Voters across the area went to the polls Aug. 25 to decide statewide runoff races, two state questions and a closely contested Creek County proposition.
One of the closest races of the night came in the Republican runoff for governor, where Mike Mazzei narrowly defeated Gentner Drummond statewide.
Mazzei received 186,734 votes, or 50.28%, while Drummond received 184,681 votes, or 49.72%, a difference of 2,053 votes with all 1,984 precincts reporting.
Despite Mazzei’s statewide victory, Drummond carried Creek, Osage, Pawnee and Tulsa counties.
The tightest of those margins was in Creek County, where Drummond received 4,046 votes, or 50.06%, compared with Mazzei’s 4,036 votes, or 49.94%. Just 10 votes separated the candidates.
Drummond had a wider advantage in Osage County, receiving 2,905 votes, or 53.62%, to Mazzei’s 2,513 votes, or 46.38%. In Pawnee County, Drummond received 1,022 votes, or 56.65%, while Mazzei received 782 votes, or 43.35%.
Tulsa County was nearly as close as Creek County. Drummond received 28,582 votes, or 50.23%, while Mazzei received 28,321 votes, or 49.77%.
Robert Franklin won the Republican runoff for state superintendent of public instruction with 197,069 votes, or 54.63%, over James Taylor, who received 163,662 votes, or 45.37%.
Franklin also carried each of the four counties included in the local results, receiving 53.28% in Creek County, 53.16% in Osage County, 57.96% in Pawnee County and 54.33% in Tulsa County.
Kevin West won the Republican nomination for commissioner of labor, receiving 204,001 votes, or 58.28%, statewide. John Pfeiffer received 146,014 votes, or 41.72%.
West carried Creek County with 59.59%, Osage County with 62.09%, Pawnee County with 57.49% and Tulsa County with 57.9%.
Bob Sullivan won the Republican runoff for insurance commissioner with 194,975 votes, or 55.13%. Marty L. Quinn received 158,672 votes, or 44.87%.
Sullivan also carried all four area counties, receiving 55.23% in Creek County, 54.5% in Osage County, 57.94% in Pawnee County and 56.53% in Tulsa County.
On the Democratic ballot, N’Kiyla Jasmine Thomas defeated Jim Priest in the runoff for U.S. Senate.
Thomas received 79,229 votes statewide, or 61.19%, while Priest received 50,249 votes, or 38.81%.
Thomas carried Creek County with 57.84%, Osage County with 68%, Pawnee County with 51.94% and Tulsa County with 65.65%.
State questions split
Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly rejected State Question 844, with 389,886 voters, or 73.74%, voting against the proposal. The question received 138,814 yes votes, or 26.26%.
The proposal was also rejected in each of the four area counties.
Creek County voters rejected SQ 844 with 71.21% voting no, while 69.01% of Osage County voters opposed it. In Pawnee County, 73.92% voted against the question, and Tulsa County voters rejected it with 72.03% voting no.
State Question 846 passed statewide with 292,599 yes votes, or 54.61%, compared with 243,159 no votes, or 45.39%.
Creek County supported SQ 846 with 60.07% voting yes, while the proposal received 59.63% support in Osage County and 56.85% in Pawnee County.
Tulsa County went the opposite direction, with 46,247 voters, or 51.72%, voting against SQ 846. The proposal received 43,172 Tulsa County votes, or 48.28%.
Creek proposition decided by 71 votes
Creek County voters narrowly approved a county proposition, with only 71 votes separating the two sides.
The proposition received 5,134 yes votes, or 50.35%, while 5,063 voters, or 49.65%, voted against it.
A total of 10,197 votes were cast on the proposition, with all 35 Creek County precincts reporting.
Legislative runoffs Aaron Forst won the Republican runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 34, defeating Dana Prieto.
Forst received 3,407 votes, or 65.06%, while Prieto received 1,830 votes, or 34.94%. All 28 precincts in the district reported.
In the Republican runoff for House District 9, Scotty Stokes narrowly defeated Crystal Campbell.
Stokes received 2,374 votes, or 51.1%, districtwide, while Campbell received 2,272 votes, or 48.9%, a difference of 102 votes.
In the Tulsa County portion of House District 9, Stokes received 196 votes to Campbell’s 184.