Ray Woods
Ray Woods (independent) ran in a special election to theU.S. Senate to represent Oklahoma. He lost in the special general election onNovember 8, 2022.
Woods was a 2014independent candidate who sought election to theU.S. Senate fromOklahoma.[1] He was defeated by incumbentJim Inhofe (R) in the general election.[2]
Biography
Ray Woods was born in Enid, Oklahoma, and lives in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate special election in Oklahoma, 2022
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Markwayne Mullin defeatedKendra Horn,Robert Murphy, andRay Woods in the special general election for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Markwayne Mullin (R) | 61.8 | 710,643 |
 | Kendra Horn (D) | 35.2 | 405,389 | |
 | Robert Murphy (L) | 1.5 | 17,386 | |
 | Ray Woods (Independent) | 1.5 | 17,063 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,150,481 | ||
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Republican primary runoff election
Special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
Markwayne Mullin defeatedT. W. Shannon in the special Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Markwayne Mullin | 65.1 | 183,118 |
 | T. W. Shannon | 34.9 | 98,246 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 281,364 | ||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled.Kendra Horn advanced from the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Markwayne Mullin | 43.6 | 156,087 |
| ✔ | | T. W. Shannon | 17.5 | 62,746 |
 | Nathan Dahm | 11.9 | 42,673 | |
 | Luke Holland | 11.3 | 40,353 | |
 | Scott Pruitt | 5.0 | 18,052 | |
 | Randy Grellner | 4.4 | 15,794 | |
| Laura Moreno | 1.8 | 6,597 | ||
 | Jessica Garrison | 1.7 | 6,114 | |
 | Alex Gray | 0.9 | 3,063 | |
| John Tompkins | 0.7 | 2,332 | ||
 | Adam Holley | 0.5 | 1,873 | |
| Michael Coibion | 0.4 | 1,261 | ||
 | Paul Royse | 0.3 | 900 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 357,845 | ||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Robert Murphy advanced from the special Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.
2014
Woods ran in the2014 election for theU.S. Senate, to representOklahoma. He lost to incumbentJim Inhofe (R) in the general election.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jim InhofeIncumbent | 68% | 558,166 | |
| Democratic | Matt Silverstein | 28.5% | 234,307 | |
| Independent | Ray Woods | 1.2% | 9,913 | |
| Independent | Aaron DeLozier | 0.9% | 7,793 | |
| Independent | Joan Farr | 1.3% | 10,554 | |
| Total Votes | 820,733 | |||
| Source:Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Recent news
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See also
2022 Elections
