Matt Hinkle was elected to represent Ward 5 in a runoff election for Oklahoma City Council on April 4.
All election results are unofficial until certified by the Oklahoma County Election Board.
Hinkle will be sworn into office on May 2, along with incumbents Ward 2 Councilmember James Cooper, Ward 6 Councilmember JoBeth Hamon and Ward 8 Councilmember Mark Stonecipher.
Councilmembers serve four-year terms.
The nonpartisan Oklahoma City Council has nine members: the Mayor, who is elected citywide, and one member from each of Oklahoma City’s eight Wards. They serve part-time at the head of the City’s Council-Manager form of government. The Mayor’s annual salary is $24,000, and each Council member’s annual salary is $12,000.
The next Council election for Wards 1, 3, 4, and 7 will be in 2025. The next mayoral election is in 2026. See a Ward map at okc.gov/WardMap.
Media Contact: Kristy Yager, (405) 297-2550, kristy.yager@okc.gov