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State Question 832, a proposal to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029, failed Tuesday in the primary election.
The measure would have increased the minimum wage from $7.25 in phases — to $12 in 2027, $13.50 in 2028 and $15 in 2029 — and tied future increases to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. Statewide, 348,900 voters (56 percent) voted no while 281,100 (44.6 percent) voted yes. In LeFlore County, nearly 67 percent voted against it while 33 percent supported it.
In local primary races, Rep. Rick West and LeFlore County District 3 Commissioner Jamie Oliver both won by comfortable margins.
West, a Republican representing District 3, defeated Dalton Staley 2,752-678, capturing 80.23 percent of the vote. He will face Democrat Steve Glinski in the general election Nov. 3.
Oliver turned back a challenge from former state Rep. James Lockhart, winning 950-488, or 66.2 percent to 33.8 percent, to secure re-election.
The District 1 commissioner race heads to a runoff. Mike Parker, who won a special election in November, led with 603 votes (45.86 percent), but fell short of a majority. David Honeycutt finished second with 274 votes (20.84 percent), edging James Brown at 252 votes (19.16 percent). Carroll Rogers had 186 votes (14.14 percent). Since no Democrat filed for the seat, Parker and Honeycutt will meet in a runoff Aug. 25.
In the Republican gubernatorial primary, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei advanced to a runoff. Drummond led with 105,493 votes (26.25 percent), followed closely by Mazzei at 104,282 (25.94 percent). Chip Keating finished third with 74,224 votes (18.47 percent), followed by Jake Merrick at 58,227 (14.49 percent), Charles McCall at 47,413 (11.8 percent), Leisa Mitchell Haynes at 4,112 (1.02 percent), Jennifer Domenico at 3,787 (0.94 percent), Kenneth Sturgill at 2,920 (0.73 percent) and Callup Anthony Taylor at 1,482 (0.37 percent).
On the Democratic side, House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson won the gubernatorial nomination easily, taking 128,900 votes (74.92 percent) over Connie Johnson at 38,327 (22.28 percent) and Arya at 4,812 (2.8 percent).
Unofficial election results are available at results.okelections.gov.
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