Lieutenant Governor
Unofficial result: Won — T. W. Shannon (Republican)
Source: results.okelections.gov
Oklahoma
My vote power: Average
What does this office do?
- Taking over if the governor leaves office
- Running the state senate's sessions, in many states
- Breaking tie votes in the state senate, in many states
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Kelly Forbes
LostDemocratic
Kelly Forbes is an educator raised in Skiatook and Broken Arrow. He holds a Spanish degree from Oklahoma City University and a master's in bilingual education and administrative leadership from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Republican
T. W. Shannon served in the Oklahoma House from 2007 to 2015 and was its speaker from 2013 to 2015, the first African American and Chickasaw to hold the post. In 2025 he briefly served as a senior adviser on rural prosperity at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Source: ballotpedia.org