Blake Cummings
Blake Cummings (Democratic Party) ran for election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner. Cummings lost in the Democratic primary runoff on August 28, 2018.
Cummings was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 28 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Incumbent Bob Anthony defeated Ashley Nicole McCray and Jackie Short in the general election for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Anthony (R) | 60.0 | 701,279 |
 | Ashley Nicole McCray (D) | 34.3 | 400,634 | |
| Jackie Short (Independent) | 5.7 | 66,282 | ||
| Total votes: 1,168,195 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Ashley Nicole McCray defeated Blake Cummings in the Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Nicole McCray | 65.1 | 87,752 |
| Blake Cummings | 34.9 | 47,081 | ||
| Total votes: 134,833 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Incumbent Bob Anthony defeated Brian Bingman in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Anthony | 53.6 | 155,996 |
 | Brian Bingman | 46.4 | 134,981 | |
| Total votes: 290,977 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Ashley Nicole McCray and Blake Cummings advanced to a runoff. They defeated Beau Williams and Ken Reich in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Nicole McCray | 48.8 | 180,719 |
| ✔ | Blake Cummings | 22.2 | 82,138 | |
| Beau Williams | 18.8 | 69,743 | ||
| Ken Reich | 10.2 | 37,817 | ||
| Total votes: 370,417 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
Incumbent Bob Anthony and Brian Bingman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Harold Spradling in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Anthony | 47.2 | 197,385 |
| ✔ | | Brian Bingman | 38.4 | 160,812 |
 | Harold Spradling | 14.4 | 60,344 | |
| Total votes: 418,541 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28 was held on May 9, 2017. A primary election took place on March 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 10, 2017.[1]
The seat was vacant following Tom Newell's (R) resignation to take a position in the private sector.
Steve Barnes defeated Jason Leonard, Yasminda Choate, Blake Cummings, and Marilyn Rainwater in the Democratic primary. Zack Taylor defeated Billy Choate, Daniel Matthews, and Mike Matlock in the Republican primary. Cody Presley ran as a Libertarian candidate. Taylor defeated Barnes and Presley in the May 9 general election, winning with 50.5 percent of the vote. That was a departure from November 2016 when Donald Trump earned 73 percent of the vote in District 28.[2]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 28, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Zack Taylor |
50.5% | 1,221 | |
| Democratic | Steve Barnes | 48.2% | 1,165 | |
| Libertarian | Cody Presley | 1.4% | 33 | |
| Total Votes | 2,419 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
See also
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- Oklahoma Corporation Commission
- Oklahoma Corporation Commission election, 2018
- Oklahoma House of Representatives
- Oklahoma House of Representatives District 28
- Oklahoma state legislative special elections, 2017
- Oklahoma State Legislature
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