Result

Rep. Nick Archer (R-Elk City) has secured a third term representing Oklahoma House District 55 without facing an opponent at any stage of this year’s race. No challenger filed for the seat in April, so Archer was among 19 House Republicans reelected at filing, and his name did not appear on the Tuesday, June 16 primary ballot or the Tuesday, Nov. 3 general election ballot. ​

Archer’s new term begins Wednesday, Nov. 18, and the House lists him as term-limited in 2034. His last contested race came in 2022, when he won a three-way Republican primary outright to succeed Republican Todd Russ, who was term-limited and running for state treasurer. No candidate from another party filed that year, so the primary decided the seat.

Candidates and Platforms

Archer chairs the House Energy Committee and serves as vice chair of the House Majority Caucus. Before joining the Legislature, he served on the Elk City Planning and Zoning Commission and was elected Elk City mayor in 2019, serving two terms. He is director of engineering at Great Plains Analytical Services, an Elk City emissions testing company, and holds an architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma.

In September 2025, Archer was elected vice chair of The Energy Council, an international nonpartisan organization focused on energy policy. During this year’s session, he introduced legislation to create a statewide effort positioning Oklahoma to compete for a U.S. national laboratory and other major federal research centers. The State Chamber of Oklahoma has also named him its Legislator of the Year for pro-business leadership.

District and Chamber

District 55 covers all of Washita County and the eastern part of Beckham County, including Elk City, along with small sections of Canadian, Blaine and Caddo counties. Redistricting ahead of the 2022 election moved southern Blaine County into the district from House District 57.

Republicans kept their supermajority in the Oklahoma House on Nov. 3, even as Democrats flipped six Republican-held seats across the state.

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