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2006 Oklahoma elections

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The Oklahoma state elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22.[1] The 2006 elections marked the first time in 80 years that the Republican Party gained a majority of seats in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Overview

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Governor

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In the Democratic primary, incumbent Brad Henry defeated challenger Andrew Marr 86% to 14%. In the Republican primary, Ernest Istook defeated Bob Sullivan, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.

In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.

Lieutenant Governor

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Results by county:
  Askins
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Hiett
  •   40–50%
      50–60%
  •   60–70%

With incumbent Mary Fallin not running for reelection as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, a new Lieutenant Governor was guaranteed.

Primary election

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The candidates for the parties faced on in the primary election on July 25. If no party received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election was held on August 22 to decide the winner.

Candidates

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There were three candidates in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor.

Candidate Votes %
Primary
  Todd Hiett 76,634 42.82%
  Scott Pruitt 60,367 33.73%
  Nancy Riley 41,984 23.46%
Runoff
  Todd Hiett 66,220 50.92%
  Scott Pruitt 63,817 49.08%

There were four candidates in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.

Candidate Votes %
Primary
  Jari Askins 103,515 40.22%
  Pete Regan 74,784 29.05%
  Cal Hobson 46,768 18.17%
  Jim Rogers 32,336 12.56%
Runoff
  Jari Askins 95,096 53.81%
  Pete Regan 81,626 46.19%

General election

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In the general election, Democratic primary winner Jari Askins faced the Republican primary winner Todd Hiett. Also, E. Z. Million ran as an Independent.

Candidate Votes %
  Jari Askins 463,681 50.14%
  Todd Hiett 439,339 47.51%
  E. Z. Million 21,682 2.34%

State Auditor and Inspector

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2006 Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Jeff McMahan Gary Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 469,311 438,778
Percentage 51.7% 48.3%

County results
McMahan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Jones:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Auditor and Inspector before election

Jeff McMahan
Democratic

Elected State Auditor and Inspector

Jeff McMahan
Democratic

Incumbent State Auditor Jeff McMahan was re-elected to a second term over Gary Jones, who he had defeated in 2002. McMahan resigned in 2008, halfway through his term, due to charges of corruption. Fellow Democrat Steve Burrage was appointed to serve out the rest of McMahan's term.

Candidate Votes %
  Jeff McMahan 469,311 51.68%
  Gary Jones 438,778 48.32%

Attorney General

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Results by county:
  Edmondson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Dunn
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Candidate Votes %
  Drew Edmondson 563,364 61.19%
  James Dunn 357,267 38.81%

State Treasurer

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2006 Oklahoma state treasurer election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Scott Meacham Howard Barnett Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 542,347 371,961
Percentage 59.3% 40.7%

County results
Meacham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Barnett:      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election

Scott Meacham
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Scott Meacham
Democratic

State treasurer Robert Butkin was re-elected to a third term in 2002. However, in 2005 Butkin resigned. Democrat Scott Meacham was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the rest of the term. Meacham sought and was elected to a full term, defeating former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Howard Barnett Jr..

Candidate Votes %
  Scott Meacham 542,347 59.32%
  Howard Barnett 371,961 40.68%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2006 Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Sandy Garrett Bill Crozier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 576,304 343,900
Percentage 62.6% 37.4%

County results
Garrett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Crozier:      50–60%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Sandy Garrett
Democratic

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Sandy Garrett
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett won re-election to her fifth term, taking 62.6% of the vote. Garrett won all but three counties in the state, only losing the heavily conservative panhandle counties.

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sandy Garrett 576,304 62.63
Republican Bill Crozier 343,900 37.37
Turnout 920,204 100.00

Commissioner of Labor

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2006 Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Lloyd Fields Brenda Reneau
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 456,446 453,720
Percentage 50.15% 49.85%

County results
Fields:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Reneau:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%

Commissioner of Labor before election

Brenda Reneau
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Labor

Lloyd Fields
Democratic

Incumbent Commissioner of labor Brenda Reneau ran for re-election, but was narrowly defeated by Democrat Lloyd Fields. With a margin of .2%, this was the closest statewide election.

Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lloyd Fields 456,446 50.15
Republican Brenda Reneau (incumbent) 453,720 49.85
Turnout 910,166 100.00

Insurance Commissioner

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2006 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election

← 2002 November 7, 2006 2010 →
 
Nominee Kim Holland Bill Case
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 474,221 437,081
Percentage 52.04% 47.96%

County results
Holland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Case:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Kim Holland
Democratic

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Kim Holland
Democratic

Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ran for her first full term after being appointed to the position in 2005 by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry. She defeated Republican candidate Bill Case with 52% of the vote to Case's 48%. As of the 2022 election, this is the last time a Democrat was elected as Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner.

