2022 Oklahoma Senate election

The 2022 Oklahoma Senate general election were held on November 8, 2022. The primary elections for the Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022. Runoff primary elections, if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote, took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15, 2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.

The 2022 election cycle was the first election following redistricting. Redistricting in Oklahoma was postponed to a special legislative session, because of the 2020 United States census data's release being delayed. New state senate districts were signed into law based on data from the 2020 United States census on November 22, 2021.

Results summary
The 2022 election results were compared below to the November 2020 election. The results summary below does not include blank and over/under votes which were included in the official results.

Partisan comparison
Before the election

After the election

Retiring

 * 1) District 12: James Leewright retired.
 * 2) District 28: Zack Taylor retired.

Term Limited

 * 1) District 2: Marty Quinn retired due to term limits and to run for U. S. representative in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district.
 * 2) District 4: Mark Allen retired due to term limits.
 * 3) District 14: Frank Simpson retired due to term limits.
 * 4) District 18: Kim David retired due to term limits and to run for corporation commissioner.

Incumbents defeated

 * 1) District 22: Jake A. Merrick lost renomination to Kristen Thompson, who won the general election.
 * 2) District 34: J.J. Dossett lost the general election to Dana Prieto.

Open seats

 * 1) District 2: Ally Seifried (Republican)
 * 2) District 4: Tom Woods (Republican)
 * 3) District 12: Todd Gollihare (Republican)
 * 4) District 14: Jerry Alvord (Republican)
 * 5) District 18: Jack Stewart (Republican)
 * 6) District 28: Grant Green (Republican)

Uncontested races
9 Senators were the only candidate to file in their district.

The following Senators were re-elected without opposition: The following Senators were elected for the first time without opposition:
 * District 6: David Bullard (Republican)
 * District 8: Roger Thompson (Republican)
 * District 16: Mary B. Boren (Democratic)
 * District 20: Chuck Hall (Republican)
 * District 24: Darrell Weaver (Republican)
 * District 38: Brent Howard (Republican)
 * District 44: Michael Brooks-Jimenez (Democratic)
 * District 46: Kay Floyd (Democratic)
 * District 14: Jerry Alvord (Republican)

Summary of elections
''General election results will be listed for districts with general elections. Runoff results will be listed for districts where a runoff determined the winner of the district. Primary election results are listed for districts where a primary determined the winner of the district. Districts with one candidate and no results were uncontested.''

District 2
Incumbent Republican Marty Quinn was term-limited.

Candidates
Nominee Eliminated in runoff Eliminated in primary
 * Ally Seifried, account manager for Müllerhaus Legacy, former executive assistant to Oklahoma State Senator Dan Newberry (2016-2017), and former Rogers State University basketball player
 * Jarrin Jackson, ammo company owner, retired U.S. Army soldier, and candidate for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in 2016 and 2018
 * Keith Austin, Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilor for the 14th District
 * Coy Jenkins, Rogers County Sheriff's Office Major, former Tulsa Police Department officer, and former chief of the Oklahoma City University Police Department

Candidates

 * Jennifer Esau (Democratic)
 * Ally Seifried (Republican)

District 4
Incumbent Republican Mark Allen was term-limited in 2022. Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the August 23rd primary runoff determined the next senator from the district.

Republican primary
Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Tom Woods, dairy farmer, feed store owner, and trucking company owner

Eliminated in runoff
 * Keith Barenberg, retired Oklahoma state trooper and former Oklahoma Highway Patrol Liaison to the Oklahoma Legislature (2016).

Eliminated in primary
 * Hoguen Apperson, rancher, operator of Circle R Land and Cattle, and employee of AST Storage
 * Tom Callan, owner of Zena Suri Alpaca Ranch and adjunct professor of American government at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Declared, but failed to file
 * Ernie Martens, Mayor of Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Republican primary
Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary. Incumbent Bill Coleman defeated primary challenger Emily DeLozier.

