2025 Oklahoma Senate District 8 special election
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A special election was held in the U.S. state of Oklahoma on May 13, 2025, to elect a new member for District 8 in the Oklahoma Senate, representing portions of five counties in east-central Oklahoma. The election filled a vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican member Roger Thompson on November 1, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 4, 2025.[1]
Background
District 8 was represented by Republican senator Roger Thompson from 2014 to 2024. Thompson went unopposed in the general election in 2022. The last contested general election in District 8 was in 2018, which saw Thompson win 58.7% of the vote against a Democrat and an independent candidate.[2]
As of February 25, 2025, Republicans have a heavy party affiliation advantage in Senate District 8, with 26,984 registered Republicans comprising 52.4% of the district's 51,491 registered voters. Only 15,933 voters, or 30.9%, are registered Democrats.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
The following candidates filed before the January 8 deadline:[4]
- Steven Baldridge, mayor of Okmulgee, Oklahoma
- Hoss Durrett, businessman
- Ed Jolly (withdrawn)
- Bryan Logan, pastor and businessman
- David Nelson, veteran
- Jeff R. Ramsey
Results
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| Party | Candidate | First round Mar. 4, 2025[5] |
Runoff (unofficial) Apr. 1, 2025[6] | |||
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| Republican | Bryan Logan | 1,521 | 40.71% | 2,893 | 55.56% | |
| Republican | David Nelson | 1,181 | 31.61% | 2,313 | 44.44% | |
| Republican | Hoss Durrett | 674 | 18.04% | Eliminated | ||
| Republican | Steven Baldridge | 260 | 6.96% | |||
| Republican | Jeff R. Ramsey | 82 | 2.19% | |||
| Republican | Ed Jolly (withdrawn) | 18 | 0.48% | |||
| Total | 3,736 | 100.00% | 5,206 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Only one candidate filed for the Democratic primary ballot before the January 8 deadline, canceling the primary election:[4]
- Nathan Brewer, businessman
Independent and third party politicians
The following candidate filed before the January 8 deadline:[4]
- Steve Sanford, businessman and Ward 1 councilman for Henryetta, Oklahoma
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bryan Logan | 3,083 | 61.62% | –38.4 | |
| Democratic | Nathan Brewer | 1,484 | 29.66% | New | |
| Independent | Steve Sanford | 436 | 8.71% | New | |
| Total votes | 5,003 | 100.00% | |||
Results by County
| County | Logan | Brewer | Sanford | Total | Margin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Percent | Votes | Votes | Percent | |
| Creek | 163 | 86.7% | 22 | 11.7% | 3 | 1.6% | 188 | 141 | 75.0% |
| McIntosh | 770 | 63.5% | 377 | 31.1% | 65 | 5.4% | 1,212 | 393 | 32.4% |
| Muskogee | 255 | 67.8% | 118 | 31.4% | 3 | 0.8% | 376 | 137 | 36.4% |
| Okfuskee | 627 | 73.2% | 178 | 20.8% | 52 | 0.1% | 857 | 449 | 52.4% |
| Okmulgee | 1,268 | 53.5% | 789 | 33.3% | 313 | 13.2% | 2,370 | 479 | 20.2% |
| Total | 3,083 | 61.62% | 1,484 | 29.66% | 436 | 8.71% | 5,003 | 1,599 | 31.96% |
See also
- 2025 Oklahoma elections
- 2025 Oklahoma House of Representatives District 71 special election
- 2025 Oklahoma House of Representatives District 74 special election
- 2025 United States state legislative special elections
External links
- Elections and Voter Information (Oklahoma State Election Board)
- Oklahoma's 8th Senate district (Ballotpedia)
Official campaign websites
- Nathan Brewer (D) for State Senate
- Bryan Logan (R) for State Senate
- David Nelson (R) for State Senate
- Steven Baldridge (R, eliminated) for State Senate
- Hoss Durrett (R, eliminated) for State Senate
- Ed Jolly (R, withdrawn) for State Senate
References
- ^ "Candidate Filing Packet" (PDF). Secretary of the Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Senate District 8". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "Current Registration Statistics by District" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c "State Senator, District 8 Candidates" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ "FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 8 (UNEXPIRED TERM)". OK Election Results. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 8 (UNEXPIRED TERM) Republican". OK Election Results. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ "FOR STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 8 (UNEXPIRED TERM)". OK Election Results. Retrieved May 13, 2025.