Who is running for U.S. Senate in Oklahoma in 2026?

Kevin Hern (Republican), N'Kiyla Thomas (Democratic), Ron Meinhardt (Independent), Curtis Stinnett (Independent) and Sevier White (Libertarian).

When is the election?

The general election is on November 3, 2026.

How do the candidates differ on Economy & Jobs?

N'Kiyla Thomas frames her campaign as the working class versus billionaires taking advantage of vulnerable communities. Kevin Hern advocates for small business capital access and opposes policies that harm free enterprise to put Americans back to work.

How do the candidates differ on Healthcare?

N'Kiyla Thomas's campaign platform includes expanding healthcare access. Ron Meinhardt supports healthcare reform that serves patients, nurses, providers, small businesses, and families rather than corporate systems and prioritizes making healthcare more affordable, improving patient outcomes, and protecting informed medical choice.

How do the candidates differ on Immigration?

N'Kiyla Thomas supports abolishing ICE. Ron Meinhardt supports enforcing immigration laws, securing the border, streamlining deportation, and creating a constitutional, enforceable system, and also supports securing the border and passing workable immigration laws. Kevin Hern supports securing the border by funding the border wall and defunding sanctuary campuses, and his Senate campaign platform includes securing the southern border.

How do the candidates differ on Public Safety & Crime?

Ron Meinhardt is committed to protecting children by combating trafficking, internet grooming, and institutional failure. Kevin Hern supports protecting 2nd Amendment rights by cosponsoring concealed carry reciprocity and voting against gun control bills.

How do the candidates differ on Abortion?

N'Kiyla Thomas supports reestablishing constitutional rights to abortion. Kevin Hern cosponsors legislation to protect human life and limit abortion funding, and his Senate campaign platform includes limiting abortion funding.

How do the candidates differ on Taxes & Government Spending?

Ron Meinhardt supports fiscal responsibility to ensure younger generations have opportunity, affordable homes, stable money, and a solvent future. Kevin Hern cosponsors a balanced budget amendment to address national debt and curb spending and has proposed the only federal budget in Congress that balances within 10 years.

Oklahoma Senate Race 2026: Who's Running (Hern vs. Thomas)

Kevin HernRepublican✓ Verified
$10.8M raised
- Official FEC
- Positions sourced
N'Kiyla ThomasDemocratic
$107K raised
- Official FEC
- Positions sourced
Ron MeinhardtIndependent✓ Verified
$16K raised
- Official FEC
- Positions sourced
Curtis StinnettIndependent✓ Verified
- Positions sourced
Sevier WhiteLibertarian✓ Verified

Where they stand

Sources under every entry. Sentences are AI-written from the linked source.

Where they differ: N'Kiyla Thomas frames her campaign as the working class versus billionaires and supports expanding healthcare access and abolishing ICE 1 3 6. Kevin Hern advocates for small business capital access, supports securing the southern border by funding the border wall, and cosponsors legislation to limit abortion funding 2 9 10 14 15. Ron Meinhardt supports healthcare reform focused on affordability and patient outcomes and enforces immigration laws with border security and streamlined deportation 4 5 7 8. Curtis Stinnett wants major investment in the energy grid including solar power and states fossil fuels accelerate climate change 20.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 16, 2026.

Where the candidates stand, by issue
Issue	Kevin HernRepublican	N'Kiyla ThomasDemocratic	Ron MeinhardtIndependent	Curtis StinnettIndependent	Sevier WhiteLibertarian
Economy & Jobs	Hern advocates for small business capital access and opposes policies that harm free enterprise to put Americans back to work. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	Thomas frames her campaign as the working class versus billionaires taking advantage of vulnerable communities. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: N'Kiyla Thomas frames her campaign as the working class versus billionaires taking advantage of vulnerable communities 1. Kevin Hern advocates for small business capital access and opposes policies that harm free enterprise to put Americans back to work 2.
Healthcare	No public position found. Check their site ↗	Thomas's campaign platform includes expanding healthcare access. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	Meinhardt supports healthcare reform that serves patients, nurses, providers, small businesses, and families rather than corporate systems. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written Meinhardt prioritizes making healthcare more affordable, improving patient outcomes, and protecting informed medical choice. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Healthcare: N'Kiyla Thomas's campaign platform includes expanding healthcare access 1. Ron Meinhardt supports healthcare reform that serves patients, nurses, providers, small businesses, and families rather than corporate systems 2 and prioritizes making healthcare more affordable, improving patient outcomes, and protecting informed medical choice 3.
Immigration	Hern supports securing the border by funding the border wall and defunding sanctuary campuses. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written Hern's Senate campaign platform includes securing the southern border. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	Thomas supports abolishing ICE. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	Meinhardt supports enforcing immigration laws, securing the border, streamlining deportation, and creating a constitutional, enforceable system. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written Meinhardt supports securing the border and passing workable immigration laws. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Immigration: N'Kiyla Thomas supports abolishing ICE 1. Ron Meinhardt supports enforcing immigration laws, securing the border, streamlining deportation, and creating a constitutional, enforceable system 2, and also supports securing the border and passing workable immigration laws 3. Kevin Hern supports securing the border by funding the border wall and defunding sanctuary campuses 4, and his Senate campaign platform includes securing the southern border 5.
Public Safety & Crime	Hern supports protecting 2nd Amendment rights by cosponsoring concealed carry reciprocity and voting against gun control bills. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found.	Meinhardt is committed to protecting children by combating trafficking, internet grooming, and institutional failure. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Ron Meinhardt is committed to protecting children by combating trafficking, internet grooming, and institutional failure 1. Kevin Hern supports protecting 2nd Amendment rights by cosponsoring concealed carry reciprocity and voting against gun control bills 2.
Abortion	Hern cosponsors legislation to protect human life and limit abortion funding. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written Hern's Senate campaign platform includes limiting abortion funding. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	Thomas supports reestablishing constitutional rights to abortion. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Abortion: N'Kiyla Thomas supports reestablishing constitutional rights to abortion 1. Kevin Hern cosponsors legislation to protect human life and limit abortion funding, and his Senate campaign platform includes limiting abortion funding 2 3.
Taxes & Government Spending	Hern cosponsors a balanced budget amendment to address national debt and curb spending. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written Hern touts having proposed the only federal budget in Congress that balances within 10 years. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found.	Meinhardt supports fiscal responsibility to ensure younger generations have opportunity, affordable homes, stable money, and a solvent future. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.
Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Ron Meinhardt supports fiscal responsibility to ensure younger generations have opportunity, affordable homes, stable money, and a solvent future 1. Kevin Hern cosponsors a balanced budget amendment to address national debt and curb spending 2 and has proposed the only federal budget in Congress that balances within 10 years 3.
Energy & Environment	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.	Meinhardt supports affordable domestic energy to reduce costs for families and the economy. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written	Stinnett wants major investment in the energy grid, including solar power for government buildings, saying fossil fuels are accelerating climate change. ReportedSource ↗Verified Oct 8, 2026AI-written	No public position found.
Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Ron Meinhardt supports affordable domestic energy to reduce costs for families and the economy 1. Curtis Stinnett wants major investment in the energy grid, including solar power for government buildings, and states that fossil fuels are accelerating climate change 2.
Foreign Policy & Defense	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.	Meinhardt supports requiring Congress to authorize war and opposes open-ended wars without a vote of the people's representatives. Candidate's own wordsSource ↗Verified Oct 16, 2026AI-written	No public position found. Check their site ↗	No public position found.

Oklahoma Senate Candidates 2026