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Incumbents for Wards 2, 6 and 8 win re-election to Oklahoma City Council; runoff set for Ward 5
02/15/2023

Ward 2 Councilperson James Cooper, Ward 6 Councilwoman JoBeth Hamon and Ward 8 Councilman Mark Stonecipher were re-elected in the Feb. 14 Oklahoma City Council general election.

A runoff election for an open seat in Ward 5 between Thuan Hieu Nguyen and Matt Hinkle is scheduled for April 4.

All election results are unofficial until certified by the Oklahoma County Election Board.

The Councilpeople will begin four-year terms when they take their oath of office before the May 2 Council meeting.

The nonpartisan Oklahoma City Council has nine members: the Mayor, who is elected citywide, and one member from each of Oklahoma City’s eight Wards. They serve part-time at the head of the City’s Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor’s annual salary is $24,000, and each Council member’s annual salary is $12,000.

The next Council election is in Wards 1, 3, 4, and 7 in 2025. The next mayoral election is in 2026. See a Ward map at okc.gov/WardMap.