Local Elections Garner High Turnout
In races of local interest, with a heavy turnout both early and on election day, the tax assessor’s race went to Republican Misty Kitson with 70.8% of the votes compared to 29.2% for Donna Bell. The sitting assessor chose not to run for reelection.
The runoff for county commissioner seat #1 went to Darryl Hicks, a Republican with 55.02% of the votes compared to 44.98% for Justin Chapman, a Democrat. Only voters in that district were eligible to vote.
In the race for associate district judge in Blaine County, sitting judge Allison Lafferty earned 58.16% of the vote compared to 41.84% for Jenna Brown. The judiciary is a non-partisan race, meaning the candidates do not have to disclose their party affiliations.
Over in Canton, the ballots asked if the town clerk could be appointed by the mayor with town board approval. It failed with 54% of the vote against and 46% of the vote for.
Likewise, the second question asked if the town treasurer could be appointed by the mayor with town board approval. That question, too, was defeated by a vote of 56% against and 44% for.
In Tuesday’s statewide races, incumbent Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt was able to hold off challenger Joy Hofmeister, who previously served as superintendent of education.
The heavy turnout showed 55.45% of voters for Stitt, with 41.78% going to Hofmeister. In third was Libertarian Natalie Bruno followed by Independent Ervin Yen, with 1.41% and 1.36% respectively.
In Blaine County, the votes were 66.59% to Stitt and 29.75% to the Democratic challenger. Coming in third was Independent Ervin Yen, followed by Libertarian Natalie Bruno with 2.05% and 1.61% respectively.
In keeping with that race, the top count statewide for Lt. Gov. went to Republican incumbent Matt Pinnell, with 64.87% of the votes followed by Melinda Alizadeh-Ford with 31.01% and Libertarian Chris Powell with 4.12% of the vote. In the county, the results were the same, with 77.12% for Pinnell, 18.31% for Alizadeh-Ford and 4.57% for Powell.
In the race for state attorney general, Republican Gentner Drummond won in a landslide with 73.76% of the vote to Libertarian Lynda Steele’s 26.24%. Countywide Drummond drew 82.81% of the votes to Steele’s 17.19%.
Running for state treasurer were Libertarian Gregory Sadler, who earned 4.55% of the vote, Republican Todd Ross, who earned 64.77% of the vote and Democrat Charles DeCoune, with 30.68% of the vote. In the county, Sadler earned 4.31, Ross with 78.74% and DeCoune with 16.95%.
Seeking the superintendent of education seat were Republican Ryan Walters, who earned 56.78% of the vote statewide and 63.26% in the county, and Democrat Jena Nelson, who brought in 43.22% of the vote in the state and 36.74% in the county.
Commissioner of labor candidates were Will Daugherty, a Libertarian, with 5.01% of the statewide votes, Leslie Osborn, a Republican with 65.66% of the votes, and Democrat Jack Henderson, with 29.33% of the votes. Inside Blaine County, the results were 5.89% for Daugherty, 76.86% for Osborn and 17.26% for Henderson.
Seeking a seat on the corporation commission were Republican Kim David, with 63.5% of the vote statewide, Democrat Margaret Bowman with 30.88% of the vote and Independent Don Underwood, with 5.62% of the votes cast. In the county, David took 74.75%, Bowman earned 18.85% and Underwood 6.4%.
Running for the Oklahoma seats in the U.S. Senate were Kenneth Blevins, a Libertarian, incumbent Republican James Lankford, Democrat Madison Horn and Independent Michael Delaney. Lankford maintained his seat, garnering 64.31% of the votes statewide, followed by Horn with 32.1%, Delaney with 1.82% and Blevins with 1.78%. In Blaine County, the results were Lankford 77.55%, Horn 18.13%, Delaney 2.49% and Blevins 1.82% In the race for the unexpired term of retiring U.S. Senator James Inhofe, the winner was Republican Markwayne Mullin, with 61.77% of the vote, followed by Democrat Kendra Horn, with 35.23%, Robert Murphy, a Libertarian with 1.51% and Ray Woods, an Independent with 1.48% of the vote. The results in the county were similar, with Mullin bringing in 74.69%, Horn at 22.31%, Woods at 1.92% and Murphy with 1.08%.
United States Representatives were also up for reelection. Running in district 3 were incumbent Republican Frank Lucas who earned 74.54% of the votes compared to Democratic challenger Jeremiah Ross with 25.46% of the votes. In the county it was 83.04% for Lucas and 16.96% for Ross.
The other questions on the ballot were retention of state supreme court judges in districts 2, 5, 6 and 8. All judges were retained.
There were also retention questions for the state court of civil appeals in district 1, office 1, district 3, office 1 and 2, and district 4 office 1. All judges were retained.