The Sooner State Party is gathering signatures to gain recognition, aiming to represent independent voters in Oklahoma elections.

Voters decide the Republican nominee in the House District 35 runoff election today across five Oklahoma counties.

Oklahoma independents are blocked from participating in primaries for the next two years after a missed deadline triggers an automatic closure. Democrats dispute the decision.

Democratic leaders work to reverse procedural mistake that shut independents out of their 2024 primary elections.