Lincoln County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Lincoln County races, led by the Oklahoma Senate District 28 contest.
Judges
District Judge, District 23, Office 2Nonpartisan race · Joseph Costa · Troy Austin Officer
Joseph Costa and Troy Austin Officer are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Judge, District 23, Office 2.
Joseph Costa Nonpartisan
Joseph Costa is a Shawnee attorney and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation who previously served as a Tulsa County assistant district attorney, per Nondoc. He was licensed to practice law in 2020, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Troy Austin Officer Nonpartisan
- Pledges fair and impartial justice, applying the law without bias.
- Says he will bring accountability and transparent, just sentencing to build public confidence.
Per the campaign site.
About Troy Austin Officer
Troy Austin Officer is a Shawnee attorney who founded Officer Law Firm, PLLC in 2022, per his campaign site. He represents dozens of families a month through the Oklahoma Indigent Defense System, tribal courts and the Department of Human Services, and is a Baylor Law School graduate, per the same source.
Elected by the voters of the Judicial District 23, which covers Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Title 20 of the Oklahoma Statutes and the State Election Board candidate list.
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Find your districts by addressOklahoma Senate District 28Grant Green (R) · Kevin M. Connor (D)
Grant Green Republican Incumbent
- Supporting small businesses and rural Oklahoma
- Second Amendment rights
Per the official Senate biography.
About Grant Green
Grant Green is a lifelong Oklahoma rancher and farmer who serves as the sitting State Senator for his district, per his campaign site.
Kevin M. Connor Democratic
Kevin Connor, 48, is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma Senate District 28, per NonDoc. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Grant Green (Republican), Kevin M. Connor (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. Grant Green won the June 16 Republican primary with 50.28 percent over Robert Trimble (49.72 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 32Jim Shaw (R) · Andy Brown (Independent)
Jim Shaw Republican
Jim Shaw is a Chandler oil and gas entrepreneur representing District 32, which covers Lincoln County and parts of Payne and Logan counties, per his House biography. He was elected in 2024 and serves as Vice Chair of the State Powers committee. Shaw holds a finance and accounting degree from Oklahoma State University. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Andy Brown Independent
- Supporting an all-of-the-above energy approach
- Improving public education by recruiting and retaining quality educators
- Advocating for congressional term limits
Per The Stillwegian.
About Andy Brown
Andy Brown is a recently retired lifelong farmer from Prague who has lived in Lincoln County for more than 17 years, per The Stillwegian and the Countywide & Sun. He is running as an independent for the District 32 seat, saying he believes solutions are found in the middle ground rather than the extremes. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jim Shaw (Republican), Andy Brown (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot. Jim Shaw won the June 16 Republican primary with 65.13 percent over Jack Vaughan (34.87 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.
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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 Lincoln County, Oklahoma on November 3, 2026?
Lincoln County sample ballot 2026: who is running for oklahoma senate and oklahoma house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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