OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans will return to the polls early next year to choose a new state Representative for House District 92. After that, they will vote a second time that fall.
Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday set special election dates to fill a vacant seat in House District 92, which was previously represented by Rep. Forrest Bennett, a Democrat from Oklahoma City.
The seat became vacant after Bennett resigned to lead the Oklahoma State AFL-CIO, a group of 230 labor unions representing more than 100,000 workers.
The election dates overlap with the 2026 General Election dates, where HD 92 was already on the ballot. The House seat is expected to remain vacant during this upcoming legislative session in February.
The riling period for the seat runs from April 1 to April 3. The special primary is set for June 16, and the runoff primary, if needed, will be held on Aug. 25.
If voters elect the same candidate in both the special and regular election in November, election officials said, the successful candidate will serve a full two-year term plus the remainder of Bennett’s term.
Misha Mohr, a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Election Board, told several media outlets there will be a separate special election ballot. The regular primary for House District 92 will be on a regular primary election ballot.
“Our interpretation of state law is that a candidate may run in both the regular and special election because, in this case, it is for the same office,” Mohr said in a statement. “The candidate that wins the special election will serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The candidate that wins the regular election will serve the full term.”
However, if two different candidates are elected in the special and regular election, the winner of the special election will only serve a few months.