Oklahoma State Senate District 40

Next vote Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · Represented by Carri Hicks Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

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Last election: Carri Hicks (Democratic) won by 13.7 points, 2022
Earlier results: Carri Hicks (Democratic) won by 19.1 points, 2018, older linesErvin Yen (Republican) won by 8.9 points, 2014, older linesAll 14 elections

Past results

Votes for listed candidates: 29,197
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarri HicksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,60256.9%	56.9%
RepublicanMariam Daly	Republican	12,59543.1%	43.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,943
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarri HicksWon	Democratic	15,57257.8%	57.8%
RepublicanJoe Howell	Republican	10,42638.7%	38.7%
IndependentChristopher Hensley	Independent	9453.5%	3.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,226
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErvin YenWon	Republican	10,47354.5%	54.5%
DemocraticJohn Handy Edwards	Democratic	8,75345.5%	45.5%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCliff BrananWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

1970 to 2022: 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: 2022.

All elections (14 for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 29,197
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Same as today

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarri HicksWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,60256.9%	56.9%
RepublicanMariam Daly	Republican	12,59543.1%	43.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 26,943
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticCarri HicksWon	Democratic	15,57257.8%	57.8%
RepublicanJoe Howell	Republican	10,42638.7%	38.7%
IndependentChristopher Hensley	Independent	9453.5%	3.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 19,226
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanErvin YenWon	Republican	10,47354.5%	54.5%
DemocraticJohn Handy Edwards	Democratic	8,75345.5%	45.5%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCliff BrananWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 21,450
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCliff BrananWon(incumbent)	Republican	12,69159.2%	59.2%
DemocraticPatricia J. Potts	Democratic	8,75940.8%	40.8%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanCliff BrananWon	Republican	14,51861.8%	61.8%
DemocraticSteve Harry	Democratic	8,96138.2%	38.2%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrooks DouglassWon(incumbent)	Republican	——	—

Votes for listed candidates: 23,717
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrooks DouglassWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,60170.0%	70.0%
DemocraticJohn McCormick	Democratic	7,11630.0%	30.0%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBrooks DouglassWon	Republican	10,23358.7%	58.7%
DemocraticSteve Harry	Democratic	7,20341.3%	41.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,605
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLeo KingstonWon	Republican	11,75666.8%	66.8%
DemocraticMike Combs(incumbent)	Democratic	5,84933.2%	33.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,343
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike CombsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,62657.9%	57.9%
RepublicanLeo Kingston	Republican	7,71742.1%	42.1%

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMike CombsWon	Democratic	9,94961.4%	61.4%
RepublicanWendell Dockum	Republican	6,26938.6%	38.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 17,286
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPhillip E. LambertWon	Democratic	9,54355.2%	55.2%
RepublicanRichard D. Stansberry(incumbent)	Republican	7,74344.8%	44.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 18,660
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1964 to 1971)

Oklahoma Senate District 40, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard D. StansberryWon(incumbent)	Republican	10,55156.5%	56.5%
DemocraticJames L. Barrett	Democratic	8,10943.5%	43.5%

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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.

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