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Oklahoma › Oklahoma State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Oklahoma State Senate District 40
Carri Hicks has no major-party opponent.
Carri Hicks has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Carri Hicks
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+5: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 81,449
- People per km²
- 959
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 45%
- White, no degree
- 34%of adults
- White 60%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 12%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 13%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2022
29,197 votes · D+13.7✓ Carri Hicks (D)56.9%
Mariam Daly (R)43.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
36,686 two-party votes · D+5.9 · D+1.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)52.9%
Donald Trump (R)47.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
26,943 votes · D+19.8✓ Carri Hicks (D)57.8%
Joe Howell (R)38.7%
Christopher Hensley (I)3.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
33,598 two-party votes · R+6.0 · R+8.3 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.0%
Hillary Clinton (D)47.0%
2014 Earlier district lines
19,226 votes · R+8.9✓ Ervin Yen (R)54.5%
John Handy Edwards (D)45.5%