Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary
Kevin Hern leads the Republican field with $9.3 million raised as voters choose nominees in a race that could decide Senate control.
- On Tuesday, Oklahoma voters head to the polls to select nominees for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, with both parties choosing candidates before the November 3 general election.
- President Donald Trump tapped Mullin to lead the Department of Homeland Security in March, prompting the vacancy, while Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to serve in the interim.
- U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Okla., leads the Republican field in polling and fundraising, with $9.3 million raised for his campaign, emphasizing his rise from poverty to building a small-business empire.
- Oklahoma requires a primary winner to take more than 50% of the vote; otherwise, the top two candidates advance to an August 25 runoff, while five Democrats are competing for their party's nomination.
- Republicans are defending a 53-45 Senate majority, making this seat critical for control of Congress in the second half of President Trump's term, with the general election occurring on November 3.
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Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary - Regional Media News
Oklahoma's primary elections on Tuesday put open races for U.S. Senate and governor on the ballot in the deeply conservative state where President Donald Trump's status as party kingmaker faces another test ahead of November's midterms. In the Senate race, Trump's early backing of Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern for the seat previously held by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin kept other potential big challengers at bay in Oklahoma, w…
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Oklahoma begins choosing a new US senator and governor in crowded primary
U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat once held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
Oklahoma Senate primary kicks off race to succeed Mullin
(The Center Square) – Oklahoma voters head to the polls Tuesday to take the first step toward filling the U.S. Senate seat vacated by newly installed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Both parties will pick their nominees, with U.S. Rep.…
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