votes), respectively.
The winner of the District 3 GOP runoff will face Democrat Jennifer Mayo in the Nov. 3 election. Mayo won the Democratic primary with 69.7 percent (11,091 votes). Corey Winston and Tom Guild captured 19.4 percent (3,092 votes) and 10.9 percent (1,733 votes), respectively.
Five candidates filed for the seat following the resignation of Myles Davidson in March after a Cleveland County District Court judge granted a three-year victim’s protective order to a woman who said Davidson sexually assaulted her.
Meanwhile, the District 1 primary will also move to a runoff. Incumbent Commissioner Jason Lowe captured 49.3 percent support (10,246 votes), and he will face political newcomer Kayla Baker in the Aug. 25 runoff after she finished second in the four-way race with 28 percent (5,807 votes).
Activist Mark Faulk finished with 17.5 percent (3,639 voters). Harry Meister, an insurance agent, received 5.2 percent (1,087 votes). Because no Republican candidate filed in what has been a traditionally Democratic district, the runoff will be winner-take-all.
All results are unofficial until certified by the Oklahoma State Election Board.
Stein wins GOP Oklahoma County assessor nomination
Incumbent Larry Stein defeated challenger Ferlin Kearns by capturing 76.9 percent (40,386 votes) in the Republican race for Oklahoma County assessor Tuesday. Kearns received 12,162 votes.
The campaign between Kearns and Stein quickly became heated, with Stein accusing Kearns of failing to pay his property taxes. Meanwhile, Kearns said Stein voted to defund the jail and spent less than 45 hours on the job per month. The election took another turn when Kearns posted on his Facebook page that he was suing Stein for defamation over his property tax comments. However, as of Tuesday night, there is no record of the lawsuit listed on the Oklahoma State Courts Network.
Stein will face Democrat John Gibbons in the Nov. 3 general election.
Oklahoma County House primaries
Six Oklahoma County-based House races occurred during the June 16 primary:
- Republican HD 81: Troy Talley and Rusty Rains will face off in an Edmond-area runoff after Talley got 47.5 percent of the vote (1,912 votes) and Rains finished with 35.8 percent (1,443 votes) Tuesday, with all precincts reporting. Amber Canary finished with 16.7 percent (672 votes);
- Democratic HD 81: Megan Hornbeek Allen defeated Jason Lankford after capturing 62 percent (1,315 votes). Lankford earned 807 votes;
- Republican HD 91: Teresa Sterling and Roberto Seda will move to a runoff after neither candidate got more than 50 percent in the crowded five-candidate field. Sterling finished with 32.1 percent (1,468 votes) while Seda won 28.1 percent (1,284 votes). Michael Freeman finished third with 23.8 percent (1,087 votes). Bruce Fleming and Debbie Shultz finished with 9.7 percent (444 votes) and 6.3 percent (286 votes), respectively;
- Democratic HD 96: Ashtyn Smith won the Democratic nomination with 55.9 percent (1,214 voters), compared to 31.4 percent (681 votes) for Austin Reams. Phillip Massad finished third with 12.8 percent (277 votes);
- Republican HD 96: Rep. Preston Stinson (R-Edmond) defended his seat against John Bachman, winning 60.3 percent (2,867 votes). Bachman received 1,885 votes; and
- Democratic HD 99: Dr. Herschel Brown and Carlos Robinson advanced to a runoff, with Brown leading the results in Tuesday’s primary with 37.2 percent (1,459 votes), compared to 24 percent (944) votes for Robinson. Derrick Sier got 19.6 percent (768 votes), while Alan Washington and Steve Davis finished with 11.1 percent (437 votes) and 8 percent (316 votes), respectively.
Oklahoma County Senate primaries
Five Oklahoma County-based Senate races occurred during the June 16 primary:
- Republican SD 18: Incumbent Sen. Jack Stewart (R-Yukon) and Tyler Herring are headed to a runoff. Stewart got 45.7 percent (3,663 votes) while Herring got 35.2 percent (2,821 votes). Misty Shannon finished with 19 percent (1,523 votes);
- Republican SD 24: Jon Painter and Robert Keyes will face off in the Aug. 25 runoff. Painter got 34.8 percent (2,682 votes) while Keyes finished with 23.2 percent (1,807 votes), with all precincts reporting. Bryan Husted and Heather Boss finished with 19.2 percent (1,491 votes) and 14 percent (1,095 votes), respectively. Tammi Didlot got 9 percent (705 votes);
- Republican SD 26: Rich Koch and Jessica Winegeart will advance to an Aug. 25 runoff after neither candidate reached the threshold to avoid a runoff in a tight GOP primary. Koch finished with 37.6 percent (3,785 votes) while Winegeart got 33.6 percent (3,378 votes) with all precincts reporting. Brady Butler finished with 28.8 percent (2,901 votes);
- Republican SD 28: Sen. Grant Green (R-Wellston) narrowly escaped the GOP primary for SD 28 with 50.3 percent (5,837 votes), while Robert Trimble finished close behind with 5,770 votes; and
- Republican SD 42: Sen. Brenda Stanley (R-OKC) defeated Malana Bracht by winning 60.2 percent (4,467 votes). Bracht earned 2,955 votes.
(Correction: This article was updated at 3:56 p.m. Monday, June 22, to correct reference to Megan Hornbeek Allen’s name.)
