Oklahoma Voter Guide 2026

Gentner Drummond is a Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor and the state's attorney general, who finished first in the June 16 primary and faces Mike Mazzei in the August 25 Republican runoff. A Gulf War combat pilot, rancher, and businessman, his campaign points to fights against insurance companies, prescription-drug middlemen, and Chinese-linked marijuana operations, and pledges to work with President Trump

Priorities: Take on insurance companies, Big Pharma, and drug middlemen driving up costs · Shut down Chinese-linked marijuana cartels and protect Oklahoma land and water · Work with President Trump to secure the border and strengthen the economy

Mike Mazzei is a Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor who faces Gentner Drummond in the August 25 Republican runoff, carrying President Trump's endorsement. A financial planner who spent 12 years in the state Senate including as Finance chairman and later served as Oklahoma's secretary of the budget, his plan centers on eliminating property taxes for seniors and veterans and disciplined state budgeting.

Priorities: Eliminate property taxes for seniors and veterans · Stop foreign ownership of Oklahoma land · Deliver education results and accountable, waste-free government

Cyndi Munson is the Democratic nominee for Oklahoma governor, winning her June 16 primary with about 75% of the vote. The minority leader of the Oklahoma House and the first Asian American woman elected to the Legislature, she grew up in Lawton, and her campaign emphasizes public education, health care access, and affordability for working families.

Priorities: Invest in public education · Expand health care access and protect rights · Lower costs for Oklahoma families

Kevin Hern is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat, winning the June 16 primary outright with President Trump's endorsement. A businessman who built a network of McDonald's franchises before representing Tulsa-based OK-1 in Congress since 2019, he chaired the Republican Study Committee, the House's largest conservative caucus. His campaign theme is America First, Oklahoma Proud.

Priorities: Secure the border and support strict immigration enforcement · Cut spending and push a balanced budget amendment · Advance conservative priorities on life, religious liberty, and the Second Amendment

N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas is a Democratic candidate for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat who finished first in the June 16 primary with more than 76,000 votes and faces Jim Priest in the August 25 Democratic runoff. A nurse, military spouse, and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, she runs a grassroots campaign that refuses corporate PAC money.

Priorities: Put people over politics with a grassroots, corporate-PAC-free campaign · Expand health care access, especially in rural and underserved communities · Protect Native sovereignty and support military families

Jim Priest is a Democratic candidate for Oklahoma's open U.S. Senate seat and faces N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas in the August 25 Democratic runoff. A retired attorney, minister, and former nonprofit executive who was the party's 2010 attorney general nominee, his New FAIR Deal platform centers on family finances, access to basic resources, confidence in government, and America's reputation abroad.

Priorities: Lower the cost of living: groceries, childcare, housing, and health care · Keep rural hospitals open and fully fund public schools · Ban congressional stock trading and restore accountability in government

T.W. Shannon is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma lieutenant governor, winning the June 16 primary with about 54% of the vote and President Trump's endorsement. A former speaker of the Oklahoma House, the first Black and Chickasaw person to hold that role, he served as a senior advisor in the Trump administration and chaired Black Voices for Trump in 2020.

Priorities: Put Oklahoma first with merit-based, results-driven leadership · Cut red tape and push back on job-killing regulations · Keep Oklahoma conservative

Dr. Kelly Forbes is the Democratic nominee for Oklahoma lieutenant governor, a lifelong Oklahoman raised in Skiatook and Broken Arrow. An educator with a doctorate in administration and leadership who has worked as a teacher, administrator, and consultant, his campaign emphasizes the economy, public education, health care access, tourism, and restoring trust in state government.

Priorities: Build a stronger economy with good jobs, workforce training, and affordable housing · Invest in public education and keep public dollars in public schools · Expand health care access and promote Oklahoma tourism

Jon Echols is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma attorney general, winning the June 16 primary with about 55% of the vote. A fifth-generation Oklahoman, attorney, and small-business owner, he served as majority leader of the Oklahoma House and is backed by dozens of county sheriffs across the state.

Priorities: Back law enforcement, with endorsements from sheriffs across Oklahoma · Bring proven conservative leadership to the state's chief legal office · Protect Oklahoma families and businesses

Nick Coffey is the Democratic nominee for Oklahoma attorney general, a career prosecutor and lifelong Oklahoman. As a federal prosecutor for the Western District of Oklahoma, he has led prosecutions involving transnational criminal organizations, money laundering, illegal firearms, drug conspiracies, and fraud. His campaign theme is a prosecutor, not a politician.

Priorities: Bring career-prosecutor experience to the attorney general's office · Hold powerful criminal organizations accountable · Uphold the rule of law and protect Oklahoma communities

Cindy Byrd is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma state treasurer, winning the June 16 primary over the incumbent with more than 60% of the vote. A CPA and Oklahoma's term-limited state auditor, she was the first woman elected to that office, and her audits have led to the removal of more than 30 public officials. Her platform emphasizes transparency, smarter state investments, and accountability.

Priorities: Bring auditor-grade transparency and accountability to state investments · Protect taxpayer dollars from waste and corruption · Invest smarter to improve Oklahoma's education and health outcomes

Kiefer Perry is the Libertarian nominee for Oklahoma state treasurer and vice chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party. He offers a limited-government alternative for the state's investment and cash-management office.

Priorities: Apply limited-government principles to state finances · Increase transparency in how state funds are managed · Offer a third-party alternative for statewide office

Melissa Capps is the Republican nominee for Oklahoma state auditor and inspector, currently the deputy state auditor with 25 years in the office. A certified fraud examiner endorsed by outgoing auditor Cindy Byrd, she has directed performance audits of major state agencies and high-profile investigative audits, including of the Department of Health and the Department of Tourism.

Priorities: Uncover waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars · Continue transparent, independent audits of state and local government · Help agencies fix problems and improve service to taxpayers

Robert Franklin is a Republican candidate for Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction who finished first in the June 16 primary with about 23% and faces James Taylor in the August 25 Republican runoff. A 44-year educator and 2024 Oklahoma Educators Hall of Fame inductee who served as a teacher, principal, and Tulsa Tech associate superintendent, his campaign slogan is 44 years in education, not one day in

Priorities: Get back to basics: reading, math, and classroom discipline · Support school choice with accountability and real results · Expand career pathways through CareerTech, apprenticeships, and workforce training

Dr. James Taylor is a Republican candidate for Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction who faces Robert Franklin in the August 25 Republican runoff. A history and government teacher and senior pastor of First Christ's Church in Norman, his campaign is built on faith, family, and leadership and a 3 C's framework: Constitution, conscience, and constituents.

Priorities: Address teacher shortages with retention and pipeline solutions · Lift academic outcomes in literacy and math with accountable spending · Keep parents informed, heard, and involved in local education decisions

Dr. Jennettie Marshall is the Democratic nominee for Oklahoma state superintendent of public instruction, a former two-term Tulsa school board member, pastor, and veteran of child welfare and public safety work. Her platform calls for cleaning up the State Department of Education, refocusing schools on core academics, and fixing deficits in special education.

Priorities: Clean up the State Department of Education with a top-to-bottom review · Refocus schools on reading, writing, and math and fight chronic absenteeism · Raise teacher pay and fix special education funding and caseloads