Candidates
Nominee Eliminated in primary
 * Bill Coleman, incumbent
 * Emily DeLozier

District 12
Incumbent James Leewright was retiring in 2022. Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the June 28th Republican primary determined the next senator from the district. Todd Gollihare won the Republican primary for the open seat defeating Rob Ford.

Republican primary
Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Todd Gollihare, retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran, retired chief probation officer for the Northern District of Oklahoma, and Kellyville High School teacher and former Kellyville school board member

Eliminated in primary
 * Rob Ford, trustee and treasurer for Mounds, Oklahoma (2017-2020), chairman of the Creek County Republican Party, and nephew of State Representative Ross Ford

District 18
Incumbent Kim David was term-limited in 2022 and running for corporate commissioner. In 2022 redistricting, the 18th District was moved from southeast Tulsa, most of Wagoner County, and parts of Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee and Tulsa counties to being centered around Yukon, Oklahoma in west Oklahoma County and east Canadian County.

Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the June 28th Republican primary determined the next senator from the district. Jack Stewart defeated Hunter Zearley in the Republican primary for the open seat.

Republican primary
Since the Republican Party holds closed primaries, only registered Republican voters may vote in the primary.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Jack Stewart, Canadian County Commissioner (2010-2022) and former Oklahoma Department of Transportation employee

Eliminated in primary
 * Hunter Zearley, appointments and leadership assistant for Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall

Republican primary
First-term incumbent Jake A. Merrick, who was elected in a special election, was defeated by primary challenger Kristen Thompson in the June Republican primary.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Kristen Thompson, business owner

Eliminated in primary
 * Jake A. Merrick, incumbent

Withdrew
 * John Williams

Candidates

 * Blake Aguirre (Democratic)
 * Kristen Thompson (Republican)

District 26
Since no non-Republican candidates filed for the race, the August 23rd primary runoff determined the next senator from the district.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Darcy Jech, incumbent, small business owner, and cattle rancher

Eliminated in runoff
 * Brady Butler, president and owner of Struck Rock Oil and Gas

Eliminated in primary
 * J.J. Stitt, distant cousin of Kevin Stitt

District 28
Incumbent senator Zack Taylor retired and did not seek reelection in 2022.

Candidates
Nominee
 * Grant Green, farmer, rancher, and former owner of Green Propane

Eliminated in runoff
 * Jeff McCommas, construction company and ranch owner

Eliminated in primary
 * Jamey Mullin, plumber, vice president of the Board of Directors of the Edmond Chamber of Commerce, and brother of Markwayne Mullin
 * Robert Trimble, veteran of Texas National Guard and United States Army and furniture store owner

Withdrew
 * Bob Donohoo (filed for the Republican primary, but withdrew from the race)

Candidates
Nominee Eliminated in primary
 * Karen Rackley, nurse practitioner
 * Tony Wilson, owner and operator of Tone's United Nation Pizza food truck

General election
Candidates
 * Grant Green, farmer, rancher, and former owner of Green Propane (Republican)
 * Karen Rackley, nurse practitioner (Democratic)

General election
Candidates Endorsements
 * Lori Callahan (Republican)
 * Julia Kirt, incumbent (Democratic)

General election
Candidates
 * Johnny Jernigan (Democratic)
 * John Montgomery, incumbent (Republican)

Republican primary
Nominee
 * Dana Prieto

Eliminated in primary
 * Bradley Peixotto

Withdrew
 * Amy Cook (filed for the Republican primary but withdrew from the race)

General election
Candidates
 * Dana Prieto (Republican)
 * J. J. Dossett, incumbent state senator (Democrat)

Republican primary
Candidates
 * David Dambroso, candidate for state senate in 2018
 * John Haste, incumbent

Endorsements

Republican primary
Candidates Endorsements
 * Mariam Daly
 * Nadine Smith

General election
Candidates Endorsements
 * Mariam Daly
 * Carri Hicks, incumbent (Democratic)

Republican primary
Candidates Endorsements
 * Brenda Stanley, incumbent
 * Christopher Toney

Democratic primary
Candidates
 * Rico Trayvon Smith, community activist and candle company owner
 * George E. Young, incumbent