according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Gov. The exclusive News 9 / News On 6 poll, conducted between Oct. 3 and 6, shows Hofmeister with nearly a 4-point lead one month from Election Day. The pair has been appearing together at events such as an upcoming fundraiser at Red Neck Yacht Club, an OKC bar that sued Stitt regarding his executive order closing bars at 11 p.m. Matt Pinnell, a Republican, will face Democratic candidate Melinda Alizadeh-Fard and Libertarian Chris Powell in the upcoming election on Nov. 8. KORTH: That something else could be abortion or inflation. GOP Gubernatorial Candidate for Governor Garrett Soldano goes on the offense against "Woke" Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Search our Site: Search for Your Local Elected Officials: . A lot of people want to paint this as an anti-Indian thing. According to a memo authored by market researcher WPA Intelligence and released by Stitt's campaign, he's in the driver's seat with a 15-point lead and poised to be "the first candidate for governor since 1982 to carry all 77 counties . This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. This year, in their most forceful political move yet, they are wielding their considerable influence to oppose a second term for Republican Gov. So, one month out from the November election, this race may be shaping up to be one to keep an eye on. Bruno and Tay recently filed paperwork with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Last week outside groups outspent Stitt by a margin of 4-1, according to the Cook Political Report. ( 6%) Top Candidate. According to the News 9 / News On 6 poll, Stitts favorables are underwater while Hofmeisters are not. While no challengers have yet formed campaign committees with the Federal Election Commission for CD 2, 3 or 4, Hern and Bice will each have opponents in their races. Conventional wisdom would indicate that anyone planning to run for such a major elected position needs to be at least raising money and increasing their name identification one year out from Election Day. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Stitt also has touted new laws outlawing abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, and targeting medical treatment for transgender children, both of which have turned away some moderate Republicans and independents. RealClearPolitics - Election 2022 - Oklahoma Governor - Stitt vs. Hofmeister They became bigger, more outspoken players when voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 2004. Incumbent Republican Kevin Stitt, who won a first term in 2018 with 54.3% of the vote, is being challenged by Paul Tay, an independent from Tulsa; Natalie Bruno, a Libertarian from . 2016. In 2014, Hooten ran for State Senate as a Republican, but finished fourth in the primary (with 11.2 percent of the vote) behind eventual winner Ervin Yen. View Oklahoma's Governor midterm election results and maps for the 2022 midterm elections. For the first time tonight, the Hochul party breaks into applause as NY1 calls the lieutenant governor race for Delgado; Hochuls win was apparently a given. Hofmeister has signs, shirts and placards in Spanish and is also attending cultural events and meeting with community members. A handful of nonpartisan polls released in the last few weeks show a tight race, while practically all other Republicans enjoy double-digit leads. First elected in 2018, Mulready previously served in the Oklahoma House as a representative from Jenks. The candidates include former State Sen. Dr. Ervin Yen (first a Republican, now an independent), State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister (elected twice to statewide office as a Republican, but now running as a Democrat), former State Sen. Connie Johnson (Democrat), marketing executive Natalie Bruno (Libertarian) and naturopathic doctor and retired Tulsa Police Sgt. Did You Ever Wonder How and Why the Left Is Able to Push Their Narratives Almost Unhindered? Former Oklahoma State Senator Connie Johnson seeks the Democratic Party's nomination for governor . The show is underway--candidates starting 2022 campaigns," by Arnold Hamilton, November 12, 2020 KOCO-5 ABC News, "Former state Sen. Ervin Yen officially announces campaign for Oklahoma governor," Nov 8, 2020 Hunter had formed a campaign committee in November 2020, but it has since been terminated, with some funds returned to donors and other dollars used to pay off his substantial 2018 campaign debt to himself. 2022 Governor Races. And I don't think that's good for Oklahoma, and I am going to fight against that. Six gubernatorial candidates have formed campaign committees with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission to challenge Oklahoma Gov. The New York Timess results team is a group of graphics editors, engineers and reporters who build and maintain software to publish election results in real-time as they are reported by results providers. Grace and other district officials have been criticized after an SPS assistant athletic director was accused of sexual misconduct with a 17-year-old boy and investigators revealed that the man, Ron Arthur, had remained employed by Shawnee Public Schools despite receiving eight admonishments for alleged verbal and sexual misconduct. His Democrat opponent, current State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, is winning last-minute support from suburban women voters unhappy over the Supreme Court . KEVIN STITT: We have to allow parents to vote with their feet and say, there's a better option for my kid to go to this trade school or this private school, this charter school or this other specialized school. