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OKC City Hall. Roster, not sermons.

Updated as of Oct 24, 2026 (CT)

Roster rechecked Oct 24, 2026 against okc.gov City Council page ; Oct 27 agenda read Oct 24, 2026 Oklahoma City, Okla.

Nine seats. Same fields. City links and last-election totals.

Oklahoma City Council is the mayor plus eight wards under a council-manager form. Mayor and councilmembers serve four-year terms. Municipal races are nonpartisan on the ballot (candidates may still have a public party affiliation). This page is a records desk: seat, name, how seated, last election, contact, sourced notes, party on record. No sermons.

9
Seats
4 yr
Mayor term
4 yr
Ward term

Roster verified against the city council contact list (mayor + Wards 1–8). Regular council meetings and agendas: okc.gov/government/city-council. City Hall: 200 N. Walker Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73102.

Next meeting: Tue., Oct 27, 2026, 8:30 a.m.

From the city's posted agenda (okc.primegov.com, read Oct 24, 2026). Agendas can change before the meeting. A few items:

  • South OKC economic development plan: final hearing on an ordinance adopting the South Oklahoma City Economic Development Project Plan under the Local Development Act, for the area roughly bounded by S. Walker Ave., SW 59th St., I-35 and SW 89th St. (Wards 4 and 5).
  • Racially restrictive plat language: a consent-docket resolution amending a list of older subdivision plats to remove racially restrictive language, under state law (11 O.S. §42-106.1(E)).
  • Parking meters: a resolution to buy parking meters, software and services through a purchasing cooperative and amend the Flowbird and ParkMobile agreements, estimated $210,000 for Oct 27, 2026 through Oct 26, 2027.
  • Rezonings: several final-hearing rezoning ordinances in Wards 3, 4 and 5, including two Ward 3 planned-unit-development cases (PUD-2105, PUD-2124) deferred repeatedly since March 2026.
  • Reports: October 2026 sales and use tax collections and hotel tax collections through Sep 30, 2026.
Desk rule. Same fields on every seat. Vote totals from city news releases and contemporaneous State Election Board / news cites. Party line only with a cite. Ballot is nonpartisan — that is not itself a party ID.

Seats

Seat · Mayor

David Holt

Term / how seated
First elected 2018 (38th mayor). Reelected Feb 8, 2022. Reelected Feb 10, 2026 to a third term; third four-year term began May 5, 2026 and runs through 2030.
Last election
Feb 10, 2026 (citywide, nonpartisan). Holt 33,608 (86.5%) · Matthew Pallares 5,252. About 38,860 votes cast (city release; unofficial until Election Board certification).
Contact
mayor@okc.gov · 405-297-2424.
Notes
  • Member of the Osage Nation; city’s first Native American mayor. Also serves as President of the United States Conference of Mayors and Dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law (city bio).
  • City cites MAPS 4, a 2025 core-infrastructure bond, Thunder arena / lease work, and 2028 Olympics-related hosting among term priorities.
  • Previously served eight years in the Oklahoma Senate. B.A. George Washington University; J.D. Oklahoma City University School of Law.
  • 2018 win: 78.5% (largest non-incumbent share since 1947, per city). 2022 win: ~60% / 36,338+ votes (city/news).
Party (on record)
Municipal ballot nonpartisan. Public record commonly identifies Holt as a Republican (e.g. coverage of prior Senate service and mayoral races). Ballot line itself carries no party.
Sources
City mayor page · Council roster · City news — Feb 10, 2026 landslide · City news — third term begins · Ballotpedia 2026 mayor
Seat · Ward 1

Bradley Carter

Term / how seated
Elected 2021 (first term); reelected 2025 unopposed (general canceled; won without appearing on the ballot). Sworn with the April 29, 2025 class for the current term. Term: four years from 2025 seating (through ~2029).
Last election
2025 cycle — unopposed / automatically elected (Ballotpedia; city Ward 7 runoff release naming Carter among April 29 swearing-in).
Contact
ward1@okc.gov · 405-297-2404.
Notes
  • Grew up in Bethany after early years on MacDill AFB (Tampa); Bethany High; U.S. Army service; later coffee business in Ward 1 with wife Amy.
  • Serves Oklahoma City Riverfront Redevelopment Authority, Judiciary Committee, Audit Committee, Water Utilities Trust; OML member; 2025 National League of Cities Board; Vice Chair, Military Communities’ Council.
  • EPA Local Government Advisory Committee; Community Leaders of America regional representative.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 1 page · Ballotpedia 2025 city elections · City news — April 2025 swearing class
Seat · Ward 2

