Okla. Stat. tit. 26, § 26-1-105

A. In the event of the death of a political party's nominee for

office prior to the date of the General Election, or in the event

that a deceased person receives a political party's nomination for

office, a substitute candidate will be permitted to have his or her

name placed on the General Election ballot as follows:

1. If the nominee was a candidate for county office, the

political party's central committee of the county shall notify the

secretary of the county election board of the name of an alternative

candidate to be placed on the General Election ballot. Such notice

shall be submitted in writing, within fifteen (15) days after the

death has occurred, but not later than five o'clock p.m. on the

Friday following the date of the Runoff Primary Election, and shall

be signed by at least two duly authorized members of the political

party's county central committee. If a political party's central

committee fails to submit the notice in the manner described, then a

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nominee for that party shall not appear on the ballot for that

office;

2. If the nominee was a candidate who filed a Declaration of

Candidacy with the State Election Board, the state central committee

of the party affected shall notify the Secretary of the State

Election Board of the name of an alternative candidate to be placed

on the General Election ballot. Such notice shall be submitted in

writing, within fifteen (15) days after the death has occurred, but

not later than five o'clock p.m. on the Friday following the date of

the Runoff Primary Election, and shall be signed by at least two

duly authorized members of the political party's state central

committee. If a political party's central committee fails to submit

the notice in the manner described, then a nominee for that party

shall not appear on the ballot for that office; and

3. Provided, if the death of a political party's nominee for

an office described in paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection should

occur after the Friday following the date of the Runoff Primary

Election, then the election shall proceed with the deceased

candidate's name printed on the ballot.

B. In the event of the death of an independent candidate for an

office described in paragraph 1 or 2 of subsection A of this

section, the following procedure shall apply:

1. If the death occurs on or prior to the Friday following the

date of the Runoff Primary Election, the candidate's name shall not

be printed on the ballot; and

2. If the death occurs after the Friday following the date of

the Runoff Primary Election, the candidate's name shall be printed

on the ballot.

C. In the event a deceased candidate is certified by the

appropriate Election Board as having won an election, a vacancy in

the office shall occur upon the date the candidate would have taken

office, and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner prescribed by

law.

D. In the event of the death of a candidate who was unopposed

for election, a Special Election shall be called by the Governor.

The Special Election shall be conducted according to the laws

governing such elections, Section 12-101 et seq. of this title.