Candidate Votes %
  Kim Holland 474,221 52.04%
  Bill Case 437,081 47.96%

Corporation Commissioner

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2006 Oklahoma Corporate Commissioner seat 2 election

← 2000 November 7, 2006 2012 →
 
Nominee Bob Anthony Cody Graves
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 536,341 378,030
Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results
Anthony:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Graves:      50–60%      60–70%

Commissioner before election

Bob Anthony
Republican

Elected Commissioner

Bob Anthony
Republican

Incumbent Republican Bob Anthony was re-elected to a six year term.

Candidate Votes %
  Bob Anthony 536,341 58.66%
  Cody Graves 378,030 41.34%

U.S. Representatives

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Candidate Votes %
District 1
  John Sullivan 116,914 63.64%
  Alan Gentges 56,721 30.87%
  Bill Wortman 10,083 5.49%
District 2
  Dan Boren 122,320 73.73%
  Patrick K. Miller 45,853 27.27%
District 3
  Frank D. Lucas 128,021 67.46%
  Sue Barton 61,740 32.54%
District 4
  Tom Cole 118,246 64.61%
  Hal Spake 64,766 35.39%
District 5
  Mary Fallin 108,914 60.38%
  David Hunter 67,275 37.30%
  Matthew Woodson 4,195 2.33%

State representatives

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Candidate Votes %
District 4
  Mike Brown 6,284 82.48%
  Matthew R. Jones 1,335 17.52%
District 6
  Chuck Hoskin 6,333 60.95%
  Wayland Smalley 4,057 39.05%
District 10
  Steve Martin 4,774 53.87%
  Kent Jeter 4,077 46.13%
District 14
  George Faught 4,774 53.77%
  Jeff Potts 4,104 46.23%
District 15
  Ed Cannaday 6,675 77.17%
  Ray Bond 1,975 22.83%
District 20
  Paul D. Roan 5,260 59.65%
  Johnny Sandmann 3,588 40.35%
District 23
  Sue Tibbs 3,912 54.81%
  Steve Gallo 3,226 45.19%
District 25
  Todd Thomsen 4,798 50.01%
  Darrell E. Nemecek 4,796 49.99%
District 26
  Kris Steele 5,315 63.47%
  Joe Freeman 3,095 36.53%
District 27
  Shane Jett 5,347 60.51%
  Ken Etchieson 3,490 39.49%
District 28
  Ryan Dean Kiesel 5,454 63.86%
  Billy Choate 3,087 36.14%
District 29
  Skye McNiel 5,038 51.32%
  Kathryn S. Thompson 4,778 48.68%
District 30
  Mark McCullough 5,151 54.79%
  Melinda Johnson Ryan 4,251 45.21%
District 31
  Jason Murphey 6,544 57.12%
  Thomas R. Cook 4,913 42.88%
District 32
  Danny Morgan 7,705 71.59%
  Carl Randall 3,058 28.41%
District 33
  Lee R. Denney '5,976 70.01%
  Chad Swanson 2,560 29.99%
District 35
  Rex Duncan 6,572 67.14%
  Joe Vickers 3,216 32.86%
District 36
  Scott N. Bighorse 4,828 52.94%
  Eddie Fields 4,291 47.06%
District 37
  Kenn Luttrell 5,184 55.71%
  Stan Paynter 4,122 44.29%
District 40
  Mike Jackson 6,120 73.14%
  Pierce Jones 2,247 26.86%
District 41
  John T. Enns 8,730 71.00%
  Carol Ruth 3,566 29.00%
District 43
  Colby Schwartz 6,902 64.66%
  Earline Smaistrla 3,773 35.34%
District 44
  Bill Nations 6,023 72.37%
  Gary D. Caissie 2,299 27.63
District 45
  Wallace Collins 5,359 50.42%
  Thad Balkman 5,270 49.58%
District 46
  Scott Martin 7,680 60.50%
  Tom Robinson 5,014 39.50%
Candidate Votes %
District 49
  Terry M. Hyman 5,307 63.28
  Bettie D. Johnson 3,079 36.72%
District 50
  Dennis Johnson 5,623 52.46%
  Melvin Jones 5,095 47.54%
District 53
  Randy Terrill 6,783 64.18%
  Troy Green 3,786 35.82%
District 55
  Ryan McMullen 6,262 67.01%
  Charlie Wieland 3,083 32.99%
District 59
  Rob Johnson 5,842 53.31%
  Richie Oakes 4,399 40.14%
District 62
  T.W. Shannon 3,845 58.32%
  Janice Drewry 2,748 41.68%
District 64
  Ann Coody 3,791 65.96%
  Larry Jordan Jefferson 1,956 34.04%
District 69
  Fred Jordan 8,119 75.48%
  Cory N. Spogogee 2,638 24.52%
District 70
  Ron Peters 8,334 66.31%
  Mike Workman 4,234 33.69%
District 74
  David Derby 6,476 57.45%
  Wayne Guevara 4,352 38.61%
  Bob Batterbee 445 3.95%
District 77
  Eric Proctor 3,386 51.66%
  Mark Liotta 3,169 51.66%
District 78
  Jeannie McDaniel 5,378 53.13%
  Jesse Guardiola 4,745 46.87%
District 80
  Ron Peterson 7,287 71.25%
  Kimberly Fobbs 2,940 28.75
District 83
  Randy McDaniel 7,763 65.93%
  Ed Holzberger 3,354 28.48%
  George S. Farha 658 5.59%
District 85
  David Dank 6,410 50.50%
  Jennifer Seal 6,282 49.50%
District 87
  Trebor Worthen 4,752 51.52%
  Dana Orwig 4,472 48.48%
District 92
  Richard D. Morrissette 3,209 62.40%
  Michael Starega 1,934 37.60%
District 93
  Al Lindley 2,823 50.77%
  Mike Christian 2,737 49.23%
District 94
  Scott Inman 4,269 54.20%
  Rex Barrett 3,607 45.80%
District 95
  Charlie Joyner 4,347 56.26%
  Lee Roy Tucker 3,380 43.74%
District 96
  Lance Cargill 8,542 67.84%
  Abe Warren 4,050 32.16%
District 98
  John Trebilcock 6,582 66.86%
  Rae Weese 3,262 33.14%
District 99
  Anastasia Pittman 4,886 76.85%
  Willard Linzy 1,166 18.34%
  J.M. Branum 306 4.81%

