The person behind the name
Mark Tedford’s public career is short and specific: two terms in the Oklahoma House from a Tulsa County district that takes in Jenks and Bixby, a vice-chairmanship over commerce and insurance policy, and a first contested election that turned out to be the Republican primary for Congress.
His official House biography says he lives in Tulsa County, that he and his wife have four children, and that he has worked in the insurance business since 1992; the member page lists Tulsa as his hometown. The campaign biography names his wife, Kristin, says they have been married since 1992 and raised their four children in the Tulsa area, and describes him as a grandfather. The Oklahoman gave his age as 56 on the night of the June 2026 primary. [1][2][24]
Education and professional preparation
The official biography reports an MBA from the University of Tulsa and an insurance career that began in 1992; News On 6 reported at his campaign launch that he owns Tedford Insurance. The biography also records a “Blue Ribbon Small Business Award” and board service with the Tulsa Economic Development Council, the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Small Business Connect and the Jenks Chamber of Commerce. His undergraduate degree, degree years and license records were not part of this review. [1][22]
A public life that began without an opponent
When candidate filing closed on April 15, 2022, the State Election Board’s list showed one name for House District 69: Mark Tedford, Republican, of Jenks. He was elected that year, his biography records, and when filing closed again on April 5, 2024 the list for the district once more carried his name alone. His first contested election was therefore the 2026 congressional primary. [10][1][9]
He announced for Congress on March 11, 2026, the day Representative Kevin Hern said he would give up the seat to run for the Senate seat once held by Markwayne Mullin, whom President Trump had appointed Secretary of Homeland Security; his statement of candidacy reached the Federal Election Commission the same day, and the Commission lists the race as an open seat. Twelve Republicans filed with the State Election Board in April. On June 16 he led the field with 32 percent of the vote as first reported, ahead of Jackson Lahmeyer at 25.8 percent, figures that Roll Call, reporting the Associated Press count, put at 32 and 26 percent, and the two were bound for an August 25 runoff; Lahmeyer suspended his campaign the next day and filed his withdrawal on June 19, the statutory deadline, which left Tedford unopposed for the nomination; the Board was to meet on June 23 to certify results and process withdrawals. Hern won the Republican Senate nomination on the same June 16 ballot. He faces Democrat John Croisant on November 3. [22][24][35][3][4][5][6][28][30][23][8]
A note on the vote count. The State Election Board’s results site refused this review’s automated requests, so the primary percentages above are The Oklahoman’s report of the Board’s unofficial count with 98 percent of precincts in; Roll Call, reporting the Associated Press count, put the same two at 32 percent and 26 percent; the certified totals were not read. Tulsa County certified its count on June 19 after reviewing 219 provisional ballots and adding 111 votes, with no outcome changed. [24][35][7][32]
Life & public service
From an insurance agency in Jenks to the State Capitol and a congressional nomination, the documented milestones show how his record was built.
Re-elected without opposition
The Board’s 2024 candidate list, compiled at the close of filing on April 5, 2024, again carries his name alone for District 69. [9]
The Tulsa Public Schools audit
Joined two Tulsa-area colleagues in February 2025 in objecting to the school district’s two-week delay of the state auditor’s findings. [31]
The Trump endorsement goes elsewhere
President Trump endorsed Jackson Lahmeyer in May 2026; Tedford said nothing about his campaign had changed. [25]
Local endorsements
The campaign’s website lists endorsements from Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert, Insurance Commissioner Glenn Mulready, the three Tulsa County commissioners, whose joint endorsement it dates to May 27, 2026, and the mayors of Broken Arrow, Sapulpa, Jenks, Bixby, Glenpool and Sand Springs; The Oklahoman noted the mayors’ support on primary night. [2][24]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislative documents, roll calls, election-board records and campaign-finance filings establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level those records support, with shared credit where the measure was another legislator’s bill.
