Pastors for Trump founder advances to runoff in Oklahoma primary for Hern’s seat
Thomas and Priest will meet in an August runoff after no candidate won a majority in Oklahoma’s Democratic Senate primary, officials said.
- U.S. House Rep. Kevin Hern won Oklahoma's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, advancing to the November general election as the GOP nominee.
- Republican Markwayne Mullin previously held the seat after winning a 2022 special election but vacated it earlier this year when President Donald Trump appointed him Homeland Security secretary.
- To avoid a runoff, Oklahoma election law requires candidates to secure a majority—specifically 50 plus one—creating a decisive threshold that Hern met.
- On the Democratic side, candidates N'Kiyla Thomas and Jim Priest moved to an August runoff election after neither secured the required majority threshold.
- In November, Hern will face Libertarian Sevier White, Independents Ron Meinhardt and Curtis Stinnett, and the Democratic nominee, completing a multi-party general election field.
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Oklahoma Democrats face runoff showdown in race for deep-red Senate seat – Democratic Accent
Two underdog candidates advanced to a runoff election in Oklahoma’s 2026 Democratic Senate primary after no candidate clinched a majority of the vote. N’kiyla Jasmine Thomas, a nurse and Chickasaw Nation citizen, and Jim Priest, a lawyer and ordained minister, will compete in an Aug. 25 runoff election, according to The Associated Press. Thomas won 45% of the vote, followed by Priest, who registered just under 24% support. The winner will face R…
Pastors for Trump founder advances to runoff in Oklahoma primary for Hern’s seat
Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Tedford (R) are projected to advance to a runoff in the GOP primary for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projected. Neither candidate was projected to clear the 50-percent threshold necessary to clinch the nomination on Tuesday. Ten GOP candidates competed for…
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