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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Lawton City Council Election 2026

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Updated Oct 4, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

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City Council Ward 2 · 1 seat

Only Ward 2 voters choose in this runoff; it fills the rest of the current Ward 2 term.

2 notes on these statements

Taron Epps Sr. was appointed to the Ward 2 seat in 2025 after the previous Ward 2 member resigned. KSWO · Aug 26, 2025

Ward 2 is the only City of Lawton race on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. City of Lawton · Sep 25, 2026

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What the next council decides

Tent City

Where it standsIn July 2026 the council directed a task force to plan the closure of the Tent City encampment, with police on site until it closes.

What's on the tableThe council decides how and when the site closes and what support is offered to people living there.

  • On July 14, 2026, the council directed the City Manager to form a task force to develop a plan to close Tent City, with a 24/7 police presence at the site until closed. City of Lawton · Jul 14, 2026
  • KSWO reported the motion to create the task force and station an officer on site passed unanimously. KSWO · Jul 15, 2026

Data center zoning

Where it standsThe council approved a data center zoning ordinance on February 24, 2026, and the city says no data center proposal is pending.

What's on the tableThe council holds a public hearing and votes on any larger data center site plan.

City fees and utility rates

Where it standsThe council approved a 15% increase to the city fee schedule in March 2026 and has heard a presentation on possible water and sanitation increases.

What's on the tableThe council decides whether to change water and sanitation rates and how the fee schedule is set going forward.

  • The 15% fee schedule increase passed 6-1, with Ward 7 Councilmember Sherene L. Williams the lone no vote. KSWO · Mar 27, 2026
  • The increase excludes fees charged on the water bill; no action was taken on water and sanitation fees. KSWO · Mar 27, 2026

Stormwater fees and street projects

Where it standsIn June 2026 the council was set to discuss moving stormwater fees to an Equivalent Service Unit model and added engineering costs on street projects.

What's on the tableThe council decides whether to change how stormwater fees are calculated and approves added costs on road projects.

  • KSWO reported the proposed Equivalent Service Unit model would not raise residential rates, based on a review of the agenda packet. KSWO · Jun 23, 2026
  • The agenda included more than $450,000 in additional engineering and project management costs for the Lee Boulevard, 38th Street and King Road projects. KSWO · Jun 23, 2026

Neighborhood cleanup and code enforcement

Where it standsThe city's Neighborhood Services Division responds to reported violations such as high weeds, debris and dangerous structures.

What's on the tableThe council sets the code and funding that the Neighborhood Services Division enforces.

  • The division lists high weeds and grass, debris, dangerous or substandard structures, sight obstructions and general public nuisances among the violations it addresses. KSWO · Apr 30, 2026
  • Its stated approach is to encourage voluntary compliance and respond promptly to reported violations. KSWO · Apr 30, 2026

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  1. 1. What priority should neighborhood cleanup get on the council?

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The seat math

0 stay (not up this year): 1 on this ballot

9 council seats. The council decides by a 5-vote majority.

  • Lawton's council has a mayor and eight ward members, and Lawton lists its council members as elected officials serving three-year terms. City of Lawton
  • The Ward 1 and Ward 2 elections in 2026 decide who serves the remainder of the current terms, and both seats return to the City's regular election cycle in 2027. City of Lawton · Aug 26, 2026
  • Lawton voters elected Mayor Stan Booker in August 2024 to a third and final term. Southwest Ledger · Aug 28, 2024

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