Upset Brief · OK-01 · John Croisant (D) vs. Mark Tedford (R)
A long shot on the math: it takes a 14.8-point national wave.
<1%
odds today
2%
odds with the plan
49,999
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 28
Where
- 01+169Precinct 720203 (Tulsa County)Starting line Tedford +40. 17.4% split their ticket.
- 02+151Precinct 720096 (Tulsa County)Starting line Croisant +7. 17.9% split their ticket.
- 03+137Precinct 720097 (Tulsa County)Starting line Croisant +4. 19.2% split their ticket.
- 04+134Precinct 720128 (Tulsa County)Starting line Croisant +11. 12.9% split their ticket.
- 05+127Precinct 720062 (Tulsa County)Starting line Tedford +41. 11.9% split their ticket.
- 06+125Precinct 720031 (Tulsa County)Starting line Croisant +77. 3.8% split their ticket. About 341 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
The top 12 precincts carry 10% of the plan.
How
- P+12,689Persuade12,689 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Tedford today.
- M+1,010MobilizeAt least 8,622 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Croisant's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+1,243ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Croisant's way.
Plus a national shift of 14.8 points of margin (35,056 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Croisant wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Tedford.
- In Precinct 720031 (Tulsa County) and Precinct 720090 (Tulsa County), 35 percent of the people who voted in 2024 but skipped 2022 come back and vote.
- The national environment moves about 14.8 points toward Croisant's side between now and November 3.
- No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression296 precincts, R² 0.993, 49 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -62,989 to -6,702 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Croisant $36,579 cash on hand; Tedford $173,735.
- 04Call program for this list25,912 households, 77,736 dials, about 4,073 live conversations: an estimated $8,665 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Oklahoma State Election Board precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.