Oklahoma elections

Democrats flipped six Republican-held state House seats and made substantial gains in Oklahoma's largest counties, even as Republicans maintained their grip on statewide offices.

Oklahomans will vote in dozens of national, statewide and local races – and decide on two state questions – this midterm election. Here is a preview of key items on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The Oklahoma State Election Board said the interface between the Online Voter Registration System and Service Oklahoma's data experienced communication issues for a couple of hours Friday afternoon.

The Legislature is asking Oklahoma voters to consider changing the state Constitution to restructure the Judicial Nominating Commission.

Gentner Drummond's push to pressure his opponent into taking a drug test taps into voter concerns over candidates' health and could tip the outcome of the contentious runoff election for Oklahoma's Republican nominee for governor, some political observers said.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court will decide whether Oklahoma's new law regulating citizen lawmaking by initiative petitions is constitutional.

In less than a year, Oklahomans will go to the polls to vote in a wide-open and monumental general election.

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.