Pinnell remains lieutenant governor;
Mullin wins Inhofe’s U.S. Senate seat
By Jordan Green, Editor-in-Chief
Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly elected Republicans to statewide and federal offices during Tuesday’s midterm elections. Here’s a breakdown of how the races went. All vote totals are unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board, with 95% of precincts reporting as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. More than 1 million residents voted.
GOVERNOR
Incumbent Republican Kevin Stitt retained his seat amid opposition from Democrat Joy Hofmeister, the state’s superintendent of public instruction.
Stitt had 55.99% of the vote, or 613,492 votes, while Hofmeister had 41.26%, or 452,082 votes.Libertarian Natalie Bruno had 1.41%, and Independent Ervin Yen had 1.35%.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Matt Pinnell, the Republican officeholder, won a second term of office against Democratic challenger Melinda L. Alizadeh-Fard. Pinnell won 65.45%, or 713,306 votes, while Alizadeh-Fard won 30.47%, or 332,067.
Libertarian Chris Powell won 4.09%, or 44,552 votes.
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Republican Gentner Drummond won 74.58% of the vote, or 759,100 votes, while Libertarian Lynda Steele won 25.72%, or 262,902 votes.
STATE TREASURER
Republican Todd Russ won 65.34%, or 708,066, while Democrat Charles De Coune won 30.13%, or 326,510. Libertarian Gregory J. Sadler won 4.53%, or 49,056.
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Republican Ryan Walters won 57.3%, or 623,598, while Democrat Jena Nelson won 42.7%, or 464,758.
LABOR COMMISSIONER
Republican Leslie Osborn won 66.12% of the vote, or 714,933 votes, while Democrat Jack Henderson won 28.89%, or 312,399. Libertarian Will Daugherty won 4.99%, or 53,965.
CORPORATION
COMMISSIONER
Republican Kim David won 64.03%, or 692,007 votes, while Democrat Margaret Warigia Bowman won 30.36%, or 328,120. Independent Don Underwood won 5.61%, or 60,653.
U.S. SENATOR
Republican incumbent James Lankford won another term to the U.S. Senate, beating Democratic challenger Madison Horn handily. Lankford won 64.86% of the vote, or 709,211 votes, while Horn won 31.55%, or 344,929. Libertarian Kenneth Blevins won 1.78%, or 19,468, while Independent Michael Delaney won 1.81%, or 19,840.
U.S. SENATOR,
UNEXPIRED TERM
Republican Congressman Markwayne Mullin, a member of the U.S. House, won the race to succeed longtime U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, who is retiring. Mullin will complete the rest of the senior senator’s term.
Mullin bested Democratic challenger Kendra Horn, a former Oklahoma representative in the U.S. House. Mullin had 62.39% of the vote, or 682,067, while Horn had 34.62%, or 378,523. Independent Ray Woods won 1.48%, or 16,182, and Libertarian Robert Murphy won 1.5%, or 16,440.
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 3
Republican incumbent Frank Lucas secured another term of office, beating Democratic challenger Jeremiah Ross by a wide margin.
Lucas won 75.55%, or 144,253 votes, while Ross won 24.45%, or 46,694. District Three includes Woods County.
JUDICIAL OFFICES
All state Supreme Court justice and judges on the Court of Civil Appeals were retained by a vote of at least 60% or more.