A rare ballot in Oklahoma will feature a governor’s race and two senate seats in November.Although Oklahoma has finished a couple of major elections, the biggest is still to come in 2022. Now, Oklahomans know who will be on their ballot.”I am not running to serve a party, I am running to serve Oklahomans, that’s what we did in 2018 when we reached across the aisle and built relationships,” said Kendra Horn, candidate for US Senate.Horn spoke about being back on the ballot, now knowing who she’ll be trying to upset in the race for one of Oklahoma’s two US Senate seats.Markwayne Mullin emerged from a crowded field by winning the runoff against T.W. Shannon.”We got in this race saying no one’s going to outwork us, no way I’m going to let someone outwork us and we’ve proven that true and people’s responded in a positive way towards us,” Mullin said.It’s just one of several major statewide races. The race for state superintendent will be between the current secretary of education Ryan Walters. He said he’s running against indoctrination in our schools.Former Oklahoma teacher of the year, Democrat Jena Nelson, said not enough is being done to protect and retain teachers. The race for governor was finalized back in June. Republicans nominated incumbent Kevin Stitt, with Democrats choosing current state superintendent Joy Hofmeister.Despite a lot of controversy surrounding these elections, experts doubt the races will be close.”In a lot of these contests, it feels like the incumbent would have to screw up in order for the challenger or a Republican would have to screw up in order for a Democrat to find any sort of avenue to make this thing competitive,” said Tyler Johnson, a political science professor at the University of Oklahoma.KOCO 5 also learned that Democrat Madison Horn will face Sen. James Lankford in has re-election effort. Johnson said the race will likely have a result similar to the other statewide races.Election Day is Nov. 8.
A rare ballot in Oklahoma will feature a governor’s race and two senate seats in November.
Although Oklahoma has finished a couple of major elections, the biggest is still to come in 2022. Now, Oklahomans know who will be on their ballot.
“I am not running to serve a party, I am running to serve Oklahomans, that’s what we did in 2018 when we reached across the aisle and built relationships,” said Kendra Horn, candidate for US Senate.
Horn spoke about being back on the ballot, now knowing who she’ll be trying to upset in the race for one of Oklahoma’s two US Senate seats.
Markwayne Mullin emerged from a crowded field by winning the runoff against T.W. Shannon.
“We got in this race saying no one’s going to outwork us, no way I’m going to let someone outwork us and we’ve proven that true and people’s responded in a positive way towards us,” Mullin said.
It’s just one of several major statewide races.
The race for state superintendent will be between the current secretary of education Ryan Walters. He said he’s running against indoctrination in our schools.
Former Oklahoma teacher of the year, Democrat Jena Nelson, said not enough is being done to protect and retain teachers.
The race for governor was finalized back in June. Republicans nominated incumbent Kevin Stitt, with Democrats choosing current state superintendent Joy Hofmeister.
Despite a lot of controversy surrounding these elections, experts doubt the races will be close.
“In a lot of these contests, it feels like the incumbent would have to screw up in order for the challenger or a Republican would have to screw up in order for a Democrat to find any sort of avenue to make this thing competitive,” said Tyler Johnson, a political science professor at the University of Oklahoma.
KOCO 5 also learned that Democrat Madison Horn will face Sen. James Lankford in has re-election effort. Johnson said the race will likely have a result similar to the other…
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