2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election
	November 6, 2018
	November 6, 2018
	County results; Stitt: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Edmondson: 40–50% 50–60%
Governor before election; Mary Fallin; Republican	Elected Governor ; Kevin Stitt; Republican

In the 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election on November 6, 2018, Kevin Stitt, Republican party nominee was elected as the next governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Mary Fallin was term-limited and could not seek reelection to a third consecutive term. Primary elections occurred on June 26, 2018, with primary runoff elections having occurred on August 28, 2018.[1][2]

The Democratic Party nominated former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson. The Republican primary eliminated Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, resulting in a runoff election between former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett and businessman Kevin Stitt. On August 28, 2018, Stitt won the Republican primary runoff and became the Republican nominee for the office. The Libertarian primary also advanced to a runoff, with Chris Powell, a former chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma, winning the nomination. This was also the first election in which the Libertarian Party has been on the ballot to participate in a gubernatorial election in Oklahoma,[3] and the first time since 1986 that a candidate from the president's party was elected Governor of Oklahoma.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Kevin Stitt, businessman[4]

Eliminated in the primary runoff

Mick Cornett, former Mayor of Oklahoma City[5]

Eliminated in the initial primary

Christopher Barnett, businessman[6]
Dan Fisher, former state representative[7]
Eric Foutch, veteran[8]
Barry Gowdy, nurse[8]
Gary Jones, Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector[9]
Todd Lamb, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma[10]
Gary Richardson, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, nominee for OK-02 in 1978 and 1980, and independent candidate for governor in 2002[11]
Blake "Cowboy" Stephens, rancher and educator[8]

Endorsements

Mick Cornett

Mayors

Jack Smiley, Mayor of Altus, Oklahoma[12]
Brian Cathey, Mayor of Atoka, Oklahoma[13]
Dale Copeland, Mayor of Bartlesville, Oklahoma[14]
Craig Thurmond, Mayor of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma[15]
Hank Ross, Former Mayor of Chickasha, Oklahoma[16]
Brian Linley, Mayor of Del City, Oklahoma[17]
Patrice Douglas, Former Mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[18]
Charles Lamb, Former Mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[19]
Saundra Naifeh, Former Mayor of Edmond, Oklahoma[20]
Matt White, Mayor of El Reno, Oklahoma[21]
Bill Shewey, Mayor of Enid, Oklahoma[22]
Kim Petersen, Mayor of Guymon, Oklahoma
Fred Fitch, Mayor of Lawton, Oklahoma[23]
Jay Adams, Former Mayor of Mustang, Oklahoma[24]
Homer Nicholson, Mayor of Ponca City, Oklahoma[25]
Jeff Shockley, Mayor of Guymon, Oklahoma[26]
Jimmy Trammell, Mayor of Pryor Creek, Oklahoma[27]
Mike Burdge, Mayor of Sand Springs, Oklahoma[28]
Dewey F. Bartlett Jr., Former Mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma[29]

Individuals

Gary Richardson, Former Eastern District Attorney and Candidate for Governor in 2002 & 2018[30]

Organizations

Oklahomans for Public Education[31]
The Oklahoman[32]
The Yukon Review[33]
Tulsa World[34]

Todd Lamb

U.S. Representative

Steve Russell (OK-05)[35]

Individuals

Tommy Franks, retired U.S. Army general[36]
Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump[37]

Organizations

Oklahoma Farm Bureau[38]

Gary Richardson

Individuals

Thomas P. Stafford, Apollo 10 Commander[39]
Monica Deon, Former Tulsa County Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016 Volunteer Coordinator[40]

Organizations

Sooner Politics News[41]
The Edmond Republican GROUP[42]

Kevin Stitt

U.S. Executive Branch officials

U.S. Senators

Tom Coburn, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma[46]
Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas[47]
Jim Inhofe, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma[48]
Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[49]

U.S. Representatives

Frank Lucas (OK-3)[50]
Bill Brewster, former Congressman (Democratic)[51]
Wes Watkins, former Congressman[52]

Governors

Mary Fallin, 27th Governor of Oklahoma[53]

Mayors

Mick Cornett, 35th Mayor of Oklahoma City[54]

Individuals

Blake "Cowboy" Stephens, Rancher, Educator and Candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[55]