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. 1:54. 6 Oklahoma primary election races to watch. Oklahomans intending to seek statewide office are required to register with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, while federal candidates must register with the Federal Election Commission. Current Oklahoma Attorney General John OConnor and attorney and businessman Gentner Drummond have both formed campaign committees as Republicans for the AG election next November. Peter King, the former New York congressman, briefly ascends the stage and says its a great day for New York. Zeldin is said to be on his way. Independent Paul Tay, a perennial political candidate from Tulsa, and Libertarian Natalie Bruno of Edmond both filed paperwork with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission indicating their plans to run. Hofmeister is at 50.7% favorable and 43.3% unfavorable. The crowd is enjoying pretzels and hot dogs as Justin Timberlake blares on the speakers. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. 2020. Even in deep-red Texas, which has seen an increase in the American Indian population over the past 10 years, the group Democracy is Indigenous DFW drew dozens to a meet-and-greet with candidates, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke, who is challenging incumbent Republican Gov. In addition to serving as Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee chairman, Jolley recently stepped down as a member of the Oklahoma Tax Commission to run for office. KORTH: Hofmeister has a surprising amount of support. Education policy can enter into those gubernatorial races because education is ultimately a state-level . The strategy will be to link the Democratic nominee to President Biden and his low approval rating on issues like inflation. Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready (Republican) is the only person who has registered a 2022 campaign committee with the Ethics Commission so far. Ive told people I will not go down in history as the governor that gives my state away, Stitt said. (The 2022 primary election is scheduled for June 28, with the runoff election date set for Aug. Four years ago, a relatively unknown Tulsa businessman with no political experience jumped into the governor's race with little fanfare and an unlikely path to victory. The Timess election results pages are produced by Michael Andre, Aliza Aufrichtig, Neil Berg, Matthew Bloch, Sean Catangui, Andrew Chavez, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Asmaa Elkeurti, Tiffany Fehr, Andrew Fischer, Will Houp, Josh Katz, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Vivian Li, Rebecca Lieberman, Ilana Marcus, Jaymin Patel, Rachel Shorey, Charlie Smart, Umi Syam, Urvashi Uberoy, Isaac White and Christine Zhang. (But) bringing the consulate over here permanently is a very good thing for a lot of people., Victor Roman, a 40-year-old Stitt supporter, said in his 15 years living in south Oklahoma City, he had never seen any governor visit his community before Stitt. There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Reporting by Grace Ashford, Alana Celii, Reid J. Epstein, Nicholas Fandos, Lalena Fisher, Alyce McFadden, Azi Paybarah, Jazmine Ulloa and Jonathan Weisman; production by Amanda Cordero and Jessica White; editing by Wilson Andrews, Kenan Davis, Amy Hughes and Ben Koski. I believe in Oklahoma we can make a difference., Follow Sean Murphy at www.twitter.com/apseanmurphy, Follow AP for full coverage of the midterms at https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections and on Twitter https://twitter.com/ap_politics, Oklahoma Republican Gov. (The Center Square) - Two additional candidates have filed to run for Oklahoma governor in the 2022 election, bringing the current field to five. RCP House Map Race Changes. Stitts campaign manager, Donelle Harder, released the following statement in response to the poll: With an unprecedented amount of profit from special interest dark money TV ads attacking Gov. November 1, 2022 2:47 PM EDT. Ran as the Libertarian partys gubernatorial nominee in 2018. But it isnt possible without your support. More than 210 Republicans who questioned the 2020 election have won seats in the U.S. House and Senate and in state races for governor, secretary of state and attorney general, according to . Copyright 2023 HotAir.com/Salem Media. Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, sent a letter Monday requesting that the Oklahoma Ethics Commission investigate whether state resources were used to further a gubernatorial candidate's campaign during the 2022 election cycle. Cox has run for the states top education post twice before, but as a Democrat. On Nov. 9, one day after the original publication of this post, former State Sen. Clark Jolley announced his candidacy for state treasurer, saying in his release that he has the relevant experience to succeed in the position. All Rights Reserved. Campaign baseball caps in blue, white and neon yellow speckle the room as people trickle into the party for Lee Zeldin. Independent Paul Tay, a perennial political candidate from Tulsa, and Libertarian Natalie Bruno of Edmond both filed paperwork with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission indicating their plans to run. He has attended a number of Latino community events across the state, including a parade and a festival in Oklahoma City and a luncheon put on by members of the Hispanic business community. John Swoboda, a Tulsa-based teacher, filed to run for CD1 as a Democrat in March. Kevin Stitt, himself a Cherokee citizen, who is facing a tough reelection challenge