2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
2014 special election for Oklahoma Senate District 5
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Joseph W. Silk (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Curtis McDaniel (D) by 8.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Joseph W. SilkRepublican · winner
54.3%8,505
Curtis McDanielDemocrat
45.7%7,159
15,664 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)