Result
House Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Moore (R-Clinton) won a fourth term in Oklahoma House District 57 when candidate filing closed in April and no one filed against him. Oklahoma declares candidates with no opponent at filing elected, so he did not appear on the June 16 primary ballot or the Nov. 3 general election ballot.
Moore was one of 19 Republican and eight Democratic House incumbents reelected without opposition at filing, The Oklahoma Constitution reported. His new two-year term begins Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Candidates and Platforms
Moore, an attorney from Clinton, has represented the district since 2020, and House Republicans chose him in 2024 as speaker pro tempore, the chamber’s second-highest leadership post, KECO 96.5 FM reported. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Christian University and a law degree from Oklahoma City University. He won his first race with 70.4% of the vote and beat a Republican primary challenger with 62.5% in 2022.
When he announced his 2026 campaign, he named energy, including oil and gas, and property rights as priorities, along with education. This year he authored a bill to limit the amount of screen time public elementary students receive during the school day, according to his House profile.
District and Chamber
District 57 covers Custer, Roger Mills and Beckham counties in western Oklahoma. Moore succeeded Republican Harold Wright in the seat.
Democrats flipped six Republican-held House seats on Nov. 3, but Republicans kept their supermajority in the 101-member chamber, High Plains Public Radio reported. Republicans had held 81 seats after the 2024 election, and all 101 seats were on this year’s ballot.
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