Kay County, Oklahoma

District Judge, District 8, Office 1

2 candidates are tracked for District Judge, District 8, Office 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Rob Davis and Scott Loftis. Candidate information follows official Kay County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Elected by the voters of the Judicial District 8, which covers Kay and Noble 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.

What this office does

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.

Oklahoma › Kay County › District Judge, District 8, Office 1

Rob Davis

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

Says inefficient courts hurt victims most and calls for greater court efficiency.
Calls for more transparency in how the courts operate to build public trust.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Rob Davis is an assistant district attorney for Oklahoma's 8th Judicial District, per his campaign site. He has eight years of experience prosecuting violent felony and juvenile delinquency cases, teaches as an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University, and served as Kay County Bar Association president from 2021 to 2022, per the same source.

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Scott Loftis

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

Campaigns on restoring public confidence in the courts through steady, independent judgment.
Says he will protect constitutional rights and apply the law fairly to all.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Scott Loftis is a Ponca City attorney who has been in private practice since 2006, after starting his career as a prosecutor for the Butler County Attorney's Office in Kansas, per his campaign site. He is an honors graduate of Wichita State University and Oklahoma City University School of Law and has practiced law in Oklahoma and Kansas since 2004, per the same source.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for District Judge, District 8, Office 1 in 2026?

When is the District Judge, District 8, Office 1 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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Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Kay County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Rob Davis, full profile Scott Loftis, full profile Official Oklahoma election office