8 candidates are tracked across 4 Cherokee County races for the 2026 election, led by the Oklahoma Senate District 4 contest. Preview your Cherokee County, Oklahoma sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateOklahoma
Races Listed4
Profiles8
Cherokee County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
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Tom Woods (Republican), Ellen Cuff (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Tom Woods won the June 16 Republican primary with 59.43 percent over Kenny Smith (40.57 percent). Oklahoma nominates by June primary with an August runoff when no candidate reaches a majority; unopposed nominees still print, and independents qualify by filing. The field is the State Election Board's 2026 candidate list with the June 16 and August 25 official results and the Board's withdrawals list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Tom Woods · Republican▾
Tom Woods is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results.
Ellen Cuff is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results.
Bob Ed Culver (Republican), Christopher Wier (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Oklahoma nominates by June primary with an August runoff when no candidate reaches a majority; unopposed nominees still print, and independents qualify by filing. The field is the State Election Board's 2026 candidate list with the June 16 and August 25 official results and the Board's withdrawals list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Bob Ed Culver · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Bob Ed Culver is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma House District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Culver is a cattleman and businessman from Cherokee County who played offensive line for the Oklahoma Sooners under coach Barry Switzer, per his official House biography. His late father, Bob Ed Culver Sr., previously represented the same legislative district, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Increasing public education funding · Border and immigration policy (per the official House biography)
Christopher Wier is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Wier was born and raised in Stigler, Oklahoma, per the Tahlequah Daily Press. He works as a musician and community advocate and previously sought the District 4 seat in 2024, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Chris Sneed (Republican), Jeremiah Gantz (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Chris Sneed won the June 16 Republican primary with 65.22 percent over Roy Timmons (34.78 percent). Oklahoma nominates by June primary with an August runoff when no candidate reaches a majority; unopposed nominees still print, and independents qualify by filing. The field is the State Election Board's 2026 candidate list with the June 16 and August 25 official results and the Board's withdrawals list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Chris Sneed · Republican▾
Chris Sneed represents District 14, covering parts of Cherokee, Muskogee and Wagoner counties, and chairs the House Insurance committee, per his House biography. He is from Fort Gibson and has served since being elected in 2018. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jeremiah Gantz is an automotive claims adjuster from Wagoner who served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard as a medical lab specialist from 2008 to 2019, including a deployment to Afghanistan, per his campaign site. He previously worked in retail, including at QuikTrip. Gantz is running for District 14 on public education, veteran support and rural healthcare.
Priorities: Investing in public schools and recruiting quality teachers · Providing resources and transition assistance for veterans · Protecting rural hospitals and expanding mental health services (per the campaign site)
David Hardin (Republican), Hannah Cole (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. David Hardin won the June 16 Republican primary with 73.65 percent over Ryan Martin (26.35 percent). Oklahoma nominates by June primary with an August runoff when no candidate reaches a majority; unopposed nominees still print, and independents qualify by filing. The field is the State Election Board's 2026 candidate list with the June 16 and August 25 official results and the Board's withdrawals list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
David Hardin · Republican▾
David Hardin is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma House District 86 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results.
Hannah Cole is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House District 86 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results.
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