James Cooper

Term / how seated
Took oath April 2019 (first term). Reelected Feb 14, 2023. Four-year term from May 2023 seating (through ~2027).
Last election
Feb 14, 2023. Cooper 3,487 (76.9%) · Weston Storey ~16.7% · Alexander DeShazo ~6.5% (Oklahoma State Election Board summary via OKER / News9 percentages; Cooper raw from OKER table).
Contact
ward2@okc.gov · 405-297-2402.
Notes
  • Full name on city page: James Fennimore Cooper (b. April 1, 1982). Midwest City native; OU Film Studies B.A.; OSU M.A. English; OCU Creative Writing MFA.
  • Taught OKCPS (AVID); adjunct at UCO; Artist in Residence teaching English/Film at Oklahoma City University.
  • COTPA board trustee. Authored council public-safety / law-enforcement reform resolution (city bio).
  • Lives in the Paseo Arts District.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot). Public coverage often notes LGBTQ advocacy roles; that is not a party registration.
Sources
City Ward 2 page · News9 Feb 14, 2023 · OKER results 2023-02-14 · Free Press OKC
Seat · Ward 3

Katrina Avers

Term / how seated
Elected Feb 11, 2025 (defeated incumbent Barbara Peck). Sworn April 29, 2025. Four-year term through ~2029.
Last election
Feb 11, 2025. Katrina Bedell Avers 2,198 (73.9%) · Barbara Peck 776 (26.1%); 2,974 votes (Ballotpedia certified).
Contact
ward3@okc.gov · 405-297-2402.
Notes
  • City style also uses Katrina Bedell Avers. B.S. Southwestern Oklahoma State; Ph.D. Industrial and Organizational Psychology (OU).
  • Leads Safe Operations in Aerospace Research Laboratory at the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center; 17+ years aerospace/defense.
  • Oklahoma 40 Under 40; boards include True Sky Credit Union and Minco Education Foundation; family farm / Farm Bureau Activate Oklahoma alumna.
  • Ward 3 spans ~143 sq mi across three counties (city bio).
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 3 page · Ballotpedia 2025 · The Oklahoman
Seat · Ward 4

Todd Stone

Term / how seated
First elected April 4, 2017; reelected 2021; reelected 2025 unopposed (third term). Sworn April 29, 2025 for current term. Through ~2029.
Last election
2025 cycle — unopposed / automatically elected (Ballotpedia; city release).
Contact
ward4@okc.gov · 405-297-2402.
Notes
  • Fourth-generation South OKC; Moore High; Oklahoma Air National Guard; family small-business background.
  • Chairs Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust and Audit Committee; also Legislative Committee, MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board, Visitors and Convention Commission; council representative for Thunder operations negotiations.
  • Police Athletic League Board; Myriad Gardens Foundation Executive Board.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 4 page · Ballotpedia 2025 · City news — April 2025 swearing class
Seat · Ward 5

Matt Hinkle

Term / how seated
Elected April 4, 2023 runoff (open seat after David Greenwell). Four-year term from May 2023 (through ~2027).
Last election
April 4, 2023 runoff: Hinkle 1,857 (50.48%) · Thuan Hieu Nguyen 1,822. Feb 14, 2023 primary (no majority): Hinkle 1,289 (40.38%) · Nguyen 1,111 (34.81%) · Audra Beasley 400 · Jeff Owen remainder (OKER / news).
Contact
ward5@okc.gov · 405-297-2569.
Notes
  • Raised in Norman; Norman High; Eagle Scout. South Oklahoma City resident 30+ years; wife Mandy; four children / four grandchildren (city bio).
  • General Manager, Outdoor Advertising Division, Tyler Media (~40 years).
  • Prior Ward 5 Planning Commissioner (2017–2023). South Chamber leadership; neighborhood association president roles.
  • Council: Finance, Judiciary; Airport Trust; Municipal Facilities Authority; Public Property Authority.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 5 page · OKER 2023-02-14 · Oklahoman runoff table · Ballotpedia 2023
Seat · Ward 6