Two terms from District 69
Tedford has represented House District 69 — a Tulsa County district whose municipalities, by the member page, are Bixby, Jenks and Tulsa — since his election in 2022. The State Election Board’s candidate lists show no other candidate filed for the seat in 2022 or 2024, so both terms came without a contested election. His member page lists him as vice chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee and of its conference committee, a member of the Insurance, Common Education and Energy committees under the oversight committees and of the Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee, and a member of the committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). [1][10][9]
The Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights
HB 2933, which Tedford authored with Senator Aaron Reinhardt as Senate author, would require insurers to file quarterly reports with the Insurance Department, create a Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights and set timelines for claim responses; the House release quotes him: “We ask people to carry insurance to protect what matters most to them,” and “When that protection is needed, the process ought to be clear, consistent and easy to follow.” The House passed it 70–22 on March 24, 2026, with Tedford voting Yea. [1][11][12]
The bill’s page records a Senate committee report on April 23, 2026, with the title stricken, and placement on General Order, the Senate’s calendar, on April 28; no further action appears. The campaign’s statement that he “took on his own industry to deliver a Homeowner Bill of Rights for Oklahoma families” describes House passage; the bill page shows no enactment. [11][2]
Agency reports, in one place
HB 3047 would route statutorily required agency reports to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency through a central online system; HB 3057 would repeal obsolete reporting requirements. The House passed them 86–5 on March 23, 2026 and 88–4 on March 24, 2026. Each was placed on General Order, the Senate’s calendar, in April and, by the bill pages, went no further. [13][14][1]
A bridge over the Arkansas River
HB 2123, amending the Turnpike Authority’s powers to drop a previously authorized bridge and authorize a new crossing of the Arkansas River near Bixby, was introduced in 2025 by Representative Sterling; Tedford was substituted as principal House author on February 10, 2026. It passed the House 84–3 on March 16, 2026 and the Senate 47–0 on April 22, 2026, and became law without the Governor’s signature on April 30, 2026. The bill is his by substitution; the original filing was Sterling’s. [15][1]
The income-tax vote
HB 2764, carried by Representatives Trey Caldwell and Kane and Senator Hall, set the top individual income-tax rate at 4.5 percent for tax year 2026, down from 4.75 percent, and provided for further quarter-point reductions, down to zero, whenever the State Board of Equalization certifies that collections have exceeded a threshold. Tedford voted Yea when the House passed it 74–19 on May 20, 2025; the Governor approved it on May 28, 2025. That is a recorded vote, not authorship; the campaign’s description of the measure as “the largest tax cut in Oklahoma history” is a campaign superlative that this review did not measure. [16][17][18][2]
The impermissible-occupation law
HB 4156, authored by Representative McCall and Senator Treat, created a state crime: “A person commits an impermissible occupation if the person is an alien and willfully and without permission enters and remains in the State of Oklahoma without having first obtained legal authorization to enter the United States.” Tedford voted Yea when the House passed the bill and its emergency clause 77–20 on April 18, 2024; the Senate passed it 39–8 on April 23 and the Governor signed it on April 30, 2024. Litigation over the law was not part of this review. [19][20][21]
The Tulsa Public Schools audit
When Tulsa Public Schools invoked a state statute in February 2025 to hold the state auditor’s findings for two weeks, Tedford joined Representatives Chris Banning and Rob Hall in objecting. “There has been a long wait for this audit to be released, and it is a disservice to the stakeholders of TPS to not immediately release these audit findings,” he told KTUL. The statement is on the record; the audit’s findings and any legislative follow-up were not part of this review. [31]
The OCPA scorecard
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA) publishes a legislative scorecard that it describes as a record of how each legislator “actually voted at the Oklahoma Capitol this year on conservative issues.” Its page for Tedford shows a 2026 score of 91 percent and a lifetime score of 87 percent, with past scores of 81 for 2023, 87 for 2024 and 90 for 2025. Among the 2026 votes it scored were his Yea on HB 3705, which increases the credits authorized under the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program for fiscal year 2027 and later years and which OCPA supported, and his No on HB 4329, a dental-insurance claims bill that OCPA also supported. The page reports a percentage, not a letter grade; the campaign’s “A rating by OCPA” is its own phrasing. [36][37][2]
A largely self-funded primary
