2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election

2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election

February 8, 2022

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

Candidates

Declared

• Carol Hefner, businesswoman and candidate for Oklahoma Senate district 47 in 2011^[3]
• David Holt, incumbent mayor^[4]
• Jimmy Lawson, Director of Permitting at the Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission and finance professor at Rose State College^[5]
• Frank Urbanic, defense attorney, U.S. Air Force veteran, and former member of the Oklahoma County Republican Executive Committee^[6]

Withdrew

• Jason Padgett, businessman and former actor^[6]

Endorsements

Carol Hefner

Federal executive officials

• Gregory J. Slavonic, Acting United States Under Secretary of the Navy (2020-2021)^[7]

State executive officials

• Rita Aragon, retired United States Air National Guard two-star general and 4th Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs^[8][9]

State senators

• Shane Jett, Oklahoma State Senator for district 17 and former Oklahoma State Representative for district 27^[8][9]

State representatives

• Denise Crosswhite Hader, Oklahoma State Representative for the 41st district (2018-present)^[9]

County officials

• Marc Hader, Canadian County Commissioner^[9]
• Chris West, Canadian County Sheriff^[9]

Newspapers

• The Oklahoma City Sentinel^[10]

Organizations

• Ignite Liberty^[11]
• Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee^[9]
• Oklahoma County Republican Party^[12]
• Oklahoma Second Amendment Association^[9]
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Oklahoma County^[11]
• Oklahomans For Health & Parental Rights^[9]

David Holt

United States representatives

• Dan Boren, U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district (2005-2013) (Democratic)^[13]

Statewide officials

• Drew Edmondson, former Oklahoma Attorney General (Democratic)^[13]
• Mary Fallin, former Oklahoma Governor (Republican)^[13]
• Brad Henry, former Oklahoma Governor (Democratic)^[14]
• Frank Keating, former Oklahoma Governor (Republican)^[14]
• George Nigh, former Oklahoma Governor (Democratic)^[14]
• Leslie Osborn, Oklahoma Labor Commissioner (Republican)^[14]

State senators

• Michael Brooks-Jimenez, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)^[13]
• Julia Kirt, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)^[14]
• Lonnie Paxton, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)^[14]
• Anastasia Pittman, former Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)^[14]
• Paul Rosino, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)^[14]
• Greg Treat, Oklahoma State Senator (Republican)^[14]
• George Young, Oklahoma State Senator (Democratic)^[14]

State representatives

• Forrest Bennett, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[13]
• Mickey Dollens, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[13]
• Jon Echols, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)^[13]
• Andy Fugate, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[13]
• Chris Kannady, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)^[14]
• Cyndi Munson, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[14]
• Ajay Pittman, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[14]
• Collin Walke, Oklahoma State Representative (Democratic)^[13]
• Tammy West, Oklahoma State Representative (Republican)^[14]

Tribal officials

• Bill Anoatubby, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation (Democratic)^[13]

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

• The Black Chronicle^[13]
• Hola Oklahoma^[13]
• OKC Friday^[15]

Labor unions

• AFSCME, Local 2406^[16]
• Central Oklahoma Labor Federation^[13]
• Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 123^[17]
• International Association of Fire Fighters Local 157^[17]
• Laborers International Union of North American, Local 107^[13]
• Oklahoma Building and Construction Trades Council^[13]
• Oklahoma City American Federation of Teachers, Local 2309^[13]
• Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local 344^[13]

Debates

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

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)[20][A]	December 13–17, 2021	400 (RV)	± 4.9%	4%	61%	1%	6%	–

Results

2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election^[21]

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

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

• 2022 Norman, Oklahoma, mayoral election
• 2022 Tulsa municipal elections
• 2022 Oklahoma elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll was sponsored by Holt's campaign

References

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. 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. Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor. Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via YouTube.
9. 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. "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. "Over 2,000 people endorse Oklahoma City Mayor Holt". City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
14. "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. 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. Cole Hargrave Snodgrass & Associates (R)
21. "FEBRUARY 08 2022". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 10, 2022.