State senate

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Candidate Votes %
District 2
  Sean Burrage 13,672 57.9%
  Ami Shafer 9,924 42.06%
District 4
  Kenneth Corn 12,588 78.40%
  Thomas E. Lannigan 3,469 21.60%
District 10
  Joe Sweeden 11,770 58.48%
  Jamie Marie Sears 8,358 41.52%
District 12
  Brian Bingman 10,665 52.65%
  John Mark Young 9,593 47.35%
District 16
  John Sparks 10,986 58.28%
  Ron Davis 7,871 41.74%
District 18
  Mary Easley 10,075 53.28%
  Mark Wofford 8,835 46.72%
District 22
  Mike Johnson 16,271 68.76%
  Tom Gibson 7,392 31.24%
Candidate Votes %
District 24
  Anthony Sykes 12,512 51.01%
  Daisy Lawler 12,018 48.99%
District 26
  Tom Ivester 9,383 50.74%
  Todd Russ 9,110 49.26%
District 32
  Randy Bass 7,827 63.34%
  Ed Peterson 4,530 36.66%
District 34
  Randy Brogdon 11,844 60.65%
  James S. Ward 7,686 39.35%
District 36
  Bill Brown 11,770 64.56%
  Dennis Weese 6,461 35.44%
District 38
  Mike Schulz 11,371 63.65%
  Josh Woods 6,495 36.35%

Judicial

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District Judges

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Candidate Votes %
District 7, Office 1, Division 1
Kenneth Watson 7,516 57.78%
Malcolm Savage 5,492 42.22%
District 7, Office 10, Division 2
Bill Graves 24,934 53.42%
Susan Caswell 21,742 46.58%
District 7, Office 12, Division 4
Carolyn Ricks 35,163 71.1%
Kenneth Linn 14,292 28.90%
District 14, Office 4, Division 4
Dama Cantrell 14,804 62.22%
James Caputo 8,990 3778%
District 14, Office 8, Division 5
Gregg Graves 9,738 39.9%
P. Thomas Thornbrugh 14,666 60.1%
Candidate Votes %
District 4, Office 3
John Camp 13,797 36.59%
Dennis Hladik 23,913 63.41%
District 7, Office 7
Pat Crawly 69,175 48.82%
Vicki Robertson 72,507 51.18%
District 12, Office 2
Dale Marlar 17,233 49.76%
Dynda Post 17,402 50.24%
District 14, Office 1
Cliff Smith 54,113 46.31%
William Kellough 62,734 53.69%
District 14, Office 10
Mary Fitzgerald 67,438 57.02%
Deirdre Dexter 50,825 42.98%
District 14, Office 13
Deborah Shallcross 82,760 67.58%
Jonathan Sutton 39,702 32.42%
District 15, Office 3
John Sawney 20,246 42.27%
Jeff Payton 27,647 57.73%
District 16, Office 1
Danita Williams 7,743 50.46%
Marion Dale Fry 7,601 49.54%
District 24, Office 1
Dale Ray Gardner 10,808 41.17%
Douglas Golden 15,445 58.83%%
District 24, Office 5
Curt Allen 10,754 40.73%
Mike Claver 15,648 59.27%

