Oklahoma State Senate races: 18 seats contested in 2026
While Oklahoma's Legislature has been Republican-dominated for more than a decade, the State Senate remains a place where thin margins define the balance of...
Oklahoma House races: 19 open seats, many intriguing contests
(Update: This article was updated at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, to reflect the candidacy withdrawal of Payton Guthrie in House District 21, which made...
Statewide, federal races: 15 file for governor, Oklahoma auditor wins by default
(Update: This article was updated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, to reflect the candidacy withdrawal of Ron Durbin from the 1st Congressional District...
DA races: 23 of 27 district attorneys elected by default, Democrat wins rural post
The vast majority of Oklahoma's 27 district attorneys were elected by default Friday night, with only one candidate filing for 23 of those elections...
Tulsa County candidate filing: 6 elections set, 14 elected by default
While 2026 was set up to be a major election year in Tulsa County with two county commissioners, the treasurer, the assessor, the district...
Over a quarter of #okleg members up for reelection win without drawing a challenger
(Update: This article was updated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, to reflect the candidacy withdrawal of Payton Guthrie in House District 21, which...
Oklahoma County: 8 candidates file for open District 3 commissioner seat
Two seats on the Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners will be on 2026 ballots, and county voters will also select their tax assessor and...
TSET director resigns while trust fund overhaul faces Senate uncertainty
ADA — As lawmakers weigh a sweeping "reset" aimed at funding education efforts, the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust's director submitted her resignation Thursday, while...
Stitt appoints Trevor Pemberton, Brian Beller to State Regents for Higher Education
Over the past week, Gov. Kevin Stitt filed what could be his final two appointments to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Stitt's former...
Legislature strikes early FY ’27 budget deal with mostly flat budgets, teacher pay hike, COLAs
In a significant step toward avoiding a repeat of the 2024 budget negotiation debacle that kept lawmakers at the Capitol through May and away...
