A Republican Oklahoma state senate candidate was found dead in late April, two days after he was reported missing.
Barry Christian, 54, a candidate for Senate District 38, was reported missing after he disappeared and was a no-show for a meeting earlier this year.
Authorities discovered Barry Christian’s pickup truck in the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area.
***BREAKING: MISSING OKLAHOMA SENATE CANDIDATE’S VEHICLE FOUND***
We’re at the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area in Beckham County where investigators found a vehicle belonging to Barry Christian, a candidate running for Oklahoma Senate, reported missing yesterday. @kfor pic.twitter.com/EmoOzaty3T
— Spencer Humphrey (@SHumphreyTV) April 30, 2026
At first, it was unclear if foul play was involved; however, the Oklahoma Medical Examiner ruled that Barry Christian died by suicide.
Barry Christian died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Christian’s family lashed out at the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office for releasing the findings without their consent.
“Our entire family has been absolutely heartbroken by this decision by the Medical Examiners Office to release this information without our consent or the investigating body’s permission. The investigators have been working very closely to solve the death of my father. Justice will be served, we will not rest until my father is avenged,” the statement read, according to News 9.
News 9 reported:
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of former Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian as a suicide.
A summary report from the Medical Examiner’s Office lists Christian’s probable cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
According to the report, Christian was found dead April 30 about nine miles south of Erick and two miles east of Highway 30.
Christian was running as a Republican for Oklahoma Senate District 38 at the time of his death.
Barry Christian was a Trump supporter and fought for traditional conservative values, per his website:
In the State Senate, Barry will proudly stand with President Trump and fight for the traditional conservative values that make America great. He will
- Fight leftist government overreach
- Oppose reckless open borders policies
- Strongly support our law enforcement
- Defend unborn babies
- Empower small business to grow
- Ensure election integrity
- Return America to energy independence
- Defend the First and Second Amendments and all Constitutional freedoms
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