Result
Incumbent Rep. Jacob Rosecrants (D-OK) won reelection to Oklahoma House District 46 in the Nov. 3 general election. The Norman-area seat was not open, and Rosecrants faced no opponent in the general election.
The race record contains no general election vote totals or margin. Oklahoma's election records confirm that Rosecrants was the only candidate who filed for District 46, meaning he secured another term without a contested general election.
Rosecrants was also the only Democratic candidate listed for the June 16 primary. Because he faced no opposition from either party, the district did not have a contested primary or general election for the seat.
Candidates and platforms
Rosecrants is the only candidate with stated positions on record. No Republican or other opposing candidate filed for the seat. His campaign materials and Oklahoma House of Representatives biography identify the following priorities:
- Veteran suicide and mental health: Rosecrants' campaign website says he supports policies to prevent veteran suicide and expand mental health support for Oklahomans.
- Early education: His campaign website identifies public education as a priority and says he authored and helped pass the Oklahoma Play to Learn Act, which allows early childhood educators to use play-based teaching methods.
- Recess: The Oklahoma House of Representatives' profile describes his work on legislation requiring at least 40 minutes of recess for public school students from prekindergarten through eighth grade.
District and chamber
Oklahoma House District 46 includes parts of Norman and Cleveland County. Rosecrants has represented the district since 2017 and serves as a Democratic member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. His reelection keeps the seat under Democratic control.
The supplied nationwide election tally lists 1,978 Democratic winners and 1,712 Republican winners among called state House races. Six winners are listed as independents, with one each under the party codes N and X. Democrats account for approximately 53.5% of the 3,698 called winners.
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