By Janelle Stecklein | Editor
“Certain industries, like future solar farms, should not qualify for this program but that disqualification should not come at the expense of the local school districts.” - Kyle Hilbert of voters rejecting State Question 844
Mike Mazzei addresses his supporters on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, during his watch party in Tulsa, Okla. Mazzei secured the Republican nomination for Governor of Oklahoma by defeating Gentner Drummond. (Photo by Ace Cuervo/For Oklahoma Voice)
By Barbara Hoberock and Mary A. Smith
Bolstered by an endorsement from President Donald Trump and millions of his own money, Mike Mazzei on Tuesday narrowly secured the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
The Tulsa financial planner beat Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Tuesday night by about 2,000 votes in a race that drew about 371,000 voters.
In a speech to supporters, Mazzei said he is “so very grateful and honored” to be the official Republican nominee.
Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during a forum with Jenks High School students at the Jenks Public Schools Math and Science Center on Nov. 13, 2024. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice)
By Barbara Hoberock
Gov. Kevin Stitt acted outside his authority when he ordered a state question pertaining to a constitutional convention be placed on a future ballot, a former and the current Oklahoma attorney general said Wednesday.
A voter marks his ballot at a polling place in the Millwood High School Field House on June 16 in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Courtney Bell/Oklahoma Voice)
By Nuria Martinez-Keel
Voters struck down a state question that proposed changes to local government entities’ reimbursements for a manufacturing tax incentive.
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