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U.S. Senate · Oklahoma

Statewide

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Kevin Hern, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Hern639,51057.2%
N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas439,10939.3%
Curtis Stinnett14,6221.3%
Ron Meinhardt14,4921.3%
Sevier White10,1990.9%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • This election fills the Class II Senate seat previously held by Markwayne Mullin (R), who took office in 2023 and resigned in March 2026. There is no incumbent in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1]
  • Kevin Hern, U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 1st District since 2018, defeated Gary England, Sean Buckner, Brian Ragain and Nick Hankins in the June 16, 2026 Republican primary with 69.8% of the vote. He is not seeking re-election to his House seat.[1]
  • N'Kiyla Thomas defeated Jim Priest in the August 25, 2026 Democratic primary runoff, 58.7% to 41.3%, after the two advanced from a five-candidate June 16 primary.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 5 candidates

Kevin HernRPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative, Oklahoma's 1st District (since 2018)Full profile →N'Kiyla ThomasDFull profile →Sevier WhiteLIBFull profile →Ron MeinhardtINDFull profile →Curtis StinnettINDFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[28][29]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website says she will fight to restore Roe v. Wade federally.

  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[24][25][26]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][14][15][16]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6, 2021-03-18).

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][18]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website says she will protect and expand the Affordable Care Act.

  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][19][20]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    Supports[3]

    Says the Senate should invest in renewable energy and promote sustainable practices across industries.

  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website lists a living-wage minimum wage among the economic priorities she says she will fight for.

  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[23]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[19]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    Supports[3]

    Campaign website says she will push for universal, affordable childcare.

  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[17]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Kevin Hern
    Recorded votes[21][22]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Kevin Hern
    Supports[5]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, which provides that for Title IX compliance in athletics, sex is recognized based solely on reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

  • N'Kiyla Thomas
    —
  • Sevier White
    —
  • Ron Meinhardt
    —
  • Curtis Stinnett
    —

Research notes & limits

Biography gaps: no birth year, employer or education was found for Sevier White beyond his 2016 candidacy, and the independents' biographies rely on their own Ballotpedia survey answers.

Sources · 39

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.On The Issues / Promises Kept · Hern for Senate campaign website · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  3. 3.N'Kiyla Thomas · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2025-01-01 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Kevin Hern · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  5. 5.H.R. 28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 · GovTrack.us (Congressional bill data) · 2026-10-03 Reference
  6. 6.H.R. 7296, SAVE America Act (bill text) · U.S. Government Publishing Office · 2026-10-03 Official record
  7. 7.United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  8. 8.Kevin Hern · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  9. 9.Biography · Office of Rep. Kevin Hern Official record
  10. 10.Oklahoma U.S. Senate election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  11. 11.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  30. 30.N'Kiyla Thomas · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2025-01-01 Candidate's own words
  31. 31.United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  32. 32.U.S. Senate · Oklahoma results 2026 · NBC News News report
  33. 33.United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  34. 34.Sevier White · Ballotpedia Reference
  35. 35.U.S. Senate · Oklahoma results 2026 · NBC News News report
  36. 36.Ron Meinhardt · Ballotpedia Reference
  37. 37.U.S. Senate · Oklahoma results 2026 · NBC News News report
  38. 38.Curtis Stinnett · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.U.S. Senate · Oklahoma results 2026 · NBC News News report