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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 26Mike Mazzei Wins Oklahoma GOP Governor Runoff by 2,047 Votes
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 26Summary
- Mike Mazzei carried Oklahoma’s Republican gubernatorial runoff with 186,678 votes, or 50.28%, edging Gentner Drummond’s 184,631 votes, or 49.72%.
- The margin was just 2,047 votes out of 371,309 cast, making the governor’s race one of the night’s closest statewide contests.
- N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas also won a statewide runoff, taking the Democratic U.S. Senate primary 61.2% to 38.8% over Jim Priest.
- Voters rejected State Question 844 by 74%-26% and approved State Question 846, which adds voter ID requirements to the state constitution, by 55%-45%.
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