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2026 Elections

The Stillwegian's coverage of the 2026 election cycle in Stillwater, Payne County and surrounding legislative districts — candidate profiles, questionnaire responses, reader endorsement letters, certified results and state question coverage.

2026 Elections

The Stillwegian's coverage of the 2026 election cycle in Stillwater, Payne County and surrounding legislative districts — candidate profiles, questionnaire responses, reader endorsement letters, certified results and state question coverage.

House District 34   -   Jun 19, 2026 Aaron R. Means
Aaron R. Means

Republican candidate for Oklahoma House, District 34, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A retired dentist and Air Force veteran making his third run against Trish Ranson.

House District 34   -   Jun 19, 2026 Trish Ranson
Trish Ranson

Oklahoma House, District 34. On the Nov. 3 ballot seeking a fifth term. House Democratic Caucus Chair and a former Stillwater elementary music teacher.

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Weekend Brief   -   Jun 20, 2026 The primary's done. The Election Desk just got smarter.

New interactive district map, plus how to build a bionic brain

by Chris Peters
House District 34   -   Jun 19, 2026 Aaron R. Means
Aaron R. Means

Republican candidate for Oklahoma House, District 34, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A retired dentist and Air Force veteran making his third run against Trish Ranson.

by Chris Peters
House District 34   -   Jun 19, 2026 Trish Ranson
Trish Ranson

Oklahoma House, District 34. On the Nov. 3 ballot seeking a fifth term. House Democratic Caucus Chair and a former Stillwater elementary music teacher.

by Chris Peters
House District 32   -   Jun 18, 2026 Andy Brown
Andy Brown

Independent candidate for Oklahoma House, District 32, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A recently retired Lincoln County farmer running as a self-described moderate.

by Chris Peters
House District 32   -   Jun 18, 2026 Jim Shaw
Jim Shaw

Oklahoma House, District 32. On the Nov. 3 ballot. Won the June 16 Republican primary with 65% after unseating the House budget chair in 2024.

by Chris Peters
House District 33   -   Jun 17, 2026 Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.
Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.

Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House, District 33, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A pharmacist and chief information officer of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.

by Chris Peters
House District 33   -   Jun 17, 2026 Molly Jenkins
Molly Jenkins

Oklahoma House, District 33. On the Nov. 3 ballot. Won the June 16 Republican primary with 56% and has made refusing lobbyist money central to her record.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races
Composite of six June 16 Republican primary winners, from left: Zachary Cavett, Rhonda Markum, Chuck Hall, Jim Shaw, Molly Jenkins and Dillon Travis, each shown speaking into a microphone.

Markum holds District 3 by 223 votes; Travis posts identical margin to his February win; Hall turns back LeMarr in Senate District 20

by Chris Peters
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