Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Lieutenant Governor

What this job does

Takes over if the governor dies, resigns or is removed. Leads the state Senate and can cast the deciding vote in a tie. A term is four years, eight years at most. source: ballotpedia.org

T. W. Shannon RepublicanFormer bank CEO; former senior advisor in the Trump administration
Kelly Forbes DemocratEducation consultant (owner, Kelly B's Consulting); former teacher and school administrator

Candidates in the order the Oklahoma State Election Board lists them . Oklahoma does not count write-in votes.