Tulsa County voters will be selecting three district judges, two of whom are seeking re-election. Unlike candidates for other elected offices, county district judges candidates face restrictions on campaign fundraising and strict nonpartisanship.
Judicial candidates cannot identify with a political party or accept donations from political parties. They also cannot solicit or accept campaign contributions and, instead, turn over all fundraising activities to an authorized campaign committee.
Office 1
The ballot features a rematch between incumbent district judge Caroline Wall and prosecutor Tom Sawyer. Wall was first elected in 2014 and was challenged in 2018 by Sawyer, currently working as a Creek County prosecutor.
Name: Caroline Wall (incumbent)
Education: Northwestern University degree in psychology, Loyola University of Chicago law degree
Experience: Elected as a district judge since 2018, associate district judge from 2003-2007. While on the bench, she served as chief judge of the criminal division. Notable cases include the 2023 dismissal of a lawsuit brought by three survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and her issuing an emergency order last year to the Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police allowing it to review and determine if internal documents can be withheld from the public.
Campaign finance: $50,585 in donations and in-kind contributions, including about $15,000 for a previous campaign fund.
Website: judgewall2026.com
Name: Tom Sawyer
Education: Loyola Law School-Los Angeles law degree
Experience: Served as an assistant district attorney in Tulsa County (October 2017-March 2019), Mayes County (March 2019-August 2021), Choctaw County (November 2022-June 2024) and Creek County (June 2024-present).
Campaign finance: No filings have been made with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Candidates are not required to file if they do not raise more than $1,000.
Website: None available.
Office 4
Voters in parts of east Tulsa and the Tulsa County portions of Skiatook, Collinsville, Owasso and Sperry will select a new district judge. Office 4 District Judge Daman Cantrell, who has served since 2006, did not file for re-election.
Name: Dustin Allen
Education: University of Oklahoma undergraduate and Hofstra University law degree
Experience: About 11 years in private practice, three years as a public defender and 15 months as an assistant district attorney.
Campaign finance: $75,640 in donations and in-kind donations as of Aug. 17.
Website: dustinallenforjudge.com
Name: Loretta Radford
Education: University of Oklahoma law degree
Experience: Served as a Tulsa County special judge in the family division since October 2022. Previously worked in private practice, assistant public defender and for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma and acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District in the first Trump administration, retiring in 2019.
Campaign finance: $30,793 in donations and in-kind contributions as of Aug. 12.
Website: electjudgeradford2026.com
Office 12
After a first term, incumbent District Judge Kevin Gray is seeking re-election against challenger experienced Tulsa-based litigator Christopher Camp. The seat covers parts of Tulsa and Pawnee counties.
Name: Kevin Gray (incumbent)
Education: University of Tulsa history and political science degrees, Texas A&M University master of public administration and University of Tulsa law degree
Experience: Elected in 2022. While on the bench, he was the presiding judge of the Tulsa County Juvenile Division overseeing the county’s Juvenile Justice Center while it was under investigation by state and federal agencies for abuses at the center. He is currently serving in the civil division. Previously served 11 years as an assistant Tulsa County district attorney for 11 years that included director of the homicide unit.
Campaign finance: $27,163 in donations and in-kind contributions as of Aug. 10, including $1,638 from a previous campaign fund.
Website: None available.
Name: Christopher Camp
Education: University of Tulsa undergraduate and law degrees
Experience: Tulsa-based litigator with more than 26 years experience at all phases of the law in areas of business, employment, insurance, civil rights, discrimination, libel and slander. He has argued before the Oklahoma Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Criminal Appeals.
Campaign finance: No filings have been made with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Candidates are not required to file if they do not raise more than $1,000.
Website: None available.
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