Keaton Ross

Outside groups and self-funded candidates have dominated recent Oklahoma elections, but that could soon change.

The legislatively referred constitutional amendment does not change Oklahoma’s voter identification law, though critics fear it could have unintended consequences.

Oklahoma political candidates and outside groups are increasingly using texting, with its cheap cost and high open rate, as a campaign strategy.

Outside groups have spent nearly $3 million on Oklahoma legislative races ahead of the June 16 primary election. Political action committees with obscure funding sources are fueling the spending.

Outside groups have reported nearly $26 million in independent expenditures ahead of the June 16 primary election, almost triple the amount spent in 2022.

Make a $50 political donation, win a $1,500 cruise? An out-of-state group is hoping to drum up support for its preferred political candidates through an unusual sweepstakes.

A boon to low-income workers or a burden on small businesses? Here’s what to know about State Question 832.

Lobbyists have spent more than $414,000 on meals, beverages and gifts for Oklahoma lawmakers since January 2025, averaging $2,819 per legislator. At least 11 Republican primary challengers have vowed to reject lobbyist money entirely, targeting incumbents they say are more beholden to special interests than to constituents.

Oklahomans seeking local campaign finance reports have been kept in the dark for months following the state’s failed rollout of a revamped online filing system.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board can’t sidestep the Department of Corrections in determining medical parole eligibility, the attorney general’s office decided last month.