Associate District Judges

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Candidate Votes %
Alfalfa County
Loren Angle 1,505 74.47%
David Cullen 516 25.53%
Choctaw County
James Wolfe 2,047 54.48%
Sue Buck 1,710 45.52%
Cotton County
Michael Flanagan 1,041 52.58%
Mark Clark 939 47.42%
Delaware County
Traci Cain 2,409 27.07%
Barry Denney 6,490 72.93%
Dewey County
Roger Foster 862 48.42%
Rick Bozarth 918 51.57%
Grady County
James Brunson 5,191 43.73%
John Herndon 6,680 56.27%
Jefferson County
Jon Tom Staton 1,198 69.45%
William Eakin 527 30.55%
Kingfisher County
Susie Pritchett 2,711 57.34%
E.A. Ard Gates 2,017 42.66%
Lincoln County
Sheila Kirk 5,826 59.26%
Craig Key 4,006 40.74%
McClain County
Suzanna Woodrow 4,634 49.85%
Charles Gray 4,661 50.15%
Candidate Votes %
McIntosh County
Jim Pratt 3,269 58.3%'
Cindy Dawson 2,338 41.7%
Marshall County
Millicent McClure Watson 1,151 35.27%
Richard Miller 2,112 64.73%
Oklahoma County
Richard Kirby 71,226 51.64%
Nan Patton 66,708 48.38%
Okmulgee County
Cynthia Pickering 3,048 34.44%
Duane Woodliff 5,801 65.56%
Pontotoc County
James R Rob Neal 4,270 46.73%
Martha Kilgore 4,868 53.27%
Tulsa County
Caroline Wall 57,505 49.56%
Dana Kuehn 58,529 50.44%
Washington County
Kevin Buchanan 6,953 49.04%
Russell Vaclaw 7,225 50.96%

State Questions

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SQ 724

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This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay to legislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.

For - 87.78%
Against - 12.22%

SQ 725

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This measure amends the State Constitution. It amends Section 23 of Article 10. The measure deals with the Constitutional Reserve Fund also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The measure allows money to be spent from the Rainy Day Fund. The purpose of the authorized spending is to retain employment for state residents by helping at-risk manufacturers. Payments from the Fund would be used to encourage such manufacturers to make investments in Oklahoma. All such payments from the Fund must be unanimously approved by three State officers. Those officers are the Governor and the head of the Senate and House of Representatives. Those officers could only approve payments recommended by an independent committee. Such spending is allowed in years when there is Eighty Million Dollars or more in the Fund and other conditions are met. Such spending is limited to Ten Million Dollars a year. The help given to a manufacturer is limited to ten percent of its in-State capital investments. The Legislature could make laws to carry out the amendment.

For - 53.58%
Against - 46.42%

SQ 733

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State Question 733
Oklahoma Repeal of Ban on Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Election Day
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 461,615 52.52%
No 417,377 47.48%
Total votes 878,992 100.00%

Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales of alcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell alcoholic beverages on election days.

For - 52.52%
Against - 47.48%

SQ 734

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This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6A of Article 10. This section provides an exemption from property tax. The exemption applies to goods that are shipped into the state, but which do not remain in the state for more than ninety days. This is sometimes known as the freeport exemption. This measure would allow laws to be enacted. The laws could provide for an application process to claim this exemption. The laws could require the application to be filed by a certain date. The laws could require certain information to be included with the application. The application would be filed with the county assessor.

For - 63.10%
Against - 36.90%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2006 Election Results, Oklahoma State Election Board (accessed May 8, 2013)
  2. ^ A special election occurred in May before the election, where Republican [Mike Schulz] won a senate seat from the Democrats, cutting the Democratic margin in the chamber to 2. In August, however, State Senator Nancy Riley switched parties from Republican to Democrat, moving the margin back to 4 in the chamber.
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