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Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2018

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Oklahoma Labor Commissioner
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Election details
Filing deadline:April 13, 2018
Primary: June 26, 2018
Primary runoff: August 28, 2018 (if needed)
General: November 6, 2018

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Melissa McLawhorn Houston (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Oklahoma held an election forlabor commissioner onNovember 6, 2018. A Republican primary runoff election was held on August 28, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was April 13, 2018.



Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeatedFred Dorrell andBrandt Dismukes in the general election for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Osborn
Leslie Osborn (R)
 
61.7
 
717,765
Image of Fred Dorrell
Fred Dorrell (D)
 
33.5
 
389,249
Brandt Dismukes (Independent)
 
4.8
 
55,823

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Total votes: 1,162,837
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Leslie Osborn defeatedCathy Costello in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leslie Osborn
Leslie Osborn
 
52.3
 
151,766
Cathy Costello
 
47.7
 
138,181

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Total votes: 289,947
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Fred Dorrell defeatedSam Mis-Soum in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fred Dorrell
Fred Dorrell
 
73.4
 
269,605
Image of Sam Mis-Soum
Sam Mis-Soum
 
26.6
 
97,544

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Total votes: 367,149
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor

Cathy Costello andLeslie Osborn advanced to a runoff. They defeatedKeith Swinton in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cathy Costello
 
43.3
 
181,657
Image of Leslie Osborn
Leslie Osborn
 
35.9
 
150,847
Image of Keith Swinton
Keith Swinton
 
20.8
 
87,446

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Total votes: 419,950
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Oklahoma heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled both chambers of theOklahoma State Legislature. They had a 72-27 majority in the state House and a 38-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Oklahoma was aRepublican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also:Oklahoma elections, 2018

Oklahoma held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Oklahoma
 OklahomaU.S.
Total population:3,907,414316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):68,5953,531,905
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)
Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.

As of July 2016, Oklahoma's three largest cities were Oklahoma City (pop. est. 643,648), Tulsa (pop. est. 401,800), and Norman (pop. est. 122,843).[1][2]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from theOklahoma 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
YearFirst-place candidateFirst-place candidate votes (%)Second-place candidateSecond-place candidate votes (%)Margin of victory (%)
2016Republican PartyDonald Trump65.3%Democratic PartyHillary Clinton28.9%36.4%
2012Republican PartyMitt Romney66.8%Democratic PartyBarack Obama33.2%33.6%
2008Republican PartyJohn McCain65.6%Democratic PartyBarack Obama34.3%31.3%
2004Republican PartyGeorge W. Bush65.6%Democratic PartyJohn Kerry34.4%31.2%
2000Republican PartyGeorge W. Bush60.3%Democratic PartyAl Gore38.4%21.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results ofU.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
YearFirst-place candidateFirst-place candidate votes (%)Second-place candidateSecond-place candidate votes (%)Margin of victory (%)
2016Republican PartyJames Lankford67.7%Democratic PartyMike Workman24.6%43.1%
2014Republican PartyJim Inhofe68.0%Democratic PartyMatt Silverstein28.5%39.5%
2010Republican PartyTom Coburn70.6%Democratic PartyJim Rogers26.1%44.5%
2008Republican PartyJim Inhofe56.7%Democratic PartyAndrew Rice39.2%17.5%
2004Republican PartyTom Coburn52.8%Democratic Party Brad Carson41.2%11.6%
2002Republican PartyJim Inhofe57.3%Democratic PartyDavid Walters36.3%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
YearFirst-place candidateFirst-place candidate votes (%)Second-place candidateSecond-place candidate votes (%)Margin of victory (%)
2014Republican PartyMary Fallin55.8%Democratic PartyJoe Dorman41.0%14.8%
2010Republican PartyMary Fallin60.4%Democratic PartyJari Askins39.6%20.8%
2006Democratic PartyBrad Henry66.5%Republican Party Ernest Istook33.5%33.0%
2002Democratic PartyBrad Henry44.3%Republican Party Steve Largent42.6%1.7%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

