2026 forecast · Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor
T. W. Shannon is all but certain to win Oklahoma's lieutenant governor race.
Kelly Forbes vs T. W. Shannon, an open seat. The model has Shannon ahead by 20.9 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.
Safe RModel R +20.9Polls R +15.6Updated October 22, 2026
Kelly Forbes
Democrat
38.3%
501,423 projected votes
T. W. Shannon
Republican
59.2%
775,108 projected votes
100%Shannon
0%Forbes
Shannon all but certainEach square is one simulated election night, Shannon wins about 100 of 100
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Where the margin is won
Forbes +36,702 net votes from 1 countiesStatewide R +20.9, a 273,695 vote marginShannon +310,397 net votes from 76 counties
Projected statewide vote
1,310,145 votes| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| T. W. Shannon R | 775,108 | 59.2% |
| Kelly Forbes D | 501,423 | 38.3% |
| Other candidates | 33,613 | 2.6% |
| Total | 1,310,145 | 100% |
Expected votes at the projected turnout for this office, which runs a little below the top of the ticket because some voters skip down ballot races.
Projected vote by county
77 counties| County | Forbes | Shannon | Other | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statewide | 501,418 | 775,113 | 33,611 | 1,310,142 | R +20.9 |
| Oklahoma County | 139,840 | 103,138 | 6,398 | 249,376 | D +14.7 |
| Tulsa County | 104,897 | 108,103 | 5,609 | 218,609 | R +1.5 |
| Cleveland County | 50,046 | 50,863 | 2,657 | 103,566 | R +0.8 |
| Canadian County | 20,681 | 36,075 | 1,494 | 58,250 | R +26.4 |
| Rogers County | 9,749 | 27,407 | 978 | 38,134 | R +46.3 |
| Wagoner County | 8,600 | 21,688 | 797 | 31,085 | R +42.1 |
| Comanche County | 12,669 | 16,062 | 757 | 29,488 | R +11.5 |
| Payne County | 11,384 | 14,070 | 670 | 26,124 | R +10.3 |
| Creek County | 6,436 | 18,205 | 649 | 25,290 | R +46.5 |
| Pottawatomie County | 7,164 | 15,843 | 605 | 23,612 | R +36.8 |
| Grady County | 4,756 | 15,016 | 520 | 20,292 | R +50.6 |
| Muskogee County | 7,140 | 12,555 | 518 | 20,213 | R +26.8 |
| Logan County | 5,797 | 13,215 | 501 | 19,513 | R +38.0 |
| Washington County | 5,243 | 13,583 | 496 | 19,322 | R +43.2 |
| Garfield County | 5,098 | 12,840 | 472 | 18,410 | R +42.0 |
| McClain County | 3,972 | 12,722 | 440 | 17,134 | R +51.1 |
| Osage County | 5,509 | 10,967 | 434 | 16,910 | R +32.3 |
| Carter County | 4,319 | 10,785 | 398 | 15,502 | R +41.7 |
| Cherokee County | 6,022 | 8,985 | 395 | 15,402 | R +19.2 |
| Stephens County | 3,273 | 11,312 | 385 | 14,970 | R +53.7 |
| Delaware County | 3,356 | 11,155 | 382 | 14,893 | R +52.4 |
| Le Flore County | 2,825 | 11,442 | 376 | 14,643 | R +58.8 |
| Pittsburg County | 3,565 | 10,596 | 373 | 14,534 | R +48.4 |
| Bryan County | 3,756 | 10,182 | 366 | 14,304 | R +44.9 |
| Mayes County | 3,278 | 10,502 | 363 | 14,143 | R +51.1 |
| Kay County | 4,010 | 9,573 | 359 | 13,942 | R +39.9 |
| Pontotoc County | 4,257 | 8,082 | 325 | 12,664 | R +30.2 |
| Lincoln County | 2,837 | 9,243 | 318 | 12,398 | R +51.7 |
| Sequoyah County | 2,863 | 9,038 | 313 | 12,214 | R +50.5 |
| Okmulgee County | 3,925 | 7,626 | 304 | 11,855 | R +31.2 |
| McCurtain County | 1,902 | 7,282 | 242 | 9,426 | R +57.1 |
| Garvin County | 1,986 | 6,747 | 229 | 8,962 | R +53.1 |
| Ottawa County | 2,448 | 6,176 | 226 | 8,850 | R +42.1 |
