2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

Jim Inhofe Republican Markwayne Mullin Republican The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma.

[2] This special election was held to fill the remaining four years of incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe's term.

In February 2022, Inhofe announced that he would resign early at the end of the 117th United States Congress on January 3, 2023.

U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin won the Republican primary runoff on August 23, defeating former State House Speaker T. W.

[11] On March 8, former United States National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray announced his campaign.

Former state house speaker T. W. Shannon lost the runoff.
State senator Nathan Dahm finished third in the initial primary.
Initial primary results by county:
Mullin
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
Shannon
  • 30–40%
Grellner
  • 20–30%
Primary runoff results by county:
Mullin
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
  • 80–90%
Shannon
  • 50–60%