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

Congressional delegation, Oklahoma 2000-2016
YearRepublicansRepublicans (%)DemocratsDemocrats (%)Balance of power
2016Republican Party5100%Democratic Party00%R+5
2014Republican Party5100%Democratic Party00%R+5
2012Republican Party5100%Democratic Party00%R+5
2010Republican Party480%Democratic Party120%R+1
2008Republican Party480%Democratic Party120%R+1
2006Republican Party480%Democratic Party120%R+1
2004Republican Party480%Democratic Party120%R+1
2002Republican Party480%Democratic Party120%R+1
2000Republican Party583.3%Democratic Party116.7%R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

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

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year92939495969798990001020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425
GovernorDDDRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
SenateDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
HouseDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR


Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election,Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote.Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click[show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled byDaily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
2016 presidential results by state House district
DistrictObamaRomney2012 MarginClintonTrump2016 MarginParty Control
124.32%75.68%R+51.416.67%80.81%R+64.1D
229.47%70.53%R+41.120.82%76.06%R+55.2R
329.56%70.44%R+40.919.56%76.82%R+57.3R
443.62%56.38%R+12.834.58%58.79%R+24.2D
531.75%68.25%R+36.522.03%74.09%R+52.1R
628.92%71.08%R+42.219.41%76.14%R+56.7D
734.12%65.88%R+31.823.64%72.17%R+48.5D
829.55%70.45%R+40.919.53%75.61%R+56.1R
926.43%73.57%R+47.120.72%73.96%R+53.2R
1027.27%72.73%R+45.519.29%75.83%R+56.5R
1126.06%73.94%R+47.923.18%70.49%R+47.3R
1230.64%69.36%R+38.721.78%73.34%R+51.6R
1346.26%53.74%R+7.536.08%59.48%R+23.4R
1438.47%61.53%R+23.129.50%65.07%R+35.6R
1531.90%68.10%R+36.220.23%75.99%R+55.8D
1639.02%60.98%R+2229.97%65.84%R+35.9R
1731.39%68.61%R+37.221.06%74.60%R+53.5D
1831.64%68.36%R+36.721.84%73.83%R+52D
1927.18%72.82%R+45.617.56%79.47%R+61.9R
2025.66%74.34%R+48.719.48%75.42%R+55.9R
2127.83%72.17%R+44.320.76%75.19%R+54.4R
2229.42%70.58%R+41.219.19%76.84%R+57.7R
2337.17%62.83%R+25.734.74%59.77%R+25R
2434.55%65.45%R+30.924.22%71.24%R+47D
2530.62%69.38%R+38.824.52%70.33%R+45.8R
2633.33%66.67%R+33.327.68%65.11%R+37.4R
2727.54%72.46%R+44.919.98%74.47%R+54.5R
2831.29%68.71%R+37.423.00%72.55%R+49.6R
2927.44%72.56%R+45.119.03%76.45%R+57.4R
3027.26%72.74%R+45.522.28%72.41%R+50.1R
3124.22%75.78%R+51.621.13%72.89%R+51.8R
3228.96%71.04%R+42.119.60%75.11%R+55.5R
3330.42%69.58%R+39.224.69%68.50%R+43.8R
