2026 Primary Election Day: Links and Resources

Tomorrow (Tuesday, June 16th) is the Oklahoma Primary Election. If you haven't voted yet either by absentee or early in-person, you will have from 7:00am to 7:00pm to cast your ballots. If you don't know where to vote, or want to see your sample ballot, use this helpful link from the Oklahoma State Election Board to find out.

Below is a brief summary of my picks on various Republican primary races, as well as some links to additional resources about the election and GOP candidates that you may find helpful.

The following are my picks (bold are ones I'm more confident/enthusiastic about). As I'm keeping this post a brief "cheat sheet", you can read my more detailed reasonings here: My Picks for the 2026 Oklahoma GOP Primary.

Governor: Jake Merrick.
Lieutenant Governor: Justin 'JJ' Humphrey.
Attorney General: Jeff Starling
Labor Commissioner: Kevin West. 
Insurance Commissioner: Marty Quinn.
State Treasurer: Cindy Byrd. 
State Superintendent: John Cox.
Corporation Commissioner: Justin Hornback.

State Question 832: vote NO.

U.S. Senate (special election): Kevin Hern. 
1st Congressional District: Not Jackson Lahmeyer or Kim David. Maybe Jed Cochran or State Rep. Mark Tedford.
2nd Congressional District: Josh Brecheen.
3rd Congressional District: Wade Burleson. 
4th Congressional District: Marcie Everhart. 

State Senate District 4: Kenny Smith.
State Senate District 10: Jaden Terrazas. 
State Senate District 12: Craig Stump. 
State Senate District 20: Mark LeMarr. 
State Senate District 26: Brady Butler.
State Senate District 32: State Sen. Dusty Deevers.
State Senate District 34: State Sen. Dana Prieto. 
State Senate District 42: Malana Bracht.

State House District 3: State Rep. Rick West. 
State House District 8: State Rep. Tom Gann.
State House District 10: Jake Bair. 
State House District 11: Wendi Stearman. 
State House District 14: Roy Timmons. 
State House District 32: State Rep. Jim Shaw. 
State House District 33: State Rep. Molly Jenkins. 
State House District 36: Jenni White. 
State House District 69: Angela Strohm.
State House District 98: State Rep. Gabe Woolley. 

Muskogee County Commissioner, District 1: Ken Doke. 
Tulsa County District Attorney (District 14): Steve Kunzweiler.

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Michael Bates' picks at BatesLine.com (highly recommend)
• iVoterGuide (a great resource)
• Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association (OK2A) endorsements
• Make Oklahoma Health Again (formerly Oklahomans for Health & Parental Rights) endorsements
• Tulsa Beacon endorsements
• National Rifle Association (NRA) endorsements

Election results will be available on the State Election Board website after the polls close at 7pm on election night.

Don't forget to vote, and vote right!