12-02-2025
Oklahoma County District 1 Democratic primary: Lowe wins
State Rep. Jason Lowe of Oklahoma City won the Democratic special primary in the race for the unexpired term for District 1 Oklahoma County commissioner in Tuesday's voting and will face independent Jed Green in the April 1 special general election, according to the Oklahoma County Election Board.
Lowe, who took mostly generous donations from former and present Democratic Party officeholders, as well as several political action committees, faced former state lawmaker Anastasia Pittman and Midwest City Council Member Sara Bana in the primary race to replace former Commissioner Carrie Blumert, who resigned last fall.
The results were:
Lowe: 4,244, or 40.63%.
Pittman: 3,315, or 31.73%.
Bana: 2,887, or 27.64%,
Lowe said he had listened to "thousands and thousands" of voters in District 1 and heard their concerns about the controversial new jail site at 1901 E Grand Blvd., the lack of mental health care services and "roads and bridges."
Those local issues and others important to District 1 will be his priority as he campaigns until the general election.
Bana ran mostly against the new county jail site, the conditions of the present jail and what she considers the misuse of American Rescue Plan Act funds to pay for the jail Behavioral Care Center, which broke ground on Jan. 31.
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She also said she planned to prioritize expanding resources to eastern Oklahoma County, improving mental health services and addressing the county's financial challenges. Bana also emphasized her experience as a Midwest City Council member and human rights activist.
Lowe said he supported the use of ARPA money to build the Behavioral Care Center, but that the county needs to make the jail complex fit the southeast OKC/Del City area.
Lowe campaigned saying he would concentrate on economic development in underserved areas of the county, infrastructure, including roads and drainage, and public health.
Pittman, who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives for eight years and the Oklahoma Senate for four years, emphasized her experience in public service, legislation, education, mental health and community advocacy.
Pittman said she also supported use of ARPA funds for the jail Behavioral Care Center. She planned to emphasize affordable housing and homelessness prevention; economic development and small business support; streamlining regulations to attract more investments; and infrastructure and public transportation.
Staff writer Richard Mize covers Oklahoma County government and the city of Edmond. He previously covered housing, commercial real estate and related topics for the newspaper and starting in 1999. Contact him at rmize@
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