Tedford for U.S. Congress, his principal committee, reported $1,763,829.68 in receipts from January 1 to June 30, 2026. Of that, $402,461.00 came from individuals, $61,000.00 from other committees and $1,300,368.68 in loans from the candidate. The committee spent $1,590,094.59, repaid $100,000.00 of the loans and ended June with $173,735.09 in cash and $1,200,368.68 in debts owed. The Commission’s candidate page also lists a sponsored leadership PAC, Mission for America Tomorrow PAC; its filings were not part of this review. [3][4]
Family & community
His official House biography says he lives in Tulsa County and that he and his wife have four children; the campaign biography names his wife, Kristin, dates their marriage from 1992, says they raised their four children in the Tulsa area, and describes him as a grandfather. [1][2]
The community roles both biographies list are a seat on the board of advisors of the Soldier’s Wish Foundation — the campaign calls him its vice chairman — and a board role at Home Church, which the campaign places in Broken Arrow; the official biography adds earlier service on the board of the Tulsa Economic Development Council, with the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce Small Business Connect and with the Jenks Chamber of Commerce. [1][2]
The campaign biography describes him as a “Christian husband, father, and grandfather”; neither biography names a denomination beyond the Home Church board seat, and this profile makes no further claim about his faith. [2]
Mission & priorities
“I’ve spent my life building a business from the ground up, creating jobs and opportunity in the real economy. I’m running to bring that experience to Washington. Delivering results for working families, and standing firm in the conservative values that make this country strong.” {2}
The following summarizes the agenda on Tedford’s campaign website and in his campaign statements. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [2]
01An America First economy
The website’s headline plank, “Restore the American Dream,” carries his sentence: “President Trump’s America First movement put the focus back on the people who work hard, raise families, and power this country.” At his launch he said he would support the President’s agenda while protecting Oklahoma jobs, defending the state’s energy industry and promoting fiscal discipline. [2][22]
02Lower costs for working families
“Families are paying more for groceries, energy, housing, and everyday necessities while Congress spends taxpayer dollars like it belongs to them instead of the people who earned it.” The plank lists reducing inflationary spending, cutting red tape for small businesses, lowering energy and regulatory costs and restoring fiscal discipline. The state record behind it is his Yea on HB 2764, the 2025 income-tax cut. [2][16][17]
03Enforce immigration law
“Every nation has the right to secure its borders, enforce its laws, and put its citizens first.” The plank calls for strict enforcement, an end to benefits for illegal immigrants, deportation of criminal aliens and putting American workers first. In the House he voted for HB 4156 of 2024, the state’s impermissible-occupation law. [2][19][20]
04Stop waste, fraud and government abuse
“Washington loses hundreds of billions every year to waste and fraud while taxpayers are expected to carry the burden.” The plank promises oversight, transparency in federal spending and protection of Social Security. At the state level his HB 3047 and HB 3057 of 2026 — a central repository for agency reports and a repeal of obsolete ones — passed the House but not the Senate. [2][13][14]
05Rebuild the real economy
“America needs to start building and producing again.” The plank lists American energy production, tax cuts, manufacturing and skilled trades, and less dependence on foreign resources. No state measure on these subjects with his name on it was found among the bills reviewed. [2]
06Defend faith, family and freedom
“Strong families, shared values, and individual freedoms are the foundation of a strong country.” The plank lists protecting the unborn, the Second Amendment, parental rights and religious liberty, and support for veterans. The bills and roll calls read for this review do not include a vote on these subjects; that is a limit of the review, not a finding. [2]
07Insurance accountability
The campaign says he “took on his own industry to deliver a Homeowner Bill of Rights for Oklahoma families.” The record is HB 2933 of 2026 — quarterly insurer reporting, a Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights and claim timelines — passed by the House 70–22 on March 24, 2026 and left on General Order, the Senate’s calendar. [2][11][12]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the legislative and voting history above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
A nomination settled by a withdrawal
