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Governor
2026 Oklahoma Governor — General Election Field · November 3, 2026
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Oklahoma State Election Board — Candidates for Elective Office 2026
Candidate filing number: 00578
Ballot name: Orlando Lynn Bush
Office: Governor
Party: Independent
Current placement status: OFFICIAL_OKLAHOMA_FILED_GENERAL_CANDIDATE
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Exact active 2026 Oklahoma Ethics Commission candidate record for ORLANDO LYNN BUSH (candidate ID 12338).
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Name: ORLANDO LYNN BUSH
Candidate ID: 12338
Candidate Status: Active
Campaign Status: Active
Office: GOVERNOR
Party Affiliation: INDEPENDENT
2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION — 2026 ELECTION CYCLE — Active
2026 PRE-RUNOFF REPORT · 06/02/2026 · 08/10/2026 · 08/17/2026 · 08/17/2026 · No · Filed
2026 PRE-PRIMARY REPORT · 04/01/2026 · 06/01/2026 · 06/08/2026 · 06/08/2026 · No · Filed
Candidate Committee Registration · 04/05/2026 · No · Filed
2026 PRE-GENERAL REPORT · 08/11/2026 · 10/19/2026 · 10/26/2026 · Not Filed
2026 POST-GENERAL REPORT · 10/20/2026 · 12/31/2026 · 01/31/2027 · Not Filed
2027 1ST QUARTER REPORT · 01/01/2027 · 03/31/2027 · 04/30/2027 · Not Filed
2027 2ND QUARTER REPORT · 04/01/2027 · 06/30/2027 · 07/31/2027 · Not Filed
2027 3RD QUARTER REPORT · 07/01/2027 · 09/30/2027 · 10/31/2027 · Not Filed
2027 4TH QUARTER REPORT · 10/01/2027 · 12/31/2027 · 01/31/2028 · Not Filed
2028 1ST QUARTER REPORT · 01/01/2028 · 03/31/2028 · 04/30/2028 · Not Filed
2028 2ND QUARTER REPORT · 04/01/2028 · 06/30/2028 · 07/31/2028 · Not Filed
2028 3RD QUARTER REPORT · 07/01/2028 · 09/30/2028 · 07/31/2028 · Not Filed
2028 4TH QUARTER REPORT · 10/01/2028 · 12/31/2028 · 01/31/2029 · Not Filed
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