Kauger, 87, has served on the court since 1984. She represents District 4, which has the same boundaries as U.S. Republican Rep. Frank Lucas.

On Tuesday, November 5, Oklahomans cast their votes for President and several state, county and local offices. Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump won the state’s vote, securing seven electoral votes in the process.

Tribal nations in Oklahoma are pleased two state Supreme Court justices will keep their seats, though they’re disappointed one will lose her spot on the court.

By a razor-thin margin, Justice Yvonne Kauger was voted out. In similarly close votes, Justices Noma Gurich and James Edmondson were retained.

Despite a push from the conservative think tank People For Opportunity to recall three judges, labeling them as “liberal activists” in ads, Oklahomans voted to retain Supreme Court District 3 Justice Noma Gurich and Supreme Court District 7 Justice James Edmondson.

For the first time in history, Oklahoma voters on Tuesday removed one Oklahoma Supreme Court justice from the bench at the end of her term. In a nonpartisan election, Oklahoma voters narrowly decided to retain James Edmondson and Noma Gurich but not Yvonne Kauger for another six year term.

Oklahomans voting on whether to retain 3 state Supreme Court justices

For the first time in state history, Oklahomans voted “no” to retain a state Supreme Court justice up for retention in Tuesday’s election. FOX23 looked into what this historical result means for Oklahoma.