Tedford did not win a majority and did not win a runoff. He led the June 16 primary with 32 percent as first reported; Jackson Lahmeyer, whom President Trump had endorsed in May, was second with 25.8 percent. Days before the primary the Daily Mail published text messages between Lahmeyer and a woman who was not his wife; Lahmeyer acknowledged “crossing a boundary line through text messaging,” suspended his campaign on June 17 and filed his withdrawal on June 19, the statutory deadline for leaving a runoff. The State Election Board’s withdrawal list records the filing, and the Board confirmed to News On 6 and KTUL that the remaining candidate becomes the nominee. President Trump withdrew his endorsement of Lahmeyer the day after the primary and endorsed Tedford, writing that “Mark is Pro Trump and MAGA all the way!” The National Republican Congressional Committee issued a statement the same day calling him “a business leader and conservative lawmaker with a rich history of delivering real results for Oklahoma.” Tedford’s response was that “the work’s not done” and that the campaign would work through November. The votes cast for him are the record; the runoff that would have tested a two-way race was never held. [24][35][25][27][6][28][30][26]
The loans behind the campaign
The committee’s receipts through June 30, 2026 were $1,763,829.68, but $1,300,368.68 of that was money the candidate lent to it; individual contributions were $402,461.00. After $100,000.00 in repayments the committee owed $1,200,368.68 at the end of June and held $173,735.09 in cash. Whether the loans are forgiven, repaid from later contributions or carried is a question for later filings. [3]
The Homeowner Bill of Rights, as claimed and as recorded
The campaign says he delivered a Homeowner Bill of Rights. The bill page for HB 2933 shows House passage on March 24, 2026, a Senate committee report with the title stricken on April 23 and placement on General Order, the Senate’s calendar, on April 28, with nothing after; the two transparency bills, HB 3047 and HB 3057, stopped at the same stage. Passing the House is documented; enactment is not. [2][11][13][14]
Superlatives and ratings, as claimed and as published
The campaign says he “helped pass the largest tax cut in Oklahoma history,” that his record “earned an A rating by OCPA” and that he “earned a 91% conservative rating from OCPA.” The tax cut is a recorded vote on HB 2764, a bill carried by others, and the superlative is the campaign’s; this review did not measure it. OCPA’s own scorecard page shows the 91 percent figure as his 2026 score, beside an 87 percent lifetime score, and reports percentages rather than letter grades, so the “A rating” is the campaign’s description. [2][16][17][36]
An insurance executive writing insurance law
Tedford has worked in insurance since 1992 and, News On 6 reported, owns Tedford Insurance; in the House he sits on the Insurance Committee under the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee and authored the 2026 insurer-reporting bill. The campaign presents the combination as expertise turned against his own industry. No complaint or ethics finding on the point appears in the sources reviewed, and none is asserted; the overlap of profession and portfolio is simply part of the record. [1][22][2][11]
Two terms without a contested election
The State Election Board’s candidate lists for 2022 and 2024 show no other candidate for House District 69 in either year, so the 2026 primary was the first time his name was tested against another on a ballot. That is a fact about the district as much as the candidate; it also means there is no earlier election-night record to set beside the 32 percent he drew in June. [10][9][24]
Questions & answers
Who is Mark Tedford?
Mark Tedford’s public career is short and specific: two terms in the Oklahoma House from a Tulsa County district that takes in Jenks and Bixby, a vice-chairmanship over commerce and insurance policy, and a first contested election that turned out to be the Republican primary for Congress. His official House biography says he lives in Tulsa County, that he and his wife have four children, and that he has worked in the insurance business since 1992; the member page lists Tulsa as his hometown. The campaign biography names his wife, Kristin, says they have been married since 1992 and raised their four children in the Tulsa area, and describes him as a grandfather. The Oklahoman gave his age as 56 on the night of the June 2026 primary. [1][2][24]
What office is Mark Tedford running for in 2026?
Who is Mark Tedford running against?
He announced for Congress on March 11, 2026, the day Representative Kevin Hern said he would give up the seat to run for the Senate seat once held by Markwayne Mullin, whom President Trump had appointed Secretary of Homeland Security; his statement of candidacy reached the Federal Election Commission the same day, and the Commission lists the race as an open seat. Twelve Republicans filed with the State Election Board in April. On June 16 he led the field with 32 percent of the vote as first reported, ahead of Jackson Lahmeyer at 25.8 percent, figures that Roll Call, reporting the Associated Press count, put at 32 and 26 percent, and the two were bound for an August 25 runoff; Lahmeyer suspended his campaign the next day and filed his withdrawal on June 19, the statutory deadline, which left Tedford unopposed for the nomination; the Board was to meet on June 23 to certify results and process withdrawals. Hern won the Republican Senate nomination on the same June 16 ballot. He faces Democrat John Croisant on November 3. [22][24][35][3][4][5][6][28][30][23][8]
What are Mark Tedford's stated priorities?