Organizations

IAFF Local 176[56]
National Federation of Independent Business[57]

Newspapers

The Oklahoman[58]
Tulsa World[59]

First round

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mick Cornett	Dan Fisher	Gary Jones	Todd Lamb	Gary Richardson	Kevin Stitt	Other	Undecided
Right Strategy Group (R)	June 6–7, 2018	435	± 4.5%	21%	4%	2%	20%	6%	20%	–	28%
Oklahoma Strategic Solutions (R-Richardson)	May 22–23, 2018	500	± 4.4%	13%	4%	3%	20%	13%	17%	–	30%
Right Strategy Group (R)	May 22–23, 2018	409	± 5.0%	20%	4%	3%	20%	4%	21%	–	29%
SoonerPoll	May 15–23, 2018	319	–	20%	3%	4%	23%	3%	14%	1%	31%
Magellan Strategies	April 18–19 and 22, 2018	644	± 3.9%	17%	5%	5%	19%	12%	19%	–	23%
SoonerPoll	March 14–22, 2018	294	–	22%	4%	3%	21%	7%	8%	–	36%
Oklahoma Strategic Solutions (R-Richardson)	March 9, 2018	500	± 4.4%	15%	2%	3%	14%	10%	8%	–	48%
SoonerPoll	January 4–9, 2018	213	–	24%	4%	3%	18%	9%	3%	–	39%

Results

Initial primary results by county:

Cornett

40–50%
30–40%
<30%

Stitt

<30%
30–40%

Lamb

<30%
30–40%
40–50%

Fisher

<30%

Republican primary results[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mick Cornett	132,806	29.3
	Republican	Kevin Stitt	110,479	24.4
	Republican	Todd Lamb	107,985	23.9
	Republican	Dan Fisher	35,818	7.9
	Republican	Gary Jones	25,243	5.6
	Republican	Gary Richardson	18,185	4.0
	Republican	Blake Stephens	12,211	2.7
	Republican	Christopher Barnett	5,240	1.2
	Republican	Barry Gowdy	2,347	0.5
	Republican	Eric Foutch	2,292	0.5
Total votes			452,606	100.0

Runoff

Campaign finance

Pre-runoff report due August 20, 2018
Candidate	Total raised	Total spent	Total cash-on-hand
Kevin Stitt	$6,542,863.91	$6,018,662.13	$368,557.72
Mick Cornett	$3,242,795.74	$2,826,305.70	$336,691.50

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mick Cornett	Kevin Stitt	Undecided
Remington (R)	August 1–2, 2018	1,757	± 2.3%	37%	47%	16%
Right Strategy Group (R)	August 1–2, 2018	385	± 5.0%	33%	41%	26%
SoonerPoll	July 18–20, 2018	483	± 4.5%	37%	37%	25%

Results

Primary runoff results by county:

Stitt

70–80%
60–70%
50–60%

Cornett

50–60%

Republican primary runoff results[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Stitt	164,892	54.56
	Republican	Mick Cornett	137,316	45.44
Total votes			302,208	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Drew Edmondson, former Attorney General of Oklahoma and candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2010[62]

Eliminated in the primary

Connie Johnson, former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[63]

Withdrew

Scott Inman, state representative[64]
Norman Jay Brown, auto mechanic[65]

Declined

Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative[66][67][68]
Joe Dorman, former state representative and nominee for governor in 2014[66][69][70][71][72]

Endorsements

Drew Edmondson

Governors

David Boren, 21st Governor of Oklahoma, Former President of University of Oklahoma, former US senator [73]

Mayors

Eric Garcetti, 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles [74]

State Representatives

Scott Inman, Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives & candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[75]

Newspapers

The Tulsa World, Daily Newspaper for Tulsa, Oklahoma [76]

Individuals

Norman Jay Brown, auto mechanic & candidate for Governor of Oklahoma in 2018[77]

Organizations

Oklahoma Education Association,[78]

Oklahoma Public Employees Association,[79]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Drew Edmondson	Connie Johnson	Undecided
Right Strategy Group (R)	June 6–7, 2018	–	–	45%	11%	45%
SoonerPoll	May 15–23, 2018	297	± 5.7%	44%	14%	43%

Results

Results by county:

