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Oklahoma Holds Republican Primaries for Open Senate Seat and Governor
Voters choose nominees Tuesday in races to replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin and term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt. President Trump endorsed Rep. Kevin Hern for Senate and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei for governor.
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U.S. Senate seat and the governorship in a state that last elected a Democratic senator in 1990. S.
Rep. Kevin Hern for the Senate nomination. S. Homeland Security Secretary. Trump’s early support for Hern kept other major challengers out of the Senate race, according to the Associated Press.
Republican Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, is serving as interim senator but is barred by state law from running for a full term. In the gubernatorial primary, Trump endorsed former state Sen.
Mike Mazzei last month. Other candidates include Attorney General Gentner Drummond, former Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall and former public safety director Chip Keating. Gov. Kevin Stitt, who has served since 2019, is term-limited and cannot run again.
Earlier this year, Stitt drew Trump’s criticism while serving as National Governors Association chair over a dispute involving White House event invitations. Trump later called Stitt a “RINO” on social media. The crowded Republican field for governor raises the possibility of an August runoff if no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote.
