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While official election results won’t be certified until Friday, final results usually change very little from preliminary results. Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s run off election in LeFlore County. Most candidates will face challengers in the General Election in November.
For Governor, Republicans aligned with the state and chose Mike Mazzei (68.01%) over Gentner Drummond (31.99%). Statewide, the race was much closer. Mazzei received 50.28% of the votes and Drummond received 49.72%.
For State Superintendent of Schools, more Republicans in LeFlore County voted for James Taylor (50.32%) than for Robert Franklin (49.68%). Statewide, Franklin received the most votes (54.63%).
For Commissioner of Labor, LeFlore County Republicans chose Kevin West with 74.24%. West’s opponent John Pfeiffer received 25.76% of the vote. Statewide, West received 52.28% and Pfeiffer received 41.72%.
Insurance Commissioner candidate Marty Quinn carried LeFlore County with 1.860 votes followed by Bob Sullivan with 1,706 votes. However, Sullivan carried the statewide vote with 55.13% of the votes. Quinn received 44.87% of the statewide votes.
In the race for State Representative District 1, Chris White carried LeFlore County with 383 votes to George Phipps’ 245 votes. Across District 1, 52.16% of voters chose White over Phipps (47.84%).
LeFlore District 1 County Commissioner Mike Parker held off challenger David Honeycutt with 653 votes to Honeycutt’s 450 votes.
The United States Senator race saw LeFlore County Democrats choosing Jim Priest (54.23%) over N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas (45.77 %) while overall, Thomas received 79,201 votes over Priest’s 50,208 votes.
Voters in the Howe Public School district narrowly approved the bond proposition with 60.84% voting in favor of the proposition. School bonds require a 3/5 majority vote to pass.
State Question 844 received 72.85% NO votes in LeFlore County and 73.75% statewide. State Question 846 received 64.10% YES votes in LeFlore County votes and 54.61% YES votes statewide.
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