Area election results
Results from the Primary Election 2020, although not certified yet, have been announced. Did your candidate win? Did area voters go with the majority of Oklahoma voters in casting ballots?
Republicans statewide supported incumbent Jim Inhoff to retain his US Senate seat. Inhofe received a large margin of the votes, 74.06% of votes cast; the next closest candidate was JJ Stitt with 15.3%, then John Tompkins took 6.28% and the final 4.36% went to Neil Mavis. There were 375,047 votes cast on the Republican ballots.
Locally, Allen voters in Pontotoc County also chose Inhoff, giving him 60 of the 82 votes cast (73.17%). Allen’s Hughes County voters also chose Inhoff, giving him 24 of the 38 votes cast. In Atwood, Inhoff received 35 of 43 votes; in Calvin he received 51 of 63 votes; and in Gerty, Inhoff carried with 37 of the 54 votes.
On the Democrat’s ballot, Abby Broyles was the statewide winner with 60.46% of the votes cast. She was followed by Elysabeth Britt with 16.64%, Sheila Bilyeu with 11.93%, and R.O. Joe Cassity Jr. with 10.95% of the votes. A total of 271,017 votes were cast.
Locally, Allen Pontotoc County voters also agreed, carrying Broyles with 56.17% of the 58 votes cast. Allen Hughes County gave the majority votes to Elysabeth Britt, 9 of 26 votes; Atwood chose Broyles with 19 of 34 votes; Calvin gave Broyles 25 of their 69 votes; and Gerty carried Cassity with 20 of the 57 ballots.
US Representative District 04 on the Republican ballot was a win for incumbent Tom Cole with a statewide win of 76.34%. He was followed by James Taylor with 15.18%, Trevor Sipes, 5.9% and Gilbert O. Sanders, 2.51% of the 72,942 ballots.
Locally, Cole too Allen, Pontotoc County, with 84.15% of 82 ballots counted.
On the Democrat ballot for US Representative District 04, Mary Brannon received 63.85%, followed by David R. Slemmons with 19.42% and John D. Argo with 16.73% of the of the 50,405 votes.
Locally, Allen voters in Pontotoc County also gave the nod to Brannon with 41.38% of the 58 votes cast.
US Representative District 02, which includes Hughes County, the statewide Republicans vote chose incumbent MarkWayne Mullins with 79.91%. He was followed by Joseph Silk with 12.7% and Rhonda Hopkins with 7.39% of the 66,466 votes.
Locally, Allen (Hughes County) went with Mullins, giving him 29 of the 38 votes; Atwood gave Mullins 30 of 44 votes; Calvin chose him with 40 of their 62 votes; and Gerty gave him 42 of their 53 votes.
Republicans had to choose between incumbent Greg McCortney and Carisa Roberson for State Senator in District 13. Statewide, McCortney received 74.5% of the 6,907 votes cast. Pontotoc County Allen voters gave McCortney 76 of the 81 votes; Atwood gave McCortney 32 of 44 votes.
State Senate District 07 includes the local towns of Calvin, Gerty and Hughes County Allen. Statewide Republicans chose Larry Boggs with 46.62% followed by Warren Hamilton with 42.22% and Kevin Woody with 11.36% of 7,212 votes.
Hughes County Allen also chose Boggs with 19 of 37 ballots; Calvin also went Boggs, 36 of 61 votes, and Gerty gave him 33 of their 51 votes. Statewide the Democrats chose Jerry L. Donathan, 64.73% over Cathy Zukosky Thornton. 7,917 votes were cast.
In Allen (Hughes County), Donathan won 18 of 26 votes. He was supported 40 to 20 in Calvin, 42 to 18 in Gerty.
State Representative in District 25 put Republican incumbent Ronny Johns against Gary Rhynes. Statewide, John received 68.24% of the 2,982 votes cast.
Johns received 73.17% of the 82 ballots cast in Pontotoc County Allen.
State Representative District 18 had Republican David Smith win with 61.56%; he was challenged by Brenda Angel, 23.41% and Brecken Wagner, 15.03% of the 2,815 votes.
Hughes County Allen Republicans also chose Smith with 25 of 37 votes; Atwood went Smith with 30 of 43 votes; Calvin gave Smith 39 of 62 votes; and Gerty 26 of 62 votes.
The Corporation Commissioner incumbent Todd Hiett won big statewide with 74.59% of the 356,692 votes over challenger Harold D. Spradling. In Pontotoc County Allen, Hiett received 56 of 78 votes; in Hughes County Allen, Hiett received 24 of 37 votes; Atwood gave him 35 of 42; Calvin, 45 of 61, and Gerty, 37 of 51.
State Question 802 passed by a narrow margin, 340,279 to 333,761 (50.48%). In Allen, Pontotoc County, voters rejected the Question by 62.16% (92 to 56 votes). Hughes County Allen rejected the issue 46 to 19; Atwood carried it by 1 vote, 42 to 43; Calvin said no 84 to 48; and Gerty also rejected the State Question 88 to 35.