after feuding with the tribes for nearly his entire first term. They became bigger, more outspoken players when voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 2004. Join the fight to keep Republicans elected in Henderson County. David has been a staunch supporter of the Grand River Dam Authority and of Stitts efforts to implement privatized managed care of the states Medicaid program. During his four months in office so far, OConnor has requested that the U.S Supreme Court overturn its McGirt ruling, has filed a brief requesting the Supreme Court overturn Roe vs. Wade and, most recently, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administrations vaccination requirements for federal contractors. Former chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party. Yet he insists that the Supreme Court ruling expanding tribal sovereignty has been detrimental to the state. 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The winner of the runoff will challenge Senator James Lankford in November. So-called dark money groups are behind the outside attacks against Stitt. Organizations are considered partisan if they operate on behalf of a candidate, party, campaign committee, PAC, super PAC, hybrid PAC, 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5) or 501(c)(6) organization that conducts a large majority of its political activity on behalf of one political party. Powell argues the lieutenant governor position should be eliminated to save tax dollars, with the secretary of state assuming the role of governor if the position becomes vacant. Is Leo Terrell From Fox News MarriedLeo Terrell's Photo. Stitt has gone to the right on education, opposing mask mandates in schools during the height of the pandemic and calling for private-school vouchers. George Pataki, winning a third term as governor, in 2002. D. 99% of votes broken out by vote type as of now. 1) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis while not indicating he is running checks all of the boxes that indicate as such. Originally from Elk City, Oklahoma City attorney Jason Bollinger announced his candidacy first and formed a committee in September. See our full coverage of Oklahoma election results including governor, house and local races as well as ballot measures on the ticket. Current House. KORTH: The focus on education policy by the candidates makes sense to observers. Is it because they kind of see her as a Republican, and they liked her as a Republican, and they're willing to kind of stick with her a little bit? The crowd at Lee Zeldins victory party erupts into cheers and chants his name as his victory is called. Incumbent Kevin Stitt (R) defeated Joy Hofmeister (D), Natalie Bruno (L), and Ervin Yen (independent) in the November 8, 2022, general election for governor of Oklahoma . Despite this wide margin, Stitt still believes that the national trend will play out in Oklahoma. Before tacos were served at a meet-and-greet event for Hofmeister in south Oklahoma City on Oct. 21, Hofmeister spent time talking with voters about education. Walters has been criticized for overlap in his private and public positions in the education sector. Hofmeister supporter Brenda Hernandez, vice president and founder of the Oklahoma City-based Latino PR firm Tango Public Relations, said support for public education is vital. The lieutenant governor serves as president of the Senate and is a member of 10 state boards and commissions. KORTH: Governor Stitt's challenger is moderate Democrat Joy Hofmeister. Former chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party. Thats easily enough to tip the scales in a closely contested statewide race. He points to the fact that despite the significant increase in the Latino population in Oklahoma over the past 10 years, there is still no way to vote or register to vote in Spanish, except in Texas County. Johnson served as a state senator from 2005 to 2014. Education has become a major political issue in the U.S. and one that Republicans tend to use to their advantage. Republicans have won elections in recent years by running on education. This is a pro-Oklahoma thing.. Kevin Stitt and challenger Joy Hofmeister are working hard to appeal to the community. The animosity between Stitt and the tribes has spilled into public view as the midterm elections draw closer. The filing deadline was April 15, 2022. At each event, he expresses what he says are his shared values of faith, family and freedom with the Latino community. He was also chairman of the Oklahoma Republican Party from 2010 to 2013. 70,738 votes. Cox serves as president of the Organization of Rural Elementary Schools, chairman of the Oklahoma Schools Assurance Group and treasurer of the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group. I got a chance to listen, and I heard you and I went to Mexico City and Monterrey, and were bringing a consulate to Oklahoma City, and its going to be coming early next year, Stitt told the crowd at the Hispanic Fiesta at Scissortail Park on Oct. 7. What weve seen with (Stitt) is that hes making his rounds and taking pictures, but once the election time is over, you dont see or hear from him again.. The announcer at his election night party says the candidate and his father, Rudolph Giuliani, will speak shortly. Is Oklahoma's gubernatorial race the sleeper race of the midterm elections. His Democrat opponent, current State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister, is winning last-minute support from suburban women voters unhappy over the Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs case on abortion. 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