2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election

The 2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election took place in 2012 to elect 2 seats. Democratic secured 1 seats, which constitutes 50.0% of the total seats, alongside receiving 47.6% of the popular vote. A total number of 4,605 votes were cast in this election. There were totally 9 candidates ran for 2 seats across the 2 districts.

Summary by Party

There were totally 9 candidates competed for 2 seats. Democratic won 1 seats, making up 50.0% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 47.6% of the popular vote. Republican won 1 seats (50.0%).

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 1, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2190, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 2055, name: 'Republican'},{value: 360, name: 'Independent'}] }]}
Democratic	2,190	47.6%	1	1	50.0%
Republican	2,055	44.6%	6	1	50.0%
Independent	360	7.8%	2	0	0.0%
Total	4,605	100%	9	2	100%

Summary by Seats

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Seats
Seat	Democratic		Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Seat	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 1	2,190	61.8%	995	28.1%	360	10.2%	3,545
District 71	-		1,060	100.0%	-		1,060
Total	2,190	47.6%	2,055	44.6%	360	7.8%	4,605

Elected Candidates

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Seat	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Seat	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 1	Curtis McDaniel	Democratic	2,190	61.8%	Joe M. Silk	Republican	995	28.1%	33.7%
District 71	Katie Henke	Republican	819	77.3%	Gerald J. Lovoi	Republican	135	12.7%	64.6%

Results by Candidates

There are 9 candidates competed for 2 seats.

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Seat	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 1	Curtis McDaniel	Democratic	2,190	61.8%
	Joe M. Silk	Republican	995	28.1%
	Bethany Farley	Independent	271	7.6%
	James Skipper	Independent	89	2.5%
District 71	Katie Henke	Republican	819	77.3%
	Gerald J. Lovoi	Republican	135	12.7%
	Lydia M. D'Ross	Republican	43	4.1%
	Bonnie Huffines	Republican	41	3.9%
	Evelyn L. Rogers	Republican	22	2.1%

Results by Seats

District 1

Curtis McDaniel of Democratic won the election with 61.8% of the votes, alongside receiving 2,190 votes. Joe M. Silk of Republican was defeated by a margin of 33.7%, receiving 28.1% of the votes, totaling 995 votes. The total votes cast was 3,545.

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election in District 1
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','#808080','#013E92'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2190, name: 'Curtis McDaniel'},{value: 995, name: 'Joe M. Silk'},{value: 271, name: 'Bethany Farley'},{value: 89, name: 'James Skipper'}] }]}
Curtis McDaniel	Democratic	2,190	61.8%
Joe M. Silk	Republican	995	28.1%
Bethany Farley	Independent	271	7.6%
James Skipper	Independent	89	2.5%
Date: 2012-02-14, Margin: 33.7%, Valid Votes: 3,545

The election took place in the county of McCurtain.

Results by Precinct in McCurtain - District 1 (General)
Precinct	Curtis McDaniel	Joe M. Silk	Bethany Farley	James Skipper	Total
450002	48	15	11	-	74
450004	123	73	21	-	217
450005	43	3	4	1	51
450006	146	59	17	3	225
450008	91	53	15	2	161
450009	117	56	13	1	187
450011	45	22	9	1	77
450012	49	4	8	1	62
450013	73	37	26	6	142
450014	45	28	18	2	93
450015	46	20	11	2	79
450017	53	28	4	5	90
450018	135	86	3	6	230
450019	83	78	10	1	172
450020	64	68	8	1	141
450022	58	34	-	16	108
450023	62	8	3	10	83
450024	56	16	-	4	76
450025	71	27	-	7	105
450026	46	33	2	5	86
450027	35	16	2	-	53
450029	34	18	11	6	69
450031	55	37	6	1	99
450032	77	13	2	-	92
450033	53	8	3	2	66
450034	85	23	15	-	123
450035	171	55	31	-	257
450036	100	34	12	3	149
450037	20	15	3	-	38
450038	106	28	3	3	140
Total	2,190	995	271	89	3,545

District 71

Katie Henke of Republican won the election with 77.3% of the votes, alongside receiving 819 votes. Gerald J. Lovoi of Republican was defeated by a margin of 64.5%, receiving 12.7% of the votes, totaling 135 votes. The total votes cast was 1,060.

2012 Oklahoma State House Special Election in District 71
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#68E524','#D2AF60','#1B9F2F','#FE06D8'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 819, name: 'Katie Henke'},{value: 135, name: 'Gerald J. Lovoi'},{value: 43, name: 'Lydia M. DRoss'},{value: 41, name: 'Bonnie Huffines'},{value: 22, name: 'Evelyn L. Rogers'}] }]}
Katie Henke	Republican	819	77.3%
Gerald J. Lovoi	Republican	135	12.7%
Lydia M. D'Ross	Republican	43	4.1%
Bonnie Huffines	Republican	41	3.9%
Evelyn L. Rogers	Republican	22	2.1%
Date: 2012-02-14, Margin: 64.5%, Valid Votes: 1,060
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#503771'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 582, name: 'Dan Arthrell'},{value: 98, name: 'Robert J. Walpole'}] }]}
Dan Arthrell	Democratic	582	85.6%
Robert J. Walpole	Democratic	98	14.4%
Date: 2012-02-14, Margin: 71.2%, Valid Votes: 680

The election took place in the county of Tulsa.

Results by Precinct in Tulsa - District 71 (Republican Primary)
Precinct	Katie Henke	Gerald J. Lovoi	Lydia M. D'Ross	Bonnie Huffines	Evelyn L. Rogers	Total
720062	121	21	1	5	2	150
720063	26	2	1	2	-	31
720064	34	16	1	5	2	58
720065	87	7	2	2	-	98
720066	103	23	2	1	2	131
720067	72	8	1	5	3	89
720068	17	4	1	5	-	27
720069	77	12	2	1	-	92
720107	64	14	4	-	2	84
720108	41	4	1	-	2	48
720109	26	1	2	3	1	33
720110	36	10	12	1	2	61
720111	22	1	2	-	2	27
720112	18	2	9	9	-	38
720161	12	1	1	-	-	14
729999	63	9	1	2	4	79
Total	819	135	43	41	22	1,060

Results by Precinct in Tulsa - District 71 (Democratic Primary)
Precinct	Dan Arthrell	Robert J. Walpole	Total
720062	112	11	123
720063	31	8	39
720064	27	7	34
720065	64	5	69
720066	75	8	83
720067	50	5	55
720068	32	4	36
720069	43	10	53
720107	34	8	42
720108	11	4	15
720109	19	3	22
720110	8	5	13
720111	12	4	16
720112	5	8	13
720161	14	3	17
729999	45	5	50
Total	582	98	680