3443.63%56.37%R+12.741.69%47.73%R+6D
3527.29%72.71%R+45.419.27%75.77%R+56.5R
3627.27%72.73%R+45.520.70%74.80%R+54.1R
3730.60%69.40%R+38.824.59%70.14%R+45.6R
3822.95%77.05%R+54.115.96%79.29%R+63.3R
3927.52%72.48%R+4530.36%61.83%R+31.5R
4027.22%72.78%R+45.623.93%69.43%R+45.5R
4120.25%79.75%R+59.519.65%74.25%R+54.6R
4224.59%75.41%R+50.816.63%79.04%R+62.4R
4323.51%76.49%R+5322.34%70.39%R+48.1R
4460.12%39.88%D+20.258.74%32.02%D+26.7D
4546.57%53.43%R+6.945.28%45.98%R+0.7D
4640.27%59.73%R+19.541.33%51.65%R+10.3D
4720.44%79.56%R+59.118.77%75.26%R+56.5R
4831.02%68.98%R+3824.52%71.34%R+46.8R
4925.99%74.01%R+4817.67%78.58%R+60.9R
5024.87%75.13%R+50.318.06%78.21%R+60.2R
5121.55%78.45%R+56.915.47%80.44%R+65R
5226.37%73.63%R+47.319.34%76.19%R+56.9R
5330.19%69.81%R+39.628.09%64.20%R+36.1R
5430.53%69.47%R+38.927.73%64.36%R+36.6R
5520.90%79.10%R+58.213.10%82.88%R+69.8R
5635.15%64.85%R+29.726.25%68.53%R+42.3D
5723.41%76.59%R+53.218.74%75.79%R+57.1R
5817.05%82.95%R+65.911.66%83.28%R+71.6R
5916.90%83.10%R+66.213.11%83.23%R+70.1R
6027.03%72.97%R+45.921.85%72.52%R+50.7R
6113.07%86.93%R+73.911.23%84.53%R+73.3R
6248.97%51.03%R+2.144.21%50.19%R+6R
6335.33%64.67%R+29.327.60%67.41%R+39.8R
6444.83%55.17%R+10.339.78%53.14%R+13.4R
6527.73%72.27%R+44.519.27%75.91%R+56.6R
6636.00%64.00%R+2831.50%62.79%R+31.3R
6724.45%75.55%R+51.127.75%66.45%R+38.7R
6831.36%68.64%R+37.328.26%65.55%R+37.3R
6924.16%75.84%R+51.725.05%69.12%R+44.1R
7038.78%61.22%R+22.441.95%51.10%R+9.2R
7146.54%53.46%R+6.949.59%43.09%D+6.5R
7264.07%35.93%D+28.157.75%36.56%D+21.2D
7389.78%10.22%D+79.685.51%10.95%D+74.6D
7423.76%76.24%R+52.521.80%72.58%R+50.8R
7536.45%63.55%R+27.136.07%58.00%R+21.9D
7629.23%70.77%R+41.529.60%64.51%R+34.9R
7746.33%53.67%R+7.342.71%50.64%R+7.9D
7846.33%53.67%R+7.347.44%45.53%D+1.9D
7936.43%63.57%R+27.138.62%54.86%R+16.2R
8022.50%77.50%R+5522.26%72.43%R+50.2R
8130.71%69.29%R+38.632.57%58.39%R+25.8R
8228.67%71.33%R+42.732.14%60.98%R+28.8R
8337.63%62.37%R+24.741.87%50.91%R+9R
8434.99%65.01%R+3034.26%57.94%R+23.7R
8538.90%61.10%R+22.243.24%49.36%R+6.1D
8633.30%66.70%R+33.422.16%72.65%R+50.5D
8744.55%55.45%R+10.945.90%45.36%D+0.5D
8862.10%37.90%D+24.262.41%28.23%D+34.2D
8959.05%40.95%D+18.157.41%36.36%D+21.1D
9039.90%60.10%R+20.235.95%56.77%R+20.8R
9126.81%73.19%R+46.427.93%66.24%R+38.3R
9258.72%41.28%D+17.454.66%38.25%D+16.4D
9342.09%57.91%R+15.843.18%50.17%R+7D
9447.76%52.24%R+4.543.29%49.41%R+6.1D
9541.84%58.16%R+16.337.94%54.62%R+16.7R
9624.15%75.85%R+51.721.91%72.25%R+50.3R
9774.13%25.87%D+48.369.20%26.39%D+42.8D
9825.49%74.51%R+4923.71%70.43%R+46.7R
9981.48%18.52%D+6376.46%17.59%D+58.9D
10036.62%63.38%R+26.838.23%54.28%R+16.1R
10132.40%67.60%R+35.227.61%66.12%R+38.5R
Total33.23%66.77%R+33.528.93%65.32%R+36.4-
Source:Daily Kos


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