ENID, OK - Incumbent Republican state Rep. Chad Caldwell defeated challenger Taylor Venus and won reelection for the House District 40 primary Tuesday night. Caldwell's 2,412 votes were 57% which gave him the victory. Venus had 1,848 votes which was 43%.
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Venus ran and lost to Caldwell in the 2018 primary. The Democrats did not have a candidate for the June 30 primary so Caldwell automatically wins another term.
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Incumbent Republican Sen. Roland Pederson defeated challenger David M. Mason to win another term in District 19 seat. Pederson had 6,680 votes while Mason had 5,591. That gave Pederson over 54% which was enough for the victory.
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The Democrats again did not have a candidate running for the District 19 seat.
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None of the candidates running for Garfield County sheriff were able to earn 50% of the vote so there will be a runoff on August 25, 2020.
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Cory Rink led with 45.39% of the votes while incumbent Sheriff Jody Helm received 41.6% of the vote. Garfield County Deputy Dariel Momsen received 13.01%. Rink received 3,946 total votes, Helm received 3,617 and Momsen received 1,131.
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The Democrats did not have a candidate enter the race so the winner of the runoff will become sheriff.
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State Question 802 was narrowly approved Tuesday night. The plan will expand Medicaid to tens of thousands of low-income residents in Oklahoma.
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The measure was approved with 50.48% of voters in favor. The vote count was 339,799 to 333,311.
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June 30 Primary Election Results
