Oklahoma State Senate District 31

Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Spencer Kern Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Chris Kidd (Republican) was unopposed, 2020

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Official results for Oklahoma

History (14 elections for this seat)

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris KiddWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanChris KiddWon	Republican	17,82869.7%	69.7%
DemocraticPerry Brinegar	Democratic	7,73730.3%	30.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,313
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDon BarringtonWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,80567.8%	67.8%
DemocraticTony Terrill	Democratic	7,50832.2%	32.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 25,001
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDon BarringtonWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,07356.3%	56.3%
DemocraticKeith Erwin	Democratic	10,92843.7%	43.7%

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanDon BarringtonWon	Republican	12,99453.5%	53.5%
DemocraticCraig Hale	Democratic	11,31046.5%	46.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 21,053
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam HeltonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,43663.8%	63.8%
RepublicanSteve Fair	Republican	7,61736.2%	36.2%

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam HeltonWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticSam HeltonWon	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul TaliaferroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul TaliaferroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul TaliaferroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul TaliaferroWon	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim TaliaferroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	——	—

Oklahoma Senate District 31, 1968 to 2020, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJim TaliaferroWon(incumbent)	Democratic	9,820100.0%	100.0%

1968 to 2020: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Only part of this chamber is up in a given cycle. Which districts vote on which date is not on file. Last contest in this district on file: 2020.

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Election Wrld. (2026). Oklahoma State Senate District 31, election results 1968 to 2020. https://www.electionwrld.com/ok/senate/31. Retrieved October 31, 2026.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ok/sldu:31

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026