Counties In Oklahoma - Ballotpedia

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

  • The county governments covered by Ballotpedia in Oklahoma
  • A list and map of counties in Oklahoma
  • An overview of local elections in Oklahoma
  • An overview of the initiative process in Oklahoma

Contents

  • 1 Counties
    • 1.1 County government
    • 1.2 Full list of counties
    • 1.3 Map of counties
  • 2 Elections
    • 2.1 2026
    • 2.2 2025
    • 2.3 2024
    • 2.4 2023
    • 2.5 2022
    • 2.6 2021
    • 2.7 2020
    • 2.8 2019
    • 2.9 2018
    • 2.10 2017
    • 2.11 2016
    • 2.12 2015
  • 3 Initiative process availability
  • 4 See also
  • 5 External links
  • 6 Footnotes

Counties

County government

Click the links below for information about the county governments in Ballotpedia's coverage scope:

  • Government of Canadian County
  • Government of Cleveland County
  • Government of Oklahoma County
  • Government of Osage County
  • Government of Tulsa County

Full list of counties

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 77 counties, 592 cities, towns, and villages, and 632 special districts.[1]

The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2026

See also: United States municipal elections, 2026 and School board elections, 2026
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Mayor
  • Canadian County, Oklahoma - Assessor, district attorney, treasurer, county commission, district court judges, and associate district court judges
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Tech center board
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Tech center board
  • All local elections by county
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2025

See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - City council
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - County commission (special) and Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education (special)
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • All local elections by county
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2024

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Mayor, city auditor, and city council
  • Canadian County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
  • Cleveland County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, and court clerk
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, court clerk, and Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commission, court clerk, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Clerk, sheriff, county commissioner, court clerk, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • All other local elections by county
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2023

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - City council
  • Cleveland County, Oklahoma - County commission (special)
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - County clerk (special) and Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2022

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Mayor
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Auditor and city council
  • Canadian County, Oklahoma - Assessor, treasurer, county commission, district judges, and district associate judge
  • Cleveland County, Oklahoma - Assessor, district attorney, treasurer, and county commission
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Assessor, district attorney, treasurer, county commission, and Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - Assessor, treasurer, and county commission
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Assessor, district attorney, treasurer, and county commission, district judges, district associate judge, and Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2021

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - City council
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education and treasurer (special)
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2020

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - Mayor, city council, and city auditor
  • Canadian County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, court clerk, sheriff, county clerk
  • Cleveland County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, sheriff, county clerk
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, sheriff, county clerk, court clerk, and tech board
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, court clerk, sheriff, county clerk
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, clerk, court clerk, sheriff, and tech board
  • Oklahoma school board elections
Past elections

2019

See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - City council
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - Metro Tech Center Board of Education
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - Tulsa Technology Center Board of Education
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2018

See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Mayor and city council
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma - City council and auditor
  • Canadian County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and county district attorney
  • Cleveland County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and county district attorney
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, county district attorney, and tech board
  • Osage County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, and election board secretary
  • Tulsa County, Oklahoma - County commissioner, county treasurer, county assessor, election board secretary, and tech board
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2017

See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2016

See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016
  • Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma school board elections

2015

See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma school board elections

Initiative process availability

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Oklahoma

All 86 charter municipalities have mandated charter amendment through initiative and referendum.

All 508 general law municipalities have mandated initiative and referendum for ordinances.

No counties in Oklahoma have the powers of initiative and referendum.[2]

See also

Oklahoma Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

  • Search Google News for this topic
  • Oklahoma municipal code library
  • Oklahoma state government website

Footnotes

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
  2. Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
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