The following summarizes the agenda on Tedford’s campaign website and in his campaign statements. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [2] The campaign lists: An America First economy; Lower costs for working families; Enforce immigration law; Stop waste, fraud and government abuse; Rebuild the real economy; Defend faith, family and freedom; Insurance accountability.
What does the public record show?
Legislative documents, roll calls, election-board records and campaign-finance filings establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level those records support, with shared credit where the measure was another legislator’s bill. Tedford has represented House District 69 — a Tulsa County district whose municipalities, by the member page, are Bixby, Jenks and Tulsa — since his election in 2022. The State Election Board’s candidate lists show no other candidate filed for the seat in 2022 or 2024, so both terms came without a contested election. His member page lists him as vice chair of the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee and of its conference committee, a member of the Insurance, Common Education and Energy committees under the oversight committees and of the Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee, and a member of the committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT). [1][10][9]
How was this profile researched?
Reviewed September 17, 2026. This is a documented overview of publicly available biography, major actions, and stated priorities, not an exhaustive vote-by-vote record; the roll calls read for it are those on the bills named above, and the House Journal was not searched in full. Sponsored-bill counts for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 sessions, interest-group scorecards other than OCPA’s, personal financial disclosures, degree transcripts, license records and the litigation over HB 4156 were not part of this review. The State Election Board’s results site refused automated requests, so primary percentages are the unofficial count as reported by The Oklahoman, cross-checked against Roll Call’s report of the Associated Press count, and the certified totals were not read; Ballotpedia and CPAC’s ratings site could not be reached, so the campaign’s CPAC claim was not reviewed and is not repeated here. The fact-check pass on September 17, 2026 re-read every cited document. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Historical sources do not imply current positions. The source list provides direct links so readers can check the underlying material. Filings and campaign pages may change after this review.
Sources & methodology
Government records anchor the profile: the Oklahoma Legislature’s bill pages, roll calls and enrolled texts, the State Election Board’s candidate lists and withdrawal record, and the Federal Election Commission’s filings. The official House biography and the campaign’s website establish attributed background and stated positions; local and national reporting supplies the primary count, the endorsement sequence and the candidate’s responses; OCPA’s scorecard supplies the rating.
- 01Representative Mark Tedford, District 69 (official member page: biography, committees, news releases)Oklahoma House of Representatives · Accessed September 17, 2026
Official biography (elected 2022; Tulsa County; MBA; insurance since 1992; four children; board roles), committee list and vice-chairmanships, and the House releases on HB 2933, HB 3047, HB 3057 and HB 2123.Government record - 02Mark Tedford for U.S. Congress (campaign website: About Mark, Issues, endorsements)Tedford for U.S. Congress (campaign) · Accessed September 17, 2026
Campaign biography and quoted mission sentence; the five issue planks; the tax-cut, immigration, Homeowner Bill of Rights and rating claims; endorsements; social links and press contact. Self-descriptions.Campaign or advocacy material - 03TEDFORD, MARK — Candidate overview, 2026 (H6OK01235)Federal Election Commission · Coverage through June 30, 2026; accessed September 17, 2026
Financial summary: receipts, individual and committee contributions, candidate loans, disbursements, loan repayments, cash on hand and debts; statement of candidacy filed March 11, 2026.Government record - 04Candidate search: Tedford (openFEC API)Federal Election Commission · Accessed September 17, 2026
Candidate id, open-seat designation, first filing date of March 11, 2026, and the principal committee Tedford for U.S. Congress (C00943175).Government record - 05Candidates for Elective Office 2026 (Candidate List Book, compiled 5:00 p.m., April 3, 2026)Oklahoma State Election Board · April 3, 2026
Official list of filings: twelve Republicans, including Mark Tedford of Tulsa, and one Democrat, John Croisant, for United States Representative, District 1.Government record - 062026 Candidate WithdrawalsOklahoma State Election Board · Last modified August 28, 2026
