02/10/2021

Incumbent Councilperson Todd Stone was re-elected Tuesday to the Oklahoma City Council with a majority victory (64.29%) in Ward 4. Runoffs are April 6 between the top two candidates in Wards 1 and 3.

No candidate in Wards 1 or 3 won an outright majority Tuesday, so the two candidates with the most votes advance to the April 6 runoff.

The nonpartisan runoff election will decide who represents Wards 1 and 3 on the Council for the next four-year term, which begins April 13. See a Ward map at okc.gov/WardMap.

Councilperson Todd Stone and incumbent Ward 7 Councilperson Nikki Nice, who was unopposed in her Ward, also begin four-year terms on April 13.

All election results are unofficial until certified by the Oklahoma County Election Board.

About the runoff

Candidates in the April 6 runoff, listed in the order in which they appeared on Tuesday’s primary election ballot, are:

Ward 1

• Shay Varnell
• Bradley Carter

Ward 3

• Barbara Young
• Jessica Martinez-Brooks

Recent voter-approved amendments to the Oklahoma City Charter do not apply to the current City Council election. The Charter amendments will be sent to the Governor for approval after the runoff election on April 6.

The City Council has nine members: the Mayor, who is elected citywide, and one member from each of Oklahoma City’s eight Wards. They serve part-time at the head of the City’s Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor’s annual salary is $24,000, and each Council member’s annual salary is $12,000.

Voting information

All Oklahoma City voters in Wards 1 and 3 registered to vote at their current address by March 12 are eligible to vote in the April 6 runoff election. See a Ward map at okc.gov/WardMap.

Find your polling location on your voter ID card, or using the state Election Board’s OK Voter Portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp.

Voters who have disabilities can find more information about voter assistance in Oklahoma at oklahoma.gov/elections.

To check or update your registration status, use the voter portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp.

To register to vote, use the portal’s voter registration wizard to complete your application online, then print, sign and return it to your local county election board. You can also download a voter registration application at oklahoma.gov/elections, or get one at your county election board, post offices, tag agencies, libraries and other public locations.

State law requires proof of identity to vote. Acceptable forms of ID are a voter ID card, driver’s license or another form of ID issued by the federal government, state government or federally recognized tribal government. Voters may also cast a provisional ballot by proving their identity with a signed, sworn affidavit, which is available at the polling station.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail in the April 6 runoff election is 5 p.m. March 30, although the U.S. Postal Service recommends requesting it by March 22. You can request an absentee ballot using the voter portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp, or download an absentee ballot request form at oklahoma.gov/elections to print, sign and return to your county election board.

The Postal Service recommends mailing your completed absentee ballot by March 30 if voting by mail. You can also return a completed absentee ballot in person to your local county election board.

Overseas voters, including military members, can get more information about overseas absentee voting at oklahoma.gov/elections.

Early voting is 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 1-2 at your local county election board:

• Oklahoma County Election Board, 4201 N Lincoln Blvd., (405) 713-1515
• Cleveland County Election Board, 641 E Robinson Street (Suite 200) in Norman, (405) 366-0210
• Canadian County Election Board, 200 S Bickford Ave. in El Reno, (405) 422-2422

Regular voting is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 6 at your usual polling location. Find your polling location on your voter ID card, or using the voter portal at oklahoma.gov/elections/ovp.

EMBARK bus and OKC Streetcar service will be free on Election Day to help get voters to the polls. Visit embarkok.com or okcstreetcar.com to plan your trip.

Media Contact

Kristy Yager
(405) 297-2550

kristy.yager@okc.gov