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Garvin County’s 2024 election landscape is taking shape following last week’s statewide candidate filing period for federal, state, legislative and county offices.
Garvin County Sheriff Jim Mullett, County Clerk Lori Fulks and Court Clerk Laura Lee all won reelection at 5 p.m. Friday as the only candidates to file for their respective offices.
Two candidates, Democrat Shon Richardson and Republican Tom Pyle, filed to run for Garvin County Commissioner, District 2, a position currently held by Gary Ayres, who is set to retire later this year.
That race will be decided on the general election ballot in November.
All four of the state legislative districts representing Garvin County will be decided on ballots this year, with at least two candidates filing for each of those offices.
In Senate District 13, Senator Greg McCortney, R-Ada, filed to retain his office last week, as did two Republican opponents, Jonathan Wingard and Rob Crowley, both of Ada. That race will appear on the Republican primary ballot in June.
In Senate District 43, Republican candidates filing for office included Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, and Kendal Sacchieri, of Blanchard. Sam Graefe, of Purcell, filed as a Democratic candidate in that race. Garvin and Sacchieri will appear on the Republican primary ballot in June, with the winner moving on to face Graefe in November’s general election.
Both of Garvin County’s State Representative races are also headed for June primary ballots with State Rep. Cindy Roe, R-Lindsay, set to face Republican challengers Tony Bowen, of Blanchard, and Matthew Huggans, of Pauls Valley, in District 42, and State Rep. Tammy Townley, R-Ardmore, set to face Republican April Brown, of Pauls Valley, in District 48.
Eight candidates filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in District 4. Republican candidates for that seat include incumbent Tom Cole, Andrew Hayes, Paul L. Bondar, Nick Hankins, and Rick Whitebear Harris. Also filing for that office are Democrats Mary Brannon and Kody Macaulay, and Independent James Stacy. Republicans and Democrats will appear on June’s primary ballots, before those races move on to an August runoff election or the November general election.
The only statewide race to appear on the ballot this year will be for Corporation Commissioner. Five candidates entered that race last week, including Libertarian Chad Williams, of Choctaw; Republicans J. Brian Bingman, of Sapulpa; Justin Hornback, of Broken Arrow; and Russell Ray, of Edmond; and Democrat Harold D. Spradling, of Oklahoma City. Republican candidates for that office will appear on primary ballots in June, with the winner moving on to face the other parties’ candidates on the November general election ballot.