The Oklahoma State Election Board reports that at least 21 political races are going to be challenged on legal grounds, before the state election board. Some could result in court litigation, even before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
Hearing on these candidacies will be held next Monday, April 25th. Most disputes center around voter registration and residency requirements. You can download the state election board documents, here, or here. |
CONTESTS OF CANDIDACY |
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Cause | Name | Office | Hearing | |
358 | Steve Perry | United States Senator | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-21 | Matthews v. Knox | State Senator, District 11 | 4/25/2016 | |
328 | B.C. Jones | State Senator, District 12 | 4/18/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-06 | Leewright v. Scroggs | State Senator, District 12 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-13 | Sharp v. McGowan | State Senator, District 17 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-14 | Sharp v. Sturgill | State Senator, District 17 | 4/25/2016 | |
320 | Quinn Baldwin | State Senator, District 21 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-12 | Marlatt v. Setzer | State Senator, District 27 | 4/25/2016 | |
414 | Glen Pontious | State Senator, District 41 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-17 | Loveless v. Vincent | State Senator, District 45 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-10 | Meredith v. Culver | State Representative, District 4 | 4/25/2016 | |
405 | Steve Goad | State Representative, District 14 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
304 | Doug Longnecker | State Representative, District 16 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-03 | Enns v. Coleman | State Representative, District 41 | 4/25/2016 | (Coleman withdrew, Contest withdrawn by petitioner) |
2016-02 | Virgin v. Perry | State Representative, District 44 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-09 | Griffith v. Lynn | State Representative, District 45 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-18 | Etters v. Lynn | State Representative, District 45 | 4/25/2016 | |
350 | Nubia Holland | State Representative, District 53 | 4/18/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-20 | Baker v. Von Tungeln | State Representative, District 60 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-11 | Nichols v. Cole | State Representative, District 72 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-07 | Calvey v. Crawford | State Representative, District 82 | 4/25/2016 | (Contest withdrawn by petitioner) |
2016-16 | McDaniel v. Donaldson-Hutton | State Representative, District 83 | 4/25/2016 | |
381 | Donna Compton | State Representative, District 83 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-08 | Smith v. Hill | State Representative, District 87 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-01 | Stone v. Alvarado | State Representative, District 89 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-05 | Bennett v. Erb | State Representative, District 92 | 4/25/2016 | (Erb withdrew, Contest withdrawn by petitioner) |
2016-15 | Ford v. Brewbaker | State Representative, District 95 | 4/25/2016 | |
2016-19 | Moore v. Arnold | State Representative, District 96 | 4/25/2016 | |
336 | Amber Polach | State Representative, District 96 | 4/19/2016 | (Candidate Withdrew) |
2016-04 | Rogers v. Conduff-Rogers | State Representative, District 98 | 4/25/2016 | (Conduff-Rogers withdrew) |