2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, District 4, Office 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Paul K. Woodward and Eric Edwards. Candidate information follows official Garfield County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Elected by the voters of the Judicial District 4, which covers Blaine, Garfield, Grant and Kingfisher counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the State Election Board candidate list.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Paul K. Woodward, is on the ballot.
Oklahoma › Garfield County › District Judge, District 4, Office 2
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Paul K. Woodward is the sitting district judge for Oklahoma's 4th Judicial District, per Grant County's official website. He graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 1984, then practiced law in Enid before becoming Garfield County's special judge in 2007 and being elected district judge in 2010, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Nonpartisan
Eric Edwards is an Enid, Oklahoma attorney challenging incumbent Judge Paul K. Woodward for the District 4, Office 2 seat, per Nondoc. He previously ran for judicial office in 2018, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Who is running for District Judge, District 4, Office 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, District 4, Office 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Paul K. Woodward and Eric Edwards. Candidate information follows official Garfield County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the District Judge, District 4, Office 2 election in Oklahoma?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oklahoma are on the Oklahoma election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Garfield County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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