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Oklahoma U.S. Senate 2026: where the candidates stand on data centers

5 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, from the Oklahoma State Election Board's list (opens in a new tab). The officeholder comes first, then the Republican and Democratic nominees together by last name, then everyone else by last name; in each group a candidate with a statement or vote on the record comes first (how the order works). Each has the same space. The list: NOVEMBER / 2026 LIST OF ELECTIONS (Oklahoma State Election Board, linked as "November 3 General Election" from https://oklahoma.gov/elections/elections-results/next-election.html) (September 24, 2026 (the page ends "This file was created on: 9/24/2026 8:39:12 AM")).

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The candidates

  1. Kevin Hern, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

    Kevin Hern

    Republican

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. Silence is not a position.

    What they said

    No statement on the record

    What they did

    0 votes in favor of data centers 1 vote against

    0 statements · 1 vote on the record

    Photo: U.S. House of Representatives, public domain (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab), cropped.

    Kevin Hern's page · In their own words

  2. U.S. Senate candidate N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas says her first piece of legislation, if elected this November, would be a moratorium on data centers.

    Their newest statement on the record, September 28, 2026, youtube.com (opens in a new tab).

    What they said

    1 statement on the record

    What they did

    No vote on a data center measure on the record.

    1 statement · 0 votes on the record

    N'KIYLA Jasmine Thomas's page · In their own words

  3. Ron Meinhardt

    Independent

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Ron Meinhardt's page · In their own words

  4. Curtis Stinnett

    Independent

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Curtis Stinnett's page · In their own words

  5. Sevier White

    Libertarian

    No sourced statement on the record as of October 20, 2026. No vote on a data center measure either. Silence is not a position.

    0 statements · 0 votes on the record

    Sevier White's page · In their own words

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In their own words

Where does Kevin Hern stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Kevin Hern.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Kevin Hern.

Votes 1 vote

1 vote on data center measures: 0 in favor of data centers, 1 against.

  1. Voted yes on a measure that limited data centers: H.R. 9340, U.S. House of Representatives, September 16, 2026 · against

Where does N'KIYLA Jasmine Thomas stand on data centers?

N'KIYLA Jasmine Thomas has 1 statement on data centers on the record.

Statements 1 statement
  1. · paraphrased

    U.S. Senate candidate N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas says her first piece of legislation, if elected this November, would be a moratorium on data centers.

    youtube.com (opens in a new tab) · Full quote, context and sources

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Ron Meinhardt stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ron Meinhardt.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Ron Meinhardt.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Curtis Stinnett stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Curtis Stinnett.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Curtis Stinnett.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Where does Sevier White stand on data centers?

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Sevier White.

Statements 0 statements

No public statement on data centers is on the record yet for Sevier White.

Votes 0 votes

No vote on a data center measure on the record.

Candidates and their order come from the Oklahoma State Election Board's list (opens in a new tab), verified October 9, 2026. Every candidate, by state · How the record reads leaders.

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