Jackson Lahmeyer’s withdrawal from the District 1 race on June 19, 2026, and the statutory runoff-withdrawal deadline of that day.Government record - 07June Primary Election — official results (June 16, 2026 Primary Election)Oklahoma State Election Board · Last modified June 24, 2026
The Board’s entry page for the certified June 16 results; the linked results site refused automated requests, so totals were not read here.Government record - 082026 Election Results (June 16 Primary, August 25 Runoff Primary, November 3 General)Oklahoma State Election Board · Last modified August 25, 2026
The 2026 election calendar: primary June 16, runoff primary August 25, general election November 3.Government record - 09Candidates for Elective Office 2024 (Candidate List Book, compiled 5:00 p.m., April 5, 2024)Oklahoma State Election Board · April 5, 2024
House District 69, 2024: Mark Tedford of Tulsa, Republican, the only candidate listed.Government record - 10Candidates for Elective Office 2022 (Candidate List Book; filing period April 13–15, 2022)Oklahoma State Election Board · 2022
House District 69, 2022: Mark Tedford of Jenks, Republican, the only candidate listed.Government record - 11HB 2933 — Bill information, 2026 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2026
Authored by Tedford; insurance reporting and the Homeowner Claims Bill of Rights; House passage 70–22 on March 24, 2026; Senate committee report April 23 and calendar placement April 28 with no further action.Government record - 12HB 2933 — House votes (RCS 1382, third reading)Oklahoma House of Representatives · March 24, 2026
Roll call 70–22 with Tedford among the Yeas; committee votes of February 19 and 26, 2026.Government record - 13HB 3047 — Bill information, 2026 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2026
Authored by Tedford; agency reports to the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency; House passage 86–5 on March 23, 2026; Senate calendar April 22 with no further action.Government record - 14HB 3057 — Bill information, 2026 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2026
Authored by Tedford; repeal of obsolete agency reports; House passage 88–4 on March 24, 2026; Senate calendar April 16 with no further action.Government record - 15HB 2123 — Bill information, 2026 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2026
Introduced by Representative Sterling in 2025; Tedford substituted as principal author February 10, 2026; House 84–3, Senate 47–0; law without the Governor’s signature April 30, 2026.Government record - 16HB 2764 — Bill information, 2025 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2025
Income-tax rate reduction by Caldwell (Trey) and Hall; House 74–19 on May 20, 2025; Senate 34–11; approved by the Governor May 28, 2025.Government record - 17HB 2764 — House votes (RCS 834, third reading)Oklahoma House of Representatives · May 20, 2025
Roll call 74–19 with Tedford among the Yeas.Government record - 18Enrolled House Bill 2764 (text as enacted)Oklahoma Legislature · 2025
Rate schedule for tax year 2026 with a 4.5 percent top rate, and the quarter-point trigger reductions down to zero upon State Board of Equalization certification.Government record - 19HB 4156 — Bill information, 2024 Regular SessionOklahoma Legislature · 2024
Immigration bill by McCall and Treat; House 77–20 with emergency on April 18, 2024; Senate 39–8 on April 23; approved by the Governor April 30, 2024.Government record - 20HB 4156 — House votes (RCS 1608, third reading)Oklahoma House of Representatives · April 18, 2024
Roll call 77–20 with Tedford among the Yeas.Government record - 21Enrolled House Bill 4156 (text as enacted)Oklahoma Legislature · 2024
The legislative findings and the definition of the crime of impermissible occupation, codified at Title 21, Section 1795.Government record - 22State Rep. Mark Tedford Launches Congressional Campaign for Oklahoma’s First DistrictNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · March 11, 2026
Launch on the day Representative Hern announced for the Senate; owner of Tedford Insurance; second term; his quoted statements; the April 1–3 filing period.Independent reporting - 23LIVE UPDATES: The governor’s race and several more seats will go to a runoffNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · June 16, 2026
Tedford and Lahmeyer advance to the District 1 runoff; John Croisant unopposed; Kevin Hern projected winner of the Senate primary.Independent reporting - 24Tedford, Lahmeyer will head to runoff in Republican House primaryThe Oklahoman · June 16, 2026 (updated June 17, 2026)
Unofficial Election Board count at 98 percent of precincts: Tedford 32 percent, Lahmeyer 25.8 percent, Butterfield 16 percent; Tedford’s age, 56; his election-night quotes; the field; the Hern and Mullin background.Independent reporting - 25Donald Trump endorses Jackson Lahmeyer in key Oklahoma primary raceThe Oklahoman · May 7, 2026 (updated May 8, 2026)