| Custer County | 2,360 | 6,148 | 224 | 8,732 | R +43.4 |
| Caddo County | 2,614 | 5,035 | 202 | 7,851 | R +30.8 |
| McIntosh County | 1,973 | 4,856 | 179 | 7,008 | R +41.1 |
| Seminole County | 1,937 | 4,612 | 172 | 6,721 | R +39.8 |
| Jackson County | 1,648 | 4,896 | 172 | 6,716 | R +48.4 |
| Beckham County | 1,311 | 4,822 | 161 | 6,294 | R +55.8 |
| Woodward County | 1,178 | 4,808 | 158 | 6,144 | R +59.1 |
| Adair County | 1,322 | 4,517 | 153 | 5,992 | R +53.3 |
| Pawnee County | 1,416 | 4,017 | 143 | 5,576 | R +46.6 |
| Kingfisher County | 979 | 4,362 | 141 | 5,482 | R +61.7 |
| Marshall County | 1,112 | 3,886 | 132 | 5,130 | R +54.1 |
| Craig County | 1,258 | 3,560 | 128 | 4,946 | R +46.5 |
| Murray County | 1,178 | 3,468 | 122 | 4,768 | R +48.0 |
| Atoka County | 914 | 3,583 | 118 | 4,615 | R +57.8 |
| Choctaw County | 997 | 3,475 | 118 | 4,590 | R +54.0 |
| Texas County | 910 | 3,336 | 112 | 4,358 | R +55.7 |
| Noble County | 1,084 | 2,905 | 105 | 4,094 | R +44.5 |
| Hughes County | 949 | 2,931 | 102 | 3,982 | R +49.8 |
| Haskell County | 725 | 3,101 | 101 | 3,927 | R +60.5 |
| Washita County | 690 | 3,109 | 99 | 3,898 | R +62.0 |
| Pushmataha County | 684 | 2,998 | 97 | 3,779 | R +61.2 |
| Nowata County | 719 | 2,873 | 94 | 3,686 | R +58.4 |
| Johnston County | 785 | 2,539 | 87 | 3,411 | R +51.4 |
| Okfuskee County | 891 | 2,356 | 86 | 3,333 | R +43.9 |
| Latimer County | 780 | 2,458 | 86 | 3,324 | R +50.5 |
| Love County | 678 | 2,485 | 83 | 3,246 | R +55.7 |
| Blaine County | 697 | 2,379 | 81 | 3,157 | R +53.3 |
| Woods County | 719 | 2,322 | 80 | 3,121 | R +51.3 |
| Major County | 410 | 2,437 | 75 | 2,922 | R +69.4 |
| Kiowa County | 713 | 1,916 | 69 | 2,698 | R +44.6 |
| Coal County | 404 | 1,612 | 54 | 2,070 | R +58.4 |
| Tillman County | 507 | 1,507 | 52 | 2,066 | R +48.4 |
| Cotton County | 450 | 1,534 | 53 | 2,037 | R +53.2 |
| Alfalfa County | 345 | 1,515 | 50 | 1,910 | R +61.3 |
| Dewey County | 274 | 1,546 | 48 | 1,868 | R +68.0 |
| Jefferson County | 345 | 1,442 | 47 | 1,834 | R +59.8 |
| Beaver County | 230 | 1,533 | 47 | 1,810 | R +72.0 |
| Grant County | 311 | 1,371 | 44 | 1,726 | R +61.4 |
| Greer County | 381 | 1,130 | 39 | 1,550 | R +48.3 |
| Ellis County | 245 | 1,263 | 40 | 1,548 | R +65.7 |
| Roger Mills County | 226 | 1,167 | 37 | 1,430 | R +65.8 |
| Harper County | 194 | 1,007 | 31 | 1,232 | R +66.0 |
| Cimarron County | 102 | 702 | 22 | 826 | R +72.6 |
| Harmon County | 170 | 516 | 18 | 704 | R +49.1 |
Projected 2026 votes from the On Point simulation: each county's expected turnout times its simulated vote share. Totals may differ from the race total by rounding.
Range of outcomes
80 percent of simulations80 percent of simulations fall between R +11.9 and R +29.9. The white dot is the forecast; the line is a tie.
How the model gets there
statewide margin at each step| Top of ticket, Senate and governor | R +20.3 |
| Down ballot history, moved to 2026 | R +26.2 |
| Blend of every leg | R +21.6 |
| With incumbency and primary unity | R +21.6 |
| With polls, 3% weight | R +20.9 |
Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between R +11.9 and R +29.9.
Polls of the race
1 poll| Pollster | Sample | Ended | Forbes | Shannon | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS & Associates (R) | 500 RV | 2026-08-06 | 34 | 51 | R +17.0 |