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Richard Prawdzienski

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November 5, 2024

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Richard Prawdzienski (Libertarian Party) ran for election to theOklahoma House of Representatives to representDistrict 39. He lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Prawdzienski also ran in a special election to theOklahoma House of Representatives to representDistrict 39. He lost in the special general election onFebruary 13, 2024.

Biography

Prawdzienski served in the U.S. Marine Corps.^[1]

Elections

2024

Regular election

See also: Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentErick Harris defeatedRichard Prawdzienski in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erick Harris (R)	75.9	14,198
		Richard Prawdzienski (L)	24.1	4,513

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,711
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. IncumbentErick Harris advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.

Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Richard Prawdzienski advanced from the Libertarian primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.

Endorsements

Special election

See also: Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2024

General election

Special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

Erick Harris defeatedRegan Raff andRichard Prawdzienski in the special general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on February 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erick Harris (R)	50.4	2,507
	Submit photo	Regan Raff (D)	45.1	2,246
		Richard Prawdzienski (L)	4.5	224

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,977
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

Regan Raff defeatedPaul Timmons in the special Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on December 12, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Regan Raff	82.4	959
	Submit photo	Paul Timmons	17.6	205

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,164
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on December 12, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erick Harris	27.2	897
	Submit photo	Ronda Lee Peterson	26.3	869
	Submit photo	Cris Price	15.3	506
	Submit photo	Tim Hale	13.9	459
		Ross Vanhooser	13.0	429
	Submit photo	Kristen Ferate	3.7	122
	Submit photo	William Gaige Jr.	0.5	18

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,300
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled.Richard Prawdzienski advanced from the special Libertarian primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39.

Endorsements

2018

See also:Oklahoma House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentRyan Martinez defeatedDevyn Denton andRichard Prawdzienski in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Martinez (R)	61.1	10,130
		Devyn Denton (D)	35.2	5,840
		Richard Prawdzienski (Independent)	3.7	622

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,592
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

Devyn Denton advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Devyn Denton

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39

IncumbentRyan Martinez defeatedDenecia Taylor-Cassil in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 39 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Martinez	66.9	4,526
		Denecia Taylor-Cassil	33.1	2,236

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,762
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2016

See also:Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for theOklahoma State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016.IncumbentClark Jolley (R) did not seek re-election.

Adam Pugh defeatedKevin McDonald andRichard Prawdzienski in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 general election.^[2]

Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Pugh	63.14%	25,751
	Democratic	Kevin McDonald	32.40%	13,215
	Libertarian	Richard Prawdzienski	4.45%	1,815
Total Votes				40,781
Source:Oklahoma State Election Board

Kevin McDonald ran unopposed in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Democratic primary.^[3][4]

Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Kevin McDonald (unopposed)

Adam Pugh andPaul Blair defeatedJeff Tallent in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary.^[3][4]

Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Pugh	49.88%	3,424
	Republican	Paul Blair	45.28%	3,108
	Republican	Jeff Tallent	4.84%	332
Total Votes				6,864

Adam Pugh defeatedPaul Blair in the Oklahoma State Senate District 41 Republican primary runoff.^[5]

Oklahoma State Senate, District 41 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Pugh	54.11%	4,314
	Republican	Paul Blair	45.89%	3,658
Total Votes				7,972

Adam Pugh was backed by Oklahoma Parents and Educators for Public Education, aPolitical Action Committee that also aided in the defeats of two incumbents in the primary election.^[6]

2014

See also:Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014

Prawdzienski ran forelection to the office ofGovernor of Oklahoma. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.^[7]

Results

General election

Governor of Oklahoma, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary FallinIncumbent	55.8%	460,298
	Democratic	Joe Dorman	41%	338,239
	Independent	Kimberly Willis	2.1%	17,169
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	1.1%	9,125
Total Votes				824,831
Election results viaOklahoma State Election Board

2012

See also:Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012

Prawdzienski ran in the2012 election forOklahoma Senate District 41. Prawdzienski ran as an independent, and was defeated byClark Jolley in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.^{[8][9][10][11]}

State Senate, District 41, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Clark JolleyIncumbent	79.4%	27,417
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	20.6%	7,112
Total Votes				34,529

2010

See also:Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 andLieutenant Governor elections, 2010

Prawdzienski facedKenneth Corn (D) andTodd Lamb (R) in the general election onNovember 2, 2010. Lamb won the election.^[12]

Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Todd Lamb	64%	659,242
	Democratic	Kenneth Corn	32.5%	334,711
	Independent	Richard Prawdzienski	3.5%	35,665
Total Votes				1,029,618
Election results viaOklahoma State Board of Elections

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2024

Regular election

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2012

Prawdzienski is an active member of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma. He supports medical marijuana.^[13]

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