Oklahoma, Attorney General

Oklahoma held an election for attorney general on November 6, 2018. A Republican primary runoff election was held on August 28, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2018.

SETTING THE STAGE
Heading into the 2018 election, the attorney general of Oklahoma was Mike Hunter (R), who was appointed to the office on February 20, 2017, following the resignation of former Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) to accept a position at the Environmental Protection Agency. Hunter announced on April 18, 2017, that he would seek election to a full term in 2018.
In 2018, Oklahoma was under a Republican trifecta. It had held this status since Gov. Mary Fallin (R) took office in 2011. Oklahoma was also a Republican triplex.
Oklahoma was won by the Republican candidate in each of the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016. The widest margin of victory was Donald Trump's 36 percent margin in 2016, while the narrowest was George W. Bush's 22 percent margin in 2000.

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Oklahoma every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Oklahoma 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	65.3%	Hillary Clinton	28.9%	36.4%
2012	Mitt Romney	66.8%	Barack Obama	33.2%	33.6%
2008	John McCain	65.6%	Barack Obama	34.3%	31.3%
2004	George W. Bush	65.6%	John Kerry	34.4%	31.2%
2000	George W. Bush	60.3%	Al Gore	38.4%	21.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Oklahoma 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	James Lankford	67.7%	Mike Workman	24.6%	43.1%
2014	Jim Inhofe	68.0%	Matt Silverstein	28.5%	39.5%
2010	Tom Coburn	70.6%	Jim Rogers	26.1%	44.5%
2008	Jim Inhofe	56.7%	Andrew Rice	39.2%	17.5%
2004	Tom Coburn	52.8%	Brad Carson	41.2%	11.6%
2002	Jim Inhofe	57.3%	David Walters	36.3%	21.0%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Oklahoma.

Election results (Governor), Oklahoma 2000-2016

Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Mary Fallin	55.8%	Joe Dorman	41.0%	14.8%
2010	Mary Fallin	60.4%	Jari Askins	39.6%	20.8%
2006	Brad Henry	66.5%	Ernest Istook	33.5%	33.0%
2002	Brad Henry	44.3%	Steve Largent	42.6%	1.7%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Oklahoma 2000-2016

Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2014	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2012	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2010	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2008	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2006	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2004	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2002	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2000	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2019
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Nine years of Republican trifectas

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

Demographic data for Oklahoma

	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
Gender
Female:	50.5%	50.8%
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	7.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	7.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,879	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma.

As of July 2016, Oklahoma' three largest cities were Oklahoma City (pop. est. 643,648), Tulsa (pop. est. 401,800), and Norman (pop. est. 122,843).