OKC City Council, county clerk elections April 4. Where to vote. Who are the candidates?

Residents in the Oklahoma City area will have the chance to vote in local races for city council and county clerk Tuesday.

Polls will open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Election officials say that lines are typically longest before and after work hours, and during the noon lunch period. Any eligible voter in line at 7 p.m. will be able to vote.

What am I voting on?

The Oklahoma City Council race is a special runoff election for Ward 5, while candidates for the position of Oklahoma County clerk also will be vying for votes on the same day.

Where do I go to vote? Oklahoma Voter Portal map

Residents interested in finding out their polling place and viewing a sample ballot can enter their information into the OK Voter Portal.

Who are the OKC City Council candidates?

All registered voters in Oklahoma City's Ward 5 — which largely encompasses southwest Oklahoma City between Interstate 44 and S Santa Fe Avenue — are eligible to cast a ballot in the election between Matt Hinkle and Thuan Hieu Nguyen.

Hinkle, 60, has served on the Traffic Commission since 2018. An Oklahoma City resident for nearly four decades, Hinkle is the general manager of Tyler Media's Outdoor Advertising. He graduated from Norman Public Schools in 1980.

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"As planning commissioner for five years, I have had unique exposure in reviewing residential development, both urban and rural," Hinkle told The Oklahoman in February. "In alignment with Plan OKC, the infill development occurring in all wards to create new housing is impressive, but it is not enough to keep up with the population growth. As long as we maintain essential infrastructure and allow rural development in a sustainable manner, we can better accommodate the needs of all residents."

Nguyen, 46, is a member of the city's Urban Design Commission and the MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board Connectivity subcommittee, and founded THN Insurance Solutions. An Oklahoma City resident for three decades, Nguyen escaped communist Vietnam for Midwest City in 1980. He received a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and a master's degree in biostatistics and epidemiology from the University of Oklahoma.

"Living on the south side in Ward 5, I am uniquely aware of our city's areas being under-invested by our government," Nguyen told The Oklahoman in February. "The residents of South OKC pay their fair share in taxes but are not receiving adequate investments in return. Our roads, sidewalks (or lack of them), and public transportation routes are not receiving the attention they deserve from our city government. To solve this problem, I will connect city government leaders with the people of OKC."

Tuesday's Ward 5 winner will succeed longtime Councilmember David Greenwell, who chose not to seek reelection after serving from 2011 to 2023.

More: Takeaways from the Oklahoma City Ward 5 city council debate

Who are the Oklahoma County clerk candidates?

The special election for Oklahoma County clerk will pit Democrat Derrick Scobey against Republican Maressa Treat.

Scobey, 55, was born in northeast Oklahoma City and graduated Douglass High School in 1985, after which he attended Central State University. In the 1990s, he relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where he managed several businesses, including his own wholesale automobile company, according to his campaign website. Scobey returned to Oklahoma City in 2015 to lead Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he has been outspoken on social issues, and was appointed a member of the Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority in 2022.

"We need someone in this Oklahoma County Clerk's office to steward it well," Scobey said in a statement on his campaign website. "I hope to move into this office and send an unambiguous message on day one that I do not work for the county; I work for the people. We need transparency, we need organization, and we need community buy-in."

More: OK County Election: Scobey, Treat to face off for clerk's seat after primary victories

Treat, 40, is the wife of Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat and a previous finances director and outreach director for U.S. Sen. James Lankford. Also a former field representative for the College Republican National Committee, she has worked for various industries and agencies in the state, including the State Chamber of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma secretary of energy, according to her campaign website.

"I’ve spent more than 20 years serving Oklahomans professionally at the local, state and federal levels in addition to my private sector experience," Treat told The Oklahoman in early March. “People from a broad array of industries and backgrounds support me because they know me well, know my work ethic and know that I will restore integrity to the clerk’s office. It’s not a glamorous job, but one that requires diligence and competence, which I will provide.”

The winner in Tuesday's race for county clerk will fill a vacancy left by David B. Hooten, who resigned from office after allegations of sexual harassment.

Contributing: Staff writers Jana Hayes, Jack Money and Steve Lackmeyer

This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Oklahoma County election, OKC Ward 5 city council on April 4