JoBeth Hamon

Term / how seated
First elected 2019; reelected Feb 14, 2023. Four-year term from May 2023 (through ~2027). City notes she is the 11th woman to serve on the OKC Council.
Last election
Feb 14, 2023. Hamon 1,618 (54.48%) · Marek Cornett 1,352 (45.52%); 2,970 votes (OKER).
Contact
ward6@okc.gov · 405-297-2404.
Notes
  • Oklahoma Baptist University 2012; Episcopal Service Corps (Chicago shelter work); later mental health / education work in OKC.
  • City bio: focuses on affordable housing, bike/pedestrian infrastructure, transparency; navigates city by bike and EMBARK.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 6 page · OKER 2023-02-14 · News9
Seat · Ward 7

Camal Pennington

Term / how seated
Elected April 1, 2025 runoff; sworn April 29, 2025 (first term). Replaced Lee E. Cooper Jr., who had been appointed after Nikki Nice left for State Senate District 48. Term through ~2029.
Last election
April 1, 2025 runoff: Pennington 2,798 (64.5%) · John Pettis Jr. 1,543 (35.5%); 4,341 votes. Feb 11, 2025 primary: Pennington 2,311 (45.5%) · Pettis 1,536 (30.2%) · Masood A. Haqq 754 (14.8%) · Andrea Holman 479 (9.4%).
Contact
ward7@okc.gov · 405-297-2569.
Notes
  • Northeast OKC native; Longfellow / Northeast Academy; Oklahoma City University; OU College of Law.
  • Executive Director, It’s My Community Initiative (IMCI). Prior OU Law annual giving / admissions roles; congressional aide (education, civil rights, criminal justice); attorney for OKC AFT.
  • Prior Ward 7 Planning Commissioner; OKC Trails Advisory Committee; Zoo Trust; Boathouse Foundation; former Harding Fine Arts Academy school board president.
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 7 page · City news — runoff · Ballotpedia 2025
Seat · Ward 8

Mark Stonecipher

Term / how seated
First elected 2015; reelected 2019; reelected Feb 14, 2023 (third term). Four-year term from May 2023 (through ~2027). Previously served as Vice Mayor twice (city bio).
Last election
Feb 14, 2023. Stonecipher 2,672 (53.1%) · Amy Warne 1,869 (37.2%) · Frank Urbanic 489 (9.7%) (NonDoc / News9).
Contact
ward8@okc.gov · 405-297-2569.
Notes
  • Lifelong OKC; Heritage Hall; Oklahoma City University undergrad; OU College of Law J.D.; attorney (Fellers Snider — oil/gas, land use, environment, business).
  • Prior neighborhood association president; Board of Adjustment; Cornett charter task force.
  • Serves Water Utilities Trust, Riverfront Redevelopment Authority, Economic Development Committee; chairs Annexation/De-annexation and Judiciary (per city bio chronology).
Party (on record)
not found on record (nonpartisan ballot).
Sources
City Ward 8 page · NonDoc · News9

Registered voters

Source: public county voter registration totals, as of Oct 2026. Aggregates only: no names, no street addresses. Party is registration affiliation, not how anyone voted. Oklahoma City also reaches into Canadian, Cleveland and Pottawatomie counties; the city figures below cover only the Oklahoma County part of the city. Ward totals are not shown because several wards cross county lines.

237,089
OKC active (Okla. Co. part)
54,281
OKC inactive
19,942
New regs, past 12 mo.

Oklahoma City (Oklahoma County part), active voters: REP 37.81% · DEM 37.45% · IND 23.77% · LIB 0.97%. New registrations in the past 12 months (still active): 19,942; party among them: REP 26.06% · DEM 36.34% · IND 36.05% · LIB 1.55%.

Oklahoma County, countywide: 392,220 active · 80,771 inactive (checked Oct 24, 2026). Active party mix: REP 42.82% · DEM 33.53% · IND 22.70% · LIB 0.96%. New registrations in the past 12 months (still active): 31,237; party among them: REP 28.64% · DEM 35.50% · IND 34.38% · LIB 1.48%.

Desk rule

Lead with seat, name, how seated, last election (date, totals, opponents), contact, sourced notes. OKC city elections are nonpartisan on the ballot. Do not invent a party. Prefer city pages and named election-board / news cites. Tips: tips@factsfirstok.com only.