Payne County Commissioner District 3

Coverage of the District 3 seat on the Payne County Board of Commissioners, covering the western portion of Payne County. Oklahoma county commissioners serve as principal administrators and business managers of the county, with exclusive jurisdiction over county highway and bridge construction, maintenance and repair within their districts.

Payne County Commissioner District 3

Payne County Commissioner District 3 - Jun 16, 2026 Clayton Estus

Republican candidate for Payne County Commissioner, District 3. A former District 3 road foreman with 14 years in heavy civil construction.

Payne County Commissioner District 3 - Jun 16, 2026 Rhonda Markum

Payne County Commissioner, District 3. Won the June 16 Republican primary by 223 votes, the closest race on the ballot. Commissioner since 2022.

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.

2026 Elections - Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races

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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2026 Elections - Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races

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

Payne County Commissioner District 3 - Jun 16, 2026 Clayton Estus

Republican candidate for Payne County Commissioner, District 3. A former District 3 road foreman with 14 years in heavy civil construction.

by Chris Peters

Payne County Commissioner District 3 - Jun 16, 2026 Rhonda Markum

Payne County Commissioner, District 3. Won the June 16 Republican primary by 223 votes, the closest race on the ballot. Commissioner since 2022.

by Chris Peters

2026 Elections - Jun 15, 2026 In District 3 commissioner race, an incumbent's record meets an insider's critique

Payne County Commissioner Rhonda Markum and challenger Clayton Estus stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Rhonda Markum and Clayton Estus agree on most policy questions but divide on whether day-to-day maintenance has kept pace

by Chris Peters

Jun 11, 2026 Early voting starts today — your guide to local primary races

Graphic for The Stillwegian's 2026 Voter Guide with navy background and red border. Text reads: Know who's on your ballot. Candidate bios, questionnaire responses, reader endorsements.

In most of these local races, whoever wins June 16 wins the seat outright

by Chris Peters