by donna walker and henry dolive
It's Election Time!
VOTE! On Tuesday, June 26, Oklahoma voters will cast their ballots to select their party's candidates in the primary election for several executive positions and a host of house and senate seats in preparation for November's general election November 6. At the top of the ballot is the Governor's race, as Governor Mary Fallin is ineligible due to term limits. Oklahoma is one of 36 states holding Gubernatorial elections in 2018. Other executive offices up for grabs include Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Corporation Commissioner.
Locally, residents will cast their votes for candidates in two U.S. Congressional districts, five Oklahoma House districts and one state Senate district. Moore voters will also have five propositions to consider. To receive a party's nomination in Oklahoma, a candidate must win a majority of all the votes cast in the primary or runoff. If there are no clear-cut winners June 26, the two candidates with the most votes will face each other in the runoff. Here are the major races facing local voters later this month:
GOVERNOR Democrat and Former Attorney General Drew Edmondson will face Former State Senator Constance Johnson, while the Republican field is packed with ten candidates. Republican candidates include Former Mayor of Oklahoma City, Mick Cornett; Former State Rep Dan Fisher; Christopher Barnett; Eric Foutch; Barry Gowdy; Former State Auditor Gary Jones; Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb; Gary Richardson; Blake Cowboy Stephens and Kevin Stitt. Three Libertarians round out the gubernatorial slate of candidates. They are Joe Exotic, Rex Lawhorn, and Chris Powell. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Democrats Anna Dearmore and State Senator Anastasia Pittman will face each other in the Lieutenant Governor race. Republicans hoping to fill the spot formerly filled by Todd Lamb are Dominique Damon Block, State Senator Eddie Fields, Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Dana Murphy, and Matt Pinnell, former Oklahoma Republican Party Chair. Ivan Holmes is the final option as an Independent candidate. ATTORNEY GENERAL Mark Myles is the one Democrat vying to be Oklahoma's next Attorney General, while there are three Republicans running. They are incumbent Mike
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Hunter, Angelia Bonilla, and Gentner Drummond. This race has already been a hotly contested one. TREASURER No Democrat has filed for this position, while State Representative Randy McDaniel is the one Republican running against the lone Independent candidate Charles de Coune. Residents will not vote for this office until the general election. AUDITOR Republican hopefuls are Cindy Byrd, Charlie Prater, and John Uzzo. The only Libertarian candidate is John Yeutter, and there are no Democratic candidates. Gary Jones formerly held the position. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Democrat Kimberly Fobbs will face Republican Donald Chasteen or Glen Mulready come November's general election. There are no Independent candidates for Insurance Commissioner. LABOR COMMISSIONER Melissa McLawhorn Houston was appointed Labor Commissioner by Governor Fallin to complete the unexpired term of Mark Costello, who died in office in August 2015. She will not be seeking re-election.