Edmondson

70–80%
60–70%
50–60%

Democratic primary results[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Edmondson	242,764	61.4
	Democratic	Connie Johnson	152,730	38.6
Total votes			395,494	100.0

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominated

Chris Powell, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and candidate for Oklahoma County Clerk in 2016[80]

Eliminated in the primary runoff

Rex L. Lawhorn, former chair of the Oklahoma Americans Elect Party and Oklahoma State Director for Our America Initiative[81]

Eliminated in the initial primary

Joe Exotic, zoo operator[82]

Endorsements

Chris Powell

Newspapers

The City Sentinel, Monthly Newspaper for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [83]

Individuals

Norma Sapp, Director, Oklahoma chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws[84]
Frank Grove, President, Drug Reform Network of Oklahoma[84]
Tim Gillespie, founder of the Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association
Ken Young, Chair, Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology
Tom Laurent, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and former member of the Libertarian National Committee
Robert T. Murphy, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and former member of the Libertarian National Committee and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2016
D. Frank Robinson, first Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and founding member of the national Libertarian Party
Tina Kelly, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
Steve Galpin, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
Jimmy Cook, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party
Angela O’Dell, former Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party[85]

First round

Results

Initial primary results by county:

Powell

100%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
40–50%

Powell/Lawhorn tie

<40%
40–50%
50%

Lawhorn

40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
100%

Exotic

40–50%
70–80%
100%

No votes

No Votes

Libertarian primary results[60]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Chris Powell	1,740	48.9
	Libertarian	Rex L. Lawhorn	1,154	32.4
	Libertarian	Joe Exotic	664	18.7
Total votes			3,558	100%

Runoff

Campaign finance

Pre-runoff report due August 20, 2018
Candidate	Total raised	Total spent	Total cash-on-hand
Chris Powell	$10,142.88	$6,991.02	$3,017.51
Rex L. Lawhorn	$4,575.00	$5,286.87	($736.87)

Results

Primary runoff results by county:

Powell

100%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%

Powell/Lawhorn tie

50%

Lawhorn

50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
100%

No votes

No votes

Libertarian primary runoff results[61]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Chris Powell	547	59.1
	Libertarian	Rex L. Lawhorn	379	40.9
Total votes			926	100.0

General election

Oklahoma general election ballot for 2018

Oklahoma determines ballot order by a random drawing which took place for this election cycle on July 12, resulting in the Libertarian Party being listed first, Republicans second, and Democrats third.[86]

Debates

Complete video of debate , September 24, 2018

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[87]	Tossup	October 26, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[88]	Lean R	September 14, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[89]	Lean R	September 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[90]	Lean R	September 15, 2018
Daily Kos[91]	Lean R	September 5, 2018
Fox News[92][lower-alpha 1]	Likely R	October 9, 2018
Politico[93]	Lean R	October 9, 2018
Governing[94]	Lean R	October 2, 2018
The Washington Post[95]	Lean R	October 16, 2018

Notes

The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kevin Stitt (R)	Drew Edmondson (D)	Chris Powell (L)	Undecided
SoonerPoll	October 31 – November 3, 2018	338	± 5.3%	47%	44%	3%	6%
SoonerPoll	October 23–25, 2018	447	± 4.6%	46%	42%	4%	8%
Magellan Strategies (R)	October 22–23, 2018	500	± 4.4%	51%	44%	1%	4%
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass (R)	September 25–29, 2018	500	± 4.3%	46%	40%	4%	–
Right Strategy Group (R)	September 25–26, 2018	1,058	± 3.0%	47%	43%	2%	8%
SoonerPoll	September 5–10, 2018	407	± 4.9%	47%	44%	3%	6%
Right Strategy Group (R)	August 1–2, 2018	737	± 4.0%	41%	42%	–	17%
SoonerPoll	July 18–20, 2018	404	± 4.9%	39%	40%	–	21%
SoonerPoll	May 15–23, 2018	622	± 3.9%	25%	32%	–	43%

Results

Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Kevin Stitt	644,579	54.33%	-1.47%
	Democratic	Drew Edmondson	500,973	42.23%	+1.22%
	Libertarian	Chris Powell	40,833	3.44%	N/A
Total votes			1,186,385	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

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External links

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Candidates at Ballotpedia

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