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2022 mayoral election in Oklahoma City
2022 Oklahoma City mayoral election
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%
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
Withdrew
Jason Padgett, businessman and former actor
[6]
Endorsements
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
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 3 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
Results
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
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
Notes
^ Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
Partisan clients
^ Poll was sponsored by Holt's campaign
References
^ Dickerson, Brett (February 9, 2022).
"Holt wins Oklahoma City race for mayor by landslide" . Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ McCarville, Mike (December 1, 2021).
"Hefner Declares Run for OKC Mayor" . The McCarville Report . Retrieved December 5, 2021 .
^ Crum, William.
"OKC Mayor David Holt rakes in cash for re-election campaign" . The Oklahoman .
^ 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 .
^
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 .
^ Faught, Jamison (January 19, 2022).
"Hefner announces endorsements from multiple conservative groups in OKC mayoral race" . Muskogee Politico. Retrieved April 2, 2022 .
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Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor . Carol Hefner for Oklahoma City Mayor. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via YouTube.
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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 .
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"Carol Hefner's Theme is Freedom – as 'Mayor for All' " . The Oklahoma City Sentinel. February 6, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022 .
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"Conservative groups endorse Hefner for OKC mayor" . Yukon Progress. January 24, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022 .
^ Dickerson, Brett.
"The race for Mayor of Okla City — a quick rundown on each candidate" . Oklahoma City Free Press. Retrieved February 8, 2022 .
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"Over 2,000 people endorse Oklahoma City Mayor Holt" . City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
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"The remaining list of David Holt's endorsements, from G to Z" . City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 .
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"Editorial: Vote For Mayor Holt On Tuesday" . OKC Friday. February 4, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022 .
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b Crum, William (August 21, 2021).
"Is conservative Jason Padgett's campaign for Oklahoma City mayor over?" . The Oklahoman . Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
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"Over 2,000 people endorse Oklahoma City Mayor Holt" . City Sentinel. January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022 .
^ Savage, Tres (January 12, 2021).
"OKC mayoral candidates invited to Jan. 25 debate" . NonDoc. Retrieved January 13, 2022 .
^ Patterson, Matt (January 25, 2022).
"OKC mayoral debate features policy talk, criticism of 'No Show Holt' " . NonDoc. Retrieved January 26, 2022 .
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"FEBRUARY 08 2022" . results.okelections.us . Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 10, 2022 .
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