The President’s Truth Social endorsement of Lahmeyer over ten other Republicans and Tedford’s quoted response.Independent reporting - 26President Trump drops Lahmeyer endorsement, now supports Mark TedfordNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · June 17, 2026
The switch of endorsement on Truth Social and the National Republican Congressional Committee’s statement.Independent reporting - 27Jackson Lahmeyer drops out of Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District RaceNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · June 17, 2026
Lahmeyer’s suspension statement, his acknowledgement of the text messages, and the effect on the August 25 runoff.Independent reporting - 28Jackson Lahmeyer files paperwork to officially withdraw from Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District raceNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · June 19, 2026
The June 19 withdrawal filing, the 5 p.m. deadline, the Board’s June 23 meeting to certify results and process withdrawals, and the Board’s confirmation that Tedford becomes the nominee.Independent reporting - 29Mark Tedford and Jackson Lahmeyer advance to GOP runoff electionKTUL (Tulsa) · June 16, 2026
Election-night report of the runoff pairing and of Croisant’s uncontested Democratic nomination.Independent reporting - 30Jackson Lahmeyer withdraws from Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District raceKTUL (Tulsa) · June 17, 2026 (updated June 19, 2026)
The State Election Board’s confirmation that Tedford is unopposed in the August 25 runoff and will be the nominee; the full text of the President’s endorsement; Tedford’s quoted reaction.Independent reporting - 31Tulsa area representatives call for transparency after TPS delays public release of audit reportKTUL (Tulsa) · February 13, 2025
Tedford’s quoted statement on the Tulsa Public Schools audit delay, alongside Representatives Banning and Hall.Independent reporting - 32Tulsa County certifies final primary election results after provisional ballot reviewNews On 6 (Griffin Media) · June 19, 2026
County certification after review of 219 provisional ballots, adding 111 votes without changing any outcome.Independent reporting - 33Croisant for U.S. Congress (opponent’s campaign website)John Croisant campaign · Accessed September 17, 2026
The Democratic nominee’s self-description as a former teacher, coach, businessman and parent, and his stated priorities. Self-descriptions.Campaign or advocacy material - 342026 Candidate Filing InformationOklahoma State Election Board · 2026
The April 1–3, 2026 filing period and the $1,000 filing fee for United States Representative.Government record - 35Trump’s picks win Senate runoffs in Georgia and AlabamaRoll Call · June 16, 2026
Independent report of the Associated Press count: Tedford 32 percent and Lahmeyer 26 percent when the AP projected the August 25 runoff; Hern’s Senate primary win; Mullin as Homeland Security secretary.Independent reporting - 36Legislative Scorecard — Mark Tedford (HD69)Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs · Accessed September 17, 2026
2026 score 91 percent; lifetime 87 percent; 2023, 2024 and 2025 scores of 81, 87 and 90; the scored votes, including HB 3705 and HB 4329. Advocacy scorecard.Independent analysis or rating - 37Legislative Scorecard (index and methodology link)Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs · Accessed September 17, 2026
OCPA’s description of the scorecard as a record of how legislators voted on conservative issues; per-legislator pages. Advocacy scorecard.Independent analysis or rating
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Scope & method. Reviewed September 17, 2026. This is a documented overview of publicly available biography, major actions, and stated priorities, not an exhaustive vote-by-vote record; the roll calls read for it are those on the bills named above, and the House Journal was not searched in full. Sponsored-bill counts for the 2023, 2024 and 2025 sessions, interest-group scorecards other than OCPA’s, personal financial disclosures, degree transcripts, license records and the litigation over HB 4156 were not part of this review. The State Election Board’s results site refused automated requests, so primary percentages are the unofficial count as reported by The Oklahoman, cross-checked against Roll Call’s report of the Associated Press count, and the certified totals were not read; Ballotpedia and CPAC’s ratings site could not be reached, so the campaign’s CPAC claim was not reviewed and is not repeated here. The fact-check pass on September 17, 2026 re-read every cited document. Numerical claims retain their original meaning and attribution. Historical sources do not imply current positions. The source list provides direct links so readers can check the underlying material. Filings and campaign pages may change after this review.
