2026 Board of Education and Municipal Candidate Filing (Charter Municipality)

Candidate Filing: December 1 - 3, 2025 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

Candidates filing for county offices file with the Secretary of the appropriate county election board.

State, Federal, Legislative and Judicial Candidates filing for office must submit a notarized Declaration of Candidacy, along with a filing fee or petition supporting their Declaration of Candidacy, Voter Registration Verification Form, and any other required documents April 1, 2, or 3 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m with the Oklahoma State Election Board. By state statute - early, late or incomplete submissions cannot be accepted.

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/d...

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/d...

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/dates-and-deadlines/2025-voter-information-calendar.pdf

https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/dates-and-deadlines/2025-statutory-election-dates-deadlines.pdf

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The Pontotoc County Election Board is responsible for maintaining voter registration records and for the conduct of all federal, state, county, municipal, school elections in Pontotoc County.

The Election Board is composed of three members: Laura Pounders, Democrat (Chairman); Gloria Jean McGehee, Republican (Vice-Chairman); and Paula Christian, Secretary. Alternates for the Election Board are Karen White, Democrat; Robert Burch, Republican.

The Secretary is charged with the duty of the daily operations of the Election Board Office. Some specific duties include printing, testing and distributing election ballots and programs, appointing and training precinct officials, and tallying and certifying official election results. The Secretary provides public information for all election-related activities.

In addition to the regular office hours, there are times during an election cycle that the County Election Board office must be open additional hours.

• Candidate Filing Period: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Contest of Candidacy Period (two days following the Candidate Filing Period): 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Last day to apply for Absentee Ballots (the Tuesday before Early Voting begins): 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• In-Person Absentee Voting (Early Voting):
  • Thursday and Friday before Election Day: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. for all elections
  • Add Saturday: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. for State and Federal elections held in even numbered years
  • Add Wednesday before Election Day : 8 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. for State and Federal elections held in November of even numbered years
• Election Day: 6:30 a.m. until all tasks have been completed on election night
• Contest of Election Period (Wednesday-Friday following an election): 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Commissioners

District 1 Gary Starns
Pct. #25, 51, 52, 53, 56, 60, 64

District 2 Danny Davis
Pct. #31, 58, 59, 62, 66, 67

District 3 Victor Bolen
Pct. #13, 16, 22, 54, 55, 63, 65

State Representative: Dist. 25: Ronny Johns ----- All Precincts in the County
State Senator: Dist. 13: Jonathan Wingard ----- All Precincts in the County
US Representative: Dist. 4: Tom Cole ----- All Precincts in the County

Some content may be extracted from OSU Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet AGEC-802 and/or the County Training Program website. More complete information is available from these sources.