Tuesday, February 10, 2026, is the primary election date for any Oklahoma school board elections with three or more candidates. (Two-candidate elections, like the Tulsa Public School District 4 and District 7 races, have a bye and will appear on the April 7, 2026, school general election ballot.) The complete list of elections is here. You can use the Oklahoma Voter Portal to see if you are voting tomorrow, check your polling place, and look at a sample ballot. There are 415 independent (K-12) school districts in Oklahoma, 91 elementary (K-8) districts, and 29 technology center (CareerTech) districts, and every one of those 535 districts has a school board term expiring this year, but only 13 of those elections drew three or more candidates.
- Asher (McClain, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie)
- Chouteau-Mazie (Mayes, Rogers, Wagoner)
- Drumright (Creek, Payne)
- Grandfield (Cotton, Tillman)
- Hobart (Kiowa)
- Keys (Cherokee)
- Moffett (Sequoyah)
- Moss (Hughes)
- Okay (Wagoner)
- Rush Springs (Grady)
- Seiling (Dewey, Major, Woodward)
- Silo (Bryan)
- South Coffeyville (Nowata)
- Wilson (Carter, Love)
- Central (Sequoyah)
- Metro Tech Center (Oklahoma)
Burns resigned effective October 1. Burns pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors for incidents of domestic abuse and assault involving family members in November 2024 and April 2025. He received a one-year suspended sentence and must complete a 52-week Batterer's Intervention Program. Rep. Burns was one of the more moderate Republicans in the Legislature, earning a 67% cumulative average on the Oklahoma Conservative Index for the five years he served.House 35 is centered on Pawnee County, with sections of bordering counties (Payne, Creek, Noble, Osage). Sadly, the Republican nominee is the CAMP candidate (as was Ty Burns) and is attracting significant PAC money. (CAMP is the RINO campaign consultancy that supported Democrat Karen Keith's 2024 campaign for Tulsa mayor.) The seat will be up for election again this fall. Were the Democrat to win this special election by some fluke, Republican voters could nominate a grassroots conservative in June without having to defeat a well-funded PAC-backed incumbent in the primary. Oklahoma City Council chairman David Holt, who wants to Californicate Oklahoma, is up for re-election, with one challenger, Matthew Pallares. The part-time at-large seat on the council, also known as "mayor," has no executive authority under OKC's council-manager form of government; the City Manager, hired by the whole Council, is the CEO of city government. If elected, Pallares hopes to direct more attention and support toward neglected areas of the city. Several other cities and towns have municipal elections including Collinsville, Pawhuska, Sapulpa, Norman, Midwest City, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pryor Creek, Ponca City, Hugo, Ada, Krebs, Seminole, Sallisaw, Wewoka, Alva, Durant, Yukon, Purcell, Walters, and Mangum. Bartlesville has five propositions on the ballot: Propositions 1 through 3 are general obligation bond issues, which would increase property tax rates. Here is a list of all the bond issue projects. Proposition 4 extends the 1/4-cent economic development sales tax for five years. Proposition 5 extends the 1/2-cent capital improvement program sales tax for five years. If the propositions are defeated, the sales taxes would expire on June 30, 2026; if passed they will be extended until June 30, 2031.
- PROPOSITION NO. 1, FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS PROJECT
- PROPOSITION NO. 2, STREET AND BRIDGE PROJECTS
- PROPOSITION NO. 3, PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES PROJECTS
- PROPOSITION NO. 4, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SALES TAX EXTENSION (ordinance with list of projects)
- PROPOSITION NO. 5, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) SALES TAX EXTENSION (ordinance)
Voters will consider five propositions addressing updates to the Charter. These topics were previously approved by voters in 2024; however, due to a technical issue with notification procedures, those results were invalidated. To honor the will of the voters, the topics are being presented again. The proposed amendments will modernize the City Charter and eliminate inconsistencies with State Law.Three counties are voting on sales taxes. Johnston County is voting on a five-year extension to its 1-cent sales tax, 63% of which goes to general county government.
Shall the resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Johnston County relating to: Levying an excise (sales) tax of one percent (1%) upon the gross proceeds from all sales to any person taxable under the sales tax law of Oklahoma, providing for administration and collection of tax; requiring filing of returns; providing for interest and penalties for failure to pay tax when due; providing for refund of erroneous payments; requiring taxpayer to keep records, vendors to collect tax from purchaser at the time of sale, and establishing liens; making tax cumulative; defining items, providing severability or provisions; pledging the monthly income of the revenue of said tax to the General Fund for a period of five (5) years, beginning January 1, 2027 & ending December 31, 2031 as follows: Emergency Services: City & Rural Fire Protection 6%, Ambulance Service 8%, Civil Defense 4%, Sheriff's Reserves 1%, General to Emergency Services 1%; Community Services: OSU Extension & 4-H 8%, Counseling, Inc. 1%, County Free Fair 2%, Senior Citizens 4%, General to Community Services 2%; General County Government: Courthouse Maintenance & Operation 16%, Support of County Offices 40%, General to County Government 7% Be approved by the electors of Johnston County?Latimer County will vote on a permanent 1/4-cent sales tax:
Shall a 1/4 cent sales tax in Latimer County by the Latimer County Government continue perpetually for the establishment, maintenance and operation of County Government, Latimer County Solid Waste and Latimer County 911 be approved by the people and divided as follows: 1/8 to Latimer County General Fund; 1/16 to Latimer County Solid Waste Trust Authority; 1/16 to Latimer County 911Woodward County has a single sales-tax proposition that looks like it should be two separate issues, making a 1/10th-cent tax permanent and extending a 3/10th-cent tax for 15 years. Some civic-minded county resident ought to challenge this in court, because it blatantly violates the single-subject rule in the Oklahoma Constitution.
Shall a proposition of Woodward County, Oklahoma, making permanent, with no tax increase, one-tenth (1/10) of one (1) percent of the existing County sales tax for general government purposes, including, but not limited to, jail operations and maintenance, courthouse operations, public safety, and all other lawful functions for the benefit of the County; and extending three-tenths (3/10) of one (1) percent of the existing sales tax for a period of fifteen (15) years, with no tax increase, for qualified economic development and community facilities purposes including, but not limited to, matching funds for state and federal grants, electrical, water and sewer upgrades, road and bridge improvements, fire and EMS service support, promotion, retention, and expansion of business and industry, and all other projects that promote economic growth for the benefit of the County; providing for all revenues to be administered by the Board of County Commissioners and subject to annual budgeting, audit, and public reporting, as authorized by Title 68 O.S. §1370; and authorizing the pledging of sales tax revenues for the payment of principal and interest on any indebtedness incurred by or on behalf of the County, if applicable, be approved?
- February 09, 2026 at 05:17PMOklahoma school primary 2026, city elections, county tax propositions
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