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2016 Oklahoma Senate election

The 2016 Oklahoma Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, to determine which party would control the Oklahoma Senate for the following two years in the 56th Oklahoma Legislature. The 24 odd-numbered seats (and district 12) out of the 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on June 28, 2016. Prior to the election, 39 seats were held by Republicans and 9 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expand their majority in the State Senate by 3 seats.[1][2]

2016 Oklahoma Senate election
← 2014
November 8, 2016
2018 →
25 out of 48 seats in the Oklahoma Senate
25 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Brian Bingman
(term-limited)		 John Sparks
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 4, 2011 July 3, 2015
Leader's seat District 12 District 16
Last election 39 9
Seats after 42 6
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
President before election

Brian Bingman
Republican

 Elected President

Mike Schulz
Republican

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Governing[3] Safe R October 12, 2016

Retirements

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Democrats

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  1. District 1: Charles Wyrick was term-limited.
  2. District 9: Earl Garrison was term-limited.
  3. District 13: Susan Paddack was term-limited.

Republicans

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  1. District 12: Brian Bingman was term-limited.
  2. District 19: Patrick Anderson was term-limited.
  3. District 21: Jim Halligan retired.
  4. District 23: Ron Justice was term-limited.
  5. District 25: Mike Mazzei was term-limited.
  6. District 29: John Ford was term-limited.
  7. District 31: Don Barrington was term-limited.
  8. District 39: Brian Crain was term-limited.
  9. District 41: Clark Jolley was term-limited.

Defeated incumbents

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In primary

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Republicans

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  1. District 43: Corey Brooks lost renomination to Paul Scott.

Closest races

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Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 9, 3.08% (gain)
  2. District 39, 6.18%

Results

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District 1

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District 1 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Micheal Bergstrom 16,933 59.37%
Democratic John Myers 11,590 40.63%
Total votes 28,523 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

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District 3 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wayne Shaw (incumbent) 16,091 60.07%
Democratic Rhonda Cox 10,695 39.93%
Total votes 26,786 100.0%
Republican hold

District 5

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District 5 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Silk (incumbent) 14,665 57.17%
Democratic Stacey Allen Ebert 10,987 42.83%
Total votes 25,652 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

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District 7 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Larry Boggs (incumbent) 16,209 55.75%
Democratic Joel Kerns 12,867 44.25%
Total votes 29,076 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

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District 9 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dewayne Pemberton 13,641 51.54%
Democratic Jack A. Reavis 12,828 48.46%
Total votes 26,469 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

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District 11 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin Matthews (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

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District 12 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Leewright 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

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District 13 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg McCortney 18,686 64.26%
Democratic Eric Hall 10,393 35.74%
Total votes 29,079 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 15

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District 15 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Standridge (incumbent) 21,069 62.19%
Independent Shawn P. Sheehan 12,811 37.81%
Total votes 33,880 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

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District 17 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Sharp (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

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District 19 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roland Pederson 19,877 68.80%
Democratic Rhonda Harlow 5,719 19.80%
Independent Whitney Hall 3,292 11.40%
Total votes 28,888 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

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District 21 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom J. Dugger 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 23

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District 23 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lonnie Paxton 24,087 77.18%
Democratic Larry Wasson 7,120 22.82%
Total votes 31,207 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

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District 25 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Newhouse 28,362 73.17%
Democratic Robert Founds 10,398 26.83%
Total votes 38,760 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

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District 27 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryce Marlatt (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29

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District 29 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Daniels 21,704 65.52%
Democratic Robert Jobe 11,419 34.48%
Total votes 33,123 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

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District 31 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Kidd 17,828 69.74%
Democratic Perry Brinegar 7,737 30.26%
Total votes 25,565 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

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District 33 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan Dahm (incumbent) 23,087 67.48%
Democratic Kimberly Fobbs 11,128 32.52%
Total votes 34,215 100.0%
Republican hold

District 35

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District 35 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Stanislawski (incumbent) 19,737 64.87%
Libertarian Frank Grove 10,690 35.13%
Total votes 30,427 100.0%
Republican hold

District 37

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District 37 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Newberry (incumbent) 17,671 55.70%
Democratic Lloyd W. Snow 12,729 40.12%
Independent Shawn W. Ketcher 1,325 4.18%
Total votes 31,725 100.0%
Republican hold

District 39

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District 39 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Rader 19,002 53.09%
Democratic John Waldron 16,793 46.91%
Total votes 35,795 100.0%
Republican hold

District 41

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District 41 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Pugh 25,751 63.14%
Democratic Kevin McDonald 13,215 32.41%
Libertarian Richard Prawdzienski 1,815 4.45%
Total votes 40,781 100.0%
Republican hold

District 43

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District 43 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Scott 25,395 75.39%
Democratic Leah Pollan 8,290 24.61%
Total votes 33,685 100.0%
Republican hold

District 45

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District 45 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kyle Loveless (incumbent) 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 47

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District 47 election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Greg Treat (incumbent) 22,858 56.36%
Democratic Judy Mullen Hopper 15,445 38.09%
Independent Steven Weber 2,249 5.55%
Total votes 40,552 100.0%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ↑ "Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "OFFICIAL RESULTS". oklahoma.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Cournoyer, Caroline (October 12, 2016). "November Likely to Lessen GOP's Advantage in Legislatures". Governing. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
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