Josh Brecheen reacts upon hearing the preliminary vote totals after the Midterm Election Tuesday night as his campaign manager, Paige Scott, applauds in the background. Brecheen is the presumptive winner of the Congressional District 2 race and will succeed Markwayne Mullin who stepped down to run for the Senate.
DURANT – Josh Brecheen thanked more than 100 supporters for making him the presumptive winner in the race for Oklahoma’s Congressional District 2 race Tuesday night.
With all precincts reporting, Brecheen had garnered 72 percent of the total vote. This was well ahead of his Democratic opponent with 23 percent and an independent who took 4 percent.
During his campaign watch party Brecheen expressed gratitude to long list of volunteers, friends and family. He voiced special thanks to operatives who, like him, started their political careers working for the late Sen. Dr. Tom Coburn. Brecheen said Coburn set an example that has served them, and all Oklahomans, well.
“We all got to be part of (Coburn’s work),” Brecheen said. “We saw something modeled for us and we got to carry it forward.”
Brecheen ran a campaign focused on strong conservative values based on the U.S. Constitution and deep Biblical principles. While his message appeared to resonate with voters, Brecheen said such ideas don’t sit well with everyone. He vowed to hold regular town hall meetings and take other steps to inform constituents about his work in Washington.
He said it is incumbent on elected officials to serve with humility and love even when that love is not returned.
“You can love everyone but that doesn’t mean everyone will reciprocate,” he said.
Brecheen is a committed Christian, husband, father and fourth-generation rancher. Since 2018 he has owned and operated an excavation/trucking business, Rawhide Dirtworks L.L.C. Brecheen is a graduate of Oklahoma State University where he majored in Agriculture. He also served as state president of the Oklahoma FFA Association in 1998.
These results are unofficial. State and Federal election results are to be certified by the State Election Board by 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15