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2 candidates are tracked for Oklahoma House District 41, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Denise Crosswhite Hader and Mike Bockus. Candidate information follows official Kingfisher County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Denise Crosswhite Hader (Republican), Mike Bockus (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.
Republican
Denise Crosswhite Hader is a fifth-generation Oklahoman from Piedmont who has represented District 41 since 2018, per her House biography. She previously worked as a field representative for then-U.S. Representative Ernest Istook and as a legislative assistant in the Oklahoma House. Crosswhite Hader serves as Vice Chair of the Elections and Ethics committee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Mike Bockus is a computer science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, per the Piedmont-Surrey Gazette. He is running as the Democratic challenger for the District 41 seat, campaigning on public school funding and affordable, accessible healthcare. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.