Oklahomans went to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a statewide primary runoff election.
As The Oklahoman reports, Kevin Stitt locked up the Republican nomination to take over for Gov. Mary Fallin. Stitt, a former businessman who has never run for political office, easily defeated his rival, former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett.
This November, Stitt will face Democrat Drew Edmondson and Libertarian Chris Powell in the general election.
Elsewhere in the election, longtime Republican Party operative Matt Pinnell, beat Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy in the race for lieutenant governor, while Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter managed to eke out a narrow victory over challenger Gentner Drummond, winning by fewer than 300 votes.
And it appears state schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister may win another term, despite a year of statewide education turmoil, after Hofmeister cruised to victory on Tuesday.