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Voting in Oklahoma: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Oklahoma State Election Board; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineOctober 9, 2026, for the November 3, 2026 General Election. The same date covers online, mailed and hand-delivered applications; the entries below show how each is measured. Applications that miss the deadline are processed after the election. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/elections-results/next-election/voter-information-calendar.html
- Registration onlineSubmitted by October 9, 2026. The State Election Board says electronic updates to a voter registration submitted 24 or fewer days before the election are processed after that election; it prints no time of day. Online registration through the OK Voter Portal requires an Oklahoma driver license or state ID and a signature on file with Service Oklahoma. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/register-to-vote.html
- Registration by mailPostmarked by October 9, 2026. The State Election Board says mailed applications postmarked 24 or fewer days before the election are processed after that election. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/register-to-vote.html
- Registration in personReceived by October 9, 2026. Hand-delivered applications received by election officials or voter registration agencies 24 or fewer days before the election are processed after that election. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/register-to-vote.html
- Early voting startsOctober 28, 2026. Early voting runs Wednesday through Friday, October 28–30, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 31, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/elections-results/next-election/voter-information-calendar.html
- Early voting endsOctober 31, 2026 (Saturday), 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is the last early voting day the State Election Board lists for this election. Read from: hosting.okelections.gov/earlyvote.html
- Deadline to request an absentee (mail) ballotOctober 19, 2026, 5 p.m. The request must be received by your County Election Board by then (the third Monday, 15 days before the election). This is the deadline to request a ballot, not to return it. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections.html
- Deadline to return an absentee (mail) ballotReceived, not just postmarked, by 7 p.m. (CST) on Election Day, November 3, 2026, if returned by mail or private delivery service. Hand-delivered ballots must be returned to the County Election Board by the end of business hours on the day before the election (Monday, November 2, 2026), and the voter must show proof of identity. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/standard-absentee-voters.html
Rules to know
- What to bringEvery voter who votes in person, at the precinct polling place or during early voting, must show proof of identity before receiving a ballot. Accepted: a document issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma or a federally recognized tribal government that shows your name, your photograph and an expiration date after the election (unless it is valid indefinitely), or the free voter identification card mailed by your County Election Board, which needs no photograph. The name must substantially conform to your name in the Precinct Registry. Without proof of identity, you may vote by provisional ballot and sign a sworn affidavit; county election officials check it after Election Day before the ballot is counted. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/proof-of-identity.html
- Voting by mail (absentee)All registered voters in Oklahoma are eligible to apply for a standard absentee ballot; no excuse is needed. Apply through the OK Voter Portal, or send the application to your County Election Board by mail, fax or email; it must be received by 5 p.m. on October 19, 2026. Mailing dates vary from county to county. The affidavit for a standard absentee ballot must be notarized, and Oklahoma notaries may not charge a fee for it. You must return your own ballot: in person, by U.S. mail (first-class postage required) or by a private mail service that has delivery documentation. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/standard-absentee-voters.html
- Early voting (in-person absentee)In-person absentee voting, which Oklahoma calls early voting, is available to all voters, and no excuse is needed. You must vote in the county where you are registered, at your designated early voting location. For the November 3, 2026 General Election the days are Wednesday through Friday, October 28–30, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, October 31, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proof of identity is required, as it is on Election Day. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/early-voting.html
- Track your absentee ballotThe OK Voter Portal shows when your absentee ballot was sent and when the County Election Board received it. If an absentee ballot is rejected, the County Election Board sends the voter a letter after the election explaining why it could not be counted. The portal is a voter information system only; it does not count ballots. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/standard-absentee-voters.html
- Party affiliation and the general electionIn the general election, voters may choose any candidate on the ballot regardless of their own political party affiliation or the candidate's. A candidate who files unopposed is deemed elected by default, unless a contest of candidacy is filed, and does not appear on any ballot. Read from: oklahoma.gov/elections/elections-results/general-elections.html
Read from: Oklahoma State Election Board (0270) · 2026 Voter Information Calendar · 2026 Oklahoma Elections – Voter Information Calendar Rev. 7/1/2025 · Next Election · Register to Vote · Absentee Voting — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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