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Oklahoma, Labor Commissioner

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


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 Republican Party Donald Trump 65.3% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 28.9% 36.4%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 66.8% Democratic Party Barack Obama 33.2% 33.6%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 65.6% Democratic Party Barack Obama 34.3% 31.3%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 65.6% Democratic Party John Kerry 34.4% 31.2%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 60.3% Democratic Party 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 Republican Party James Lankford 67.7% Democratic Party Mike Workman 24.6% 43.1%
2014 Republican Party Jim Inhofe 68.0% Democratic Party Matt Silverstein 28.5% 39.5%
2010 Republican Party Tom Coburn 70.6% Democratic Party Jim Rogers 26.1% 44.5%
2008 Republican Party Jim Inhofe 56.7% Democratic Party Andrew Rice 39.2% 17.5%
2004 Republican Party Tom Coburn 52.8% Democratic Party Brad Carson 41.2% 11.6%
2002 Republican Party Jim Inhofe 57.3% Democratic Party 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 Republican Party Mary Fallin 55.8% Democratic Party Joe Dorman 41.0% 14.8%
2010 Republican Party Mary Fallin 60.4% Democratic Party Jari Askins 39.6% 20.8%
2006 Democratic Party Brad Henry 66.5% Republican Party Ernest Istook 33.5% 33.0%
2002 Democratic Party Brad Henry 44.3% Republican Party 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 Republican Party 5 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+5
2014 Republican Party 5 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+5
2012 Republican Party 5 100% Democratic Party 0 0% R+5
2010 Republican Party 4 80% Democratic Party 1 20% R+1
2008 Republican Party 4 80% Democratic Party 1 20% R+1
2006 Republican Party 4 80% Democratic Party 1 20% R+1
2004 Republican Party 4 80% Democratic Party 1 20% R+1
2002 Republican Party 4 80% Democratic Party 1 20% R+1
2000 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 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: 1992-2020
Five years of Democratic trifectasTen 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 20
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 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 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 R


Demographics

Demographic data for Oklahoma

OklahomaU.S.
Total population:3,907,414316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):68,5953,531,905
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).