Result
Rep. Ronny Johns (R-Ada) will serve a fifth term representing Oklahoma House District 25 after no one filed to run against him. Johns was one of 19 Republican and eight Democratic House incumbents reelected without opposition when candidate filing closed April 3, NonDoc reported.
Under Oklahoma law, a candidate with no opponent is deemed elected, and neither the candidate nor the office appears on the ballot. That kept Johns off both the June 16 primary and the Nov. 3 general election ballots, and his new two-year term begins Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Candidates and Platforms
Johns spent 32 years in the Ada City School System as a teacher, coach, vice principal and principal before he joined the House, according to his House profile. He chairs the House Transportation Committee and sits on the Appropriations and Budget education subcommittee.
His top accomplishment this year is Rain’s Law, which requires schools to teach fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness in grades six through 12. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed it in February, and a House news release said eight of Johns’ former students have died from fentanyl.
District and Chamber
District 25 is a southeastern Oklahoma district based in Ada, where Johns has lived his whole life. He has held the seat since November 2018, when he succeeded fellow Republican Todd Thomsen, and his House profile lists 2030 as the year he reaches the state’s term limit.
All 101 House seats were up this year, and Republicans held 81 after the 2024 election. Democrats flipped six Republican-held seats on Nov. 3, but Republicans kept their supermajority, High Plains Public Radio reported. The State Election Board scheduled certification of state results for Tuesday, Nov. 10.
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