The 2010 Oklahoma elections were held on November 2, 2010. The

primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

was held on July 27. The runoff primary election was held August 24. The

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swept every statewide election and took full control of Oklahoma government for the first time in the state's history, flipping every statewide executive office from Democratic to Republican control, as well as expanding its majorities in the

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. An extremely

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state,

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has not voted for a Democrat in a presidential election since

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, but remained reliably Democratic at the state level well into the 2000s. This election marked a new and decisive alignment in the state's partisanship at all levels of government, with the GOP continuing to make gains in almost every election since.

Overview

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Governor

The 2010 gubernatorial election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic Governor

Brad Henry Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry won re-election for a second term ...

, who, due to term limits placed on him by the

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, could not seek re-election.

Candidates

Democrats *

Jari Askins Jari Askins (born April 27, 1953) is an American judge, lawyer and Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, being the second woman and the first female Democratic Party member to hol ...

- current

Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the lieutenant governor becomes the new governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resi ...

Drew Edmondson William Andrew Edmondson (born October 12, 1946), known as Drew Edmondson, is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to ...

- current

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Republicans * Roger L. Jackson - retired businessman, former President of the Oklahoma Office Machine Dealers Association (OOMDA) *

Mary Fallin Mary Fallin (; née Copeland; born December 9, 1954) is an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. She was the first and s ...

- former Lieutenant Governor and current Congresswoman for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional *

Randy Brogdon Randall C. Brogdon (born June 17, 1953) is an American businessman and politician from the state of Oklahoma. He was a state senator for Oklahoma's 34th senate district from 2002 until 2011. Brogdon ran for governor of Oklahoma in 2010 on a platf ...

- current state senator * Robert Hubbard - business owner of Piedmont, Oklahoma's "Hubbard Ranch Supply"

Primary

Democrat Republican

General

Lieutenant Governor

The 2010 lieutenant governor election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor

, who stepped down to run for Governor.

Candidates

Democrats *

Kenneth Corn Kenneth Corn (born October 8, 1976) is a former member of the Oklahoma Senate, representing an electoral district that includes Sequoyah and Le Flore counties. He served as caucus chair for the Democratic caucus in the Oklahoma Senate. He prev ...

- current State Senator Republicans *Bernie Adler - Oklahoma City real estate investor * Todd Lamb - current State Senator * John A. Wright - current State Representative *Bill Crozier - former Republican candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction *Paul F. Nosak - Oklahoma City resident Independent *Richard Prawdzienski - Edmond resident

Primary

Corn ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican

General

State Auditor

The 2010 State Auditor and Inspector election was the first election for the office of State Auditor and Inspector since former Democratic State Auditor Jeff McMahan was forced to resign in 2008 due to corruption charges. Governor Brad Henry appointed fellow Democrat

Steve Burrage Steve Burrage (born July 7, 1952) is an American politician from Oklahoma and the Chairman of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Burrage served as Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector upon his appointment to that post by Governor Brad Henry on July ...

to serve out the remainder of McMahan's unexpired term. Burrage then sought a full term in office but lost to Gary Jones, who was making his third run for the office. Article 6, Section 19 of the

places one additional requirement upon the State Auditor and Inspector beyond the other constitutional requirements for those seeking statewide offices: s/he must have at least 3 years prior experience as an "expert accountant" before seeking office. (The term "expert accountant" is not defined but is generally understood to require that the officeholder must be a

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Candidates

Democrats *

- incumbent State Auditor Republican *David Hanigar - Pocasset

and

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submariner during

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* Gary Jones - Lawton

, former Comanche County Commissioner and current Chairman of the

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Primary

Burrage ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican

General

Attorney General

The 2010 Attorney General election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic Attorney General

, who stepped down to run for Governor but lost in the Democratic Party primary.

Candidates

Democrats * Jim Priest - Oklahoma City defense attorney Republicans *

Ryan Leonard Ryan Ian Leonard (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Millwall. A midfielder, he graduated through the Plymouth Argyle Academy to make his senior debut in March 2010, following whic ...

- former state prosecutor in

Canadian County Canadian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,405, making it the fifth most populous county in Oklahoma. Its county seat is El Reno. The county is named for the Canadian Ri ...

and former senior aide to former U.S. Senator

Don Nickles Donald Lee Nickles (born December 6, 1948) is an American politician and lobbyist who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 to 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and social conservative. After retiring from the Senat ...

Scott Pruitt Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer, lobbyist and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the fourteenth Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from February 17, 2017, to July ...

- former State Senator from Tulsa

Primary

Priest ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican

General

State Treasurer

The 2010 State Treasurer election determined the successor of incumbent Democratic State Treasurer

Scott Meacham Scott Meacham (born 1963) served as the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma from June, 2005 to January, 2011, having been appointed to that post by then-Governor Brad Henry following the resignation of then-State Treasurer Robert Butkin. Meacham ...

, who declined to seek a second full term in office.

Candidates

Democrats