Todd Russ

American politician
Todd Russ
20th Treasurer of Oklahoma
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
GovernorKevin Stitt
Preceded byRandy McDaniel
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
from the 55th district
In office
October 21, 2009 – November 16, 2022
Preceded byRyan McMullen
Succeeded byNick Archer
Personal details
Born (1961-01-08) January 8, 1961 (age 63)
Political partyRepublican
EducationSouthwestern Oklahoma State University (BS)
University of Colorado, Denver
Berean Bible College (DMin)

Todd Russ (born January 8, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the Treasurer of Oklahoma since 2023. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 55th district from 2009 to 2022. He was term limited from the Oklahoma Legislature in 2022.[1]

Career

He was first elected in a 2009 special election after Ryan McMullen resigned for a federal agricultural position. He was the first Republican to represent the district.[2]

In January 2022, Russ announced his campaign for Oklahoma state treasurer.[3] He won the November general election and is the Oklahoma State Treasurer elect in 2022.[4]

Electoral history

2006

Oklahoma Senate District 26 Election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Ivester 9,386 50.74%
Republican Todd Russ 9,111 49.26%
Total votes 18,497 100.0

2009

Oklahoma House District 55 Special Election Primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ 1,046 89.33%
Republican Jeff Ledford 125 10.68%
Total votes 1,171 100.0
Oklahoma House District 55 Special Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ 3,029 55.92%
Democratic Larry Peck 2,388 44.08%
Total votes 5,417 100.0

2010, 2012, and 2014

Russ ran unopposed for re-election.


2016

Oklahoma House District 55 General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ (incumbent) 8,052 58.66%
Democratic Wayne A. Walters 5,675 41.34%
Total votes 13,727 100.0

2018

Oklahoma House District 55 General Election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ (incumbent) 5,698 52.74%
Democratic Dennis Dugger 5,106 47.26%
Total votes 10,804 100.0

2020

Oklahoma House District 55 General Election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ (incumbent) 11,283 79.77%
Democratic Austin Gipson-Black 2,861 20.23%
Total votes 14,144 100.0

2022

2022 Oklahoma state treasurer election republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ 164,376 48.5
Republican Clark Jolley 114,776 33.9
Republican David Hooten 59,721 17.6
Total votes 338,873 100.0
2022 Oklahoma state treasurer election republican primary runoff results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Todd Russ 150,431 55.5
Republican Clark Jolley 120,561 44.5
Total votes 270,992 100.0
2022 Oklahoma state treasurer election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Todd Russ 738,545 64.77% -6.81%
Democratic Charles de Coune 349,876 30.68% N/A
Libertarian Gregory Sadler 51,858 4.55% N/A
Total votes 1,140,279 100%

References

  1. ^ "Representative Todd Russ". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. ^ "Representative takes Oklahoma House post". Oklahoman.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  3. ^ Forman, Carmen (29 June 2021). "Second Republican jumps in Oklahoma state treasurer's race". www.oklahoman.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Republican Todd Russ Wins Election for State Treasurer in Oklahoma". KOTV-DT. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2006 General Election". Oklahoma State Election Board (0270). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK State House 055 - Special R Primary Race - Sep 08, 2009". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK State House 055 - Special Election Race - Oct 13, 2009". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ^ "General Election Results". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ "General Election Results". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ "General Election Results". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  11. ^ "June 28 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ "August 23 2022". okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  13. ^ "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
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Preceded by Treasurer of Oklahoma
2023–present 		Incumbent
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▌Adam Crum
▌Fiona Ma (D)
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▌Steve N. McCoy
▌Luis Salaveria
▌Dan Elliott (R)
▌Roby Smith (R)
▌Steven C. Johnson (R)
▌Mark Metcalf (R)
▌John Fleming (R)
▌Henry Beck (D)
▌Erin Campbell
▌Brendan Beatty
▌Tom Briese (R)
▌Monica Mezzapelle
▌Liz Muoio (D)
▌Laura Montoya (D)
▌Todd Russ (R)
▌Marlo Oaks (R)
▌Curt Meier (R)
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