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2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election

The 2020 Oklahoma House of Representatives election took place as part of the 2020 United States state legislative elections. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives serve two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Republicans went into the 2020 election with a supermajority of seats in the state House over Democrats: 77 (R) to 24 (D). To take control, Democrats needed a net gain of 27 seats.

Following the 2020 election, Republicans expanded their supermajority by a net gain of 5 seats, shifting the balance of power to 82 (R) to 19 (D).

Flipped Seats

Five seats flipped party in 2020. Those flips were all losses for Democrats and wins for Republicans.

Republican Gains

  1. District 4: Matt Meredith (D) to Bob Ed Culver Jr. (R)
  2. District 7: Ben Loring (D) to Steve Bashore (R)
  3. District 56: David Perryman (D) to Dick Lowe (R)
  4. District 83: Chelsey Branham (D) to Eric Roberts (R)
  5. District 95: Kelly Albright (D) to Max Wolfley (R)

Retirements

Nine incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans

  1. District 1: Johnny Tadlock: Retiring
  2. District 28: Zack Taylor: Retiring
  3. District 52: Charles Ortega: Retiring
  4. District 57: Harold Wright: Retiring
  5. District 59: Mike Sanders: Retiring
  6. District 96: Lewis H. Moore: Retiring

Democrats

  1. District 7: Ben Loring: Retiring
  2. District 56: David Perryman: Retiring
  3. District 89: Shane Stone: Retiring
  • NOTE: In District 7, Ben Loring (D) retired and did not seek re-election. The only candidate who filed to run in District 7 was Republican Steve Bashore, guaranteeing a flip of control of the seat from Democrats to Republicans.

Incumbents Defeated in Primary Elections

Three incumbents were defeated in their party primaries in 2020. Those incumbents were:

Republicans

Democrat

Incumbents Defeated in General Elections

Three incumbents were defeated in the 2020 general election. Those incumbents were all Democrats.

Predictions

Detailed results

  • Official primary results can be obtained here, official primary run-off election results here, and official general election results here.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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See also

References