2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Oklahoma Senate District 40
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Carri Hicks (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Joe Howell (R) by 19.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Carri HicksDemocrat · winner
57.8%15,572
Joe HowellRepublican
38.7%10,426
Christopher HensleyIndependent
3.5%945
26,943 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET