Grady County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
9 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 6 Grady County races, led by the Grady County Assessor contest.
County offices
AssessorCindy Gelnar (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cindy Gelnar Republican
Cindy Gelnar appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Assessor, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Cindy Gelnar (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Grady County Assessor, per the State Election Board's candidate filing portal (county filings) and official results. Cindy Gelnar won the June 16 Republican primary with 61.63 percent over Krissi Jensen (38.37 percent). Oklahoma prints unopposed nominees; independents who filed also print.
Full race pageTreasurerCarolyn Bowen (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Carolyn Bowen Republican
Carolyn Bowen appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Treasurer, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Carolyn Bowen (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Grady County Treasurer, per the State Election Board's candidate filing portal (county filings) and official results. Carolyn Bowen won the June 16 Republican primary with 51.72 percent over Brad Hollowell (48.28 percent). Oklahoma prints unopposed nominees; independents who filed also print.
Full race pageCommissioner District 1Zachary Davis (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Zachary Davis Republican Incumbent
Zachary Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 1, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Zachary Davis (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 1, per the State Election Board's candidate filing portal (county filings) and official results. Zachary Davis won the June 16 Republican primary with 55.31 percent over Richard Shuck (44.69 percent). Oklahoma prints unopposed nominees; independents who filed also print.
Full race pageCommissioner District 3Gary Bray (R) · Scott Nichols (D) · Kirk L. Painter (Independent)
Gary Bray Republican Incumbent
Gary Bray appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Scott Nichols Democratic
Scott Nichols appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Kirk L. Painter Independent
Kirk L. Painter appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Kirk L. Painter.
Gary Bray (Republican), Scott Nichols (Democratic), Kirk L. Painter (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot for Grady County Commissioner District 3, per the State Election Board's candidate filing portal (county filings) and official results. Gary Bray won the June 16 Republican primary with 52.51 percent over Justin McWilliams (40.23 percent), William Billy Wesolowski (7.26 percent). Scott Nichols won the June 16 Democratic primary with 61.87 percent over Lorenzo Garza (38.13 percent). Oklahoma prints unopposed nominees; independents who filed also print.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Grady County is split across 2 Oklahoma House districts.
Find your districts by addressOklahoma House: 2 districtsDistricts 51, 56
Oklahoma House District 51Cole Stevens (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Cole Stevens Republican
- Cutting taxes and reducing government waste
- Reducing regulations on businesses and entrepreneurs
- Oversight of technology use in schools
Per the campaign site.
About Cole Stevens
Cole Stevens leads Stevens Trucking, which he grew from a regional fleet into a company recognized twice on the Inc. 5000 list, per his campaign site. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he played baseball, per his campaign site. He says he worked on drafting and passing Senate Bill 20, the Oklahoma Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act, per his campaign site.
Cole Stevens (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. Cole Stevens won the June 16 Republican primary with 53.4 percent over Cody Elliott (46.6 percent). 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.
Full race pageOklahoma House District 56Dick Lowe (R) · Linda Pedro (D)
Dick Lowe Republican
Dick Lowe is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma House District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Lowe is a retired Canadian Valley Technology Center educator from Amber who also runs a family agricultural operation raising competitive show lambs, per the Oklahoma House roster. He chairs the House Common Education committee. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Linda Pedro Democratic
Linda Pedro is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Pedro is a Democratic candidate from El Reno running for House District 56, per NonDoc. No independent campaign website with further biographical detail could be found. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Dick Lowe (Republican), Linda Pedro (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.
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Oklahoma's June 16 primaries required a majority, with an August 25 runoff where no candidate reached one; unopposed nominees still print, and independents and Libertarians who filed in April join the November 3 ballot, per the State Election Board's candidate list, official results and withdrawals list.
Who is on the ballot in Grady County, Oklahoma on November 3, 2026?
Grady County sample ballot 2026: who is running for commissioner, county assessor and county treasurer, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Oklahoma?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Oklahoma are listed on the Oklahoma election hub. Oklahoma election hub →
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 25, 2026 from official election sources.