Oklahoma elections

With the school year up and running across Oklahoma, many districts are starting the fall election season with a healthy dose of school bond proposals.

With just over a year to go before campaigning accelerates into high gear, KGOU's Capitol Insiders evaluate the 2026 elections in Oklahoma with James Davenport, professor of political science and director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Rose State College.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court listened to oral arguments from both sides of a legal fight over State Question 836 on Tuesday, a constitutional amendment to "open up" the state's primary elections. The justices seemed reluctant to make a ruling.

With at least five declared candidates jumping into Oklahoma's Republican gubernatorial primary, and more likely to announce, public support for anyone in the flooded field from the state's congressional delegation is hard to find.

A legal challenge is expected after Gov. Kevin signed a measure that puts more restrictions on the process voters use to get issues on the ballot.

Some Oklahoma voters will receive requests to confirm their address from the Oklahoma State Election Board in the coming weeks.

On Thursday, an 18-year-old Afghan citizen living in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit an act of terrorism on Election Day in November of last year.

Critics of a proposed constitutional amendment that could open the state's primary elections have asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to toss it out.

A bill amended by Oklahoma House Speaker Kyle Hilbert passed through the House Education Oversight Committee Wednesday.

A series of bills that would alter voting procedures have advanced in Oklahoma’s legislative process.