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2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election

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2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election

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Candidate David Holt Frank Urbanic
Popular vote 36,355 12,117
Percentage 59.81% 19.93%

 
Candidate Carol Hefner Jimmy Lawson
Popular vote 8,287 4,026
Percentage 13.63% 6.62%

Mayor before election

David Holt
Republican

Elected mayor

David Holt
Republican

The 2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election took place on February 8, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Oklahoma City. Incumbent Republican Mayor David Holt won re-election outright with 59.8% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff.[1][2]

All Oklahoma city municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

General election

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Candidates

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Declared

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Withdrew

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  • Jason Padgett, businessman and former actor[6]

Endorsements

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Carol Hefner
Federal executive officials
State executive officials
State senators
State representatives
County officials
Newspapers
  • The Oklahoma City Sentinel[10]
Organizations
David Holt
United States representatives
  • Dan Boren, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (2005-2013) (Democratic)[13]
Statewide officials
State senators
State representatives
Tribal officials
County officials
  • Carrie Blumert, Oklahoma County Commissioner (Democratic)[13]
  • Butch Freeman, Oklahoma County Treasurer (Republican)[13]
  • Willa Johnson, former Oklahoma County Commissioner[14]
  • Brian Maughan, Oklahoma County Commissioner (Republican)[14]
City officials
  • Andy Coats, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Democratic)[13]
  • James Cooper, Oklahoma City Councilmember[13]
  • Mick Cornett, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Republican)[13]
  • Ron Norick, former Oklahoma City Mayor (Republican)[14]
  • Todd Stone, Oklahoma City Councilman (Republican)[14]
  • Rick Warren, Oklahoma County Clerk (Republican)[14]
School board officials
  • Lori Bowman, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member[13]
  • Carrie Coppernoll Jacobs, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member[14]
  • Paula Lewis, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member[14]
  • Meg McElhaney, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member[14]
  • Gloria Torres, Oklahoma City Public Schools Board Member[14]
Newspapers
Labor unions

Debates

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A mayoral candidate debate was scheduled for January 25, 2022 by media organizations NonDoc, News 9, and other nonpartisan partners. All candidates were invited to the debate, and three participated: Jimmy Lawson, Frank Urbanic and Carol Hefner.[18] Incumbent David Holt declined to participate, being represented by a photograph and empty podium on stage.[19]

2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
David Holt Jimmy Lawson Carol Hefner Frank Urbanic
1 Jan. 25, 2022 NonDoc
News 9
Oklahoma City Free Press
The Oklahoma City Sentinel
Oklahoma Gazette
League of Women Voters of Oklahoma County
Generation Citizen
Together Oklahoma
Tres Savage & Storme Jones News9  A   P   P   P 

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Carol
Hefner
David
Holt
Jimmy
Lawson
Frank
Urbanic
Undecided
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates (R)[A] December 13–17, 2021 400 (RV) ± 4.9% 4% 61% 1% 6%

Results

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2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election[20]
Candidate Votes %
David Holt (incumbent) 36,355 59.81%
Frank Urbanic 12,117 19.93%
Carol Hefner 8,287 13.63%
Jimmy Lawson 4,026 6.62%
Total votes 60,785 100.00%

Results by county

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County David Holt Frank Urbanic Carol Hefner Jimmy Lawson Total
Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent Votes Percent
Canadian 2,533 48.25% 1,778 33.87% 808 15.39% 131 2.50% 5,250
Cleveland 3,562 48.04% 2,152 29.03% 1,459 19.68% 241 3.25% 7,414
Oklahoma 30,260 62.89% 8,187 17.01% 6,018 12.51% 3,654 7.59% 48,119
Pottawatomie 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 2 100.00% 0 0.00% 2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll was sponsored by Holt's campaign

References

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  1. ^ Dickerson, Brett (February 9, 2022). "Holt wins Oklahoma City race for mayor by landslide". Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Dickerson, Brett (January 23, 2022). "Candidates for City of OKC mayor invited to debate Tuesday, Jan. 25". Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ^ McCarville, Mike (December 1, 2021). "Hefner Declares Run for OKC Mayor". The McCarville Report. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Crum, William. "OKC Mayor David Holt rakes in cash for re-election campaign". The Oklahoman.
  5. ^ Garcia, Brianna (July 17, 2021). "An early look at candidates in the City of OKC mayoral primary Feb 2022". Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Dulaney, Josh (September 20, 2021). "Amid fight with OKC over COVID curfews, defense attorney Frank Urbanic announces mayoral bid". The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Faught, Jamison (January 19, 2022). "Hefner announces endorsements from multiple conservative groups in OKC mayoral race". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor. Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h McGuinan, Patrick (January 22, 2022). "Carol Hefner well-positioned to challenge incumbent Mayor Holt in February 8 election". The Oklahoma City Sentinel. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  10. ^ "Carol Hefner's Theme is Freedom – as 'Mayor for All'". The Oklahoma City Sentinel. February 6, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Conservative groups endorse Hefner for OKC mayor". Yukon Progress. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  12. ^ Dickerson, Brett. "The race for Mayor of Okla City — a quick rundown on each candidate". Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Over 2,000 people endorse Oklahoma City Mayor Holt". City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "The remaining list of David Holt's endorsements, from G to Z". City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  15. ^ "Editorial: Vote For Mayor Holt On Tuesday". OKC Friday. February 4, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  16. ^ "Over 2,000 people endorse Oklahoma City Mayor Holt". City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  17. ^ a b Crum, William (August 21, 2021). "Is conservative Jason Padgett's campaign for Oklahoma City mayor over?". The Oklahoman. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  18. ^ Savage, Tres (January 12, 2021). "OKC mayoral candidates invited to Jan. 25 debate". NonDoc. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  19. ^ Patterson, Matt (January 25, 2022). "OKC mayoral debate features policy talk, criticism of 'No Show Holt'". NonDoc. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  20. ^ "FEBRUARY 08 2022". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 10, 2022.