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2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

The 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican governor Mary Fallin was term-limited, and was prohibited by the Constitution of Oklahoma from seeking a third term. Republican Businessman Kevin Stitt was elected with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee and former Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson.

Republican primary
Candidates NominatedKevin Stitt, businessman Eliminated in the primary runoffMick Cornett, former mayor of Oklahoma City Eliminated in the initial primary • Christopher Barnett, businessman • Dan Fisher, former state representative • Eric Foutch, veteran • Barry Gowdy, nurse • Todd Lamb, Lieutenant Governor of OklahomaGary 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 2002Blake "Cowboy" Stephens, rancher and educator Endorsements First round Polling Results Runoff Campaign finance Polling Results ==Democratic primary==
Democratic primary
Candidates NominatedDrew Edmondson, former attorney general of Oklahoma and candidate for governor of Oklahoma in 2010 Eliminated in the primaryConnie Johnson, former state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 WithdrewScott Inman, state representative • Norman Jay Brown, auto mechanic DeclinedDan Boren, former U.S. representative • Joe Dorman, former state representative and nominee for governor in 2014 Endorsements Polling with Norman Brown Results ==Libertarian primary==
Libertarian primary
Candidates Nominated • Chris Powell, former chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and candidate for Oklahoma County Clerk in 2016 Eliminated in the primary runoff • Rex L. Lawhorn, former chair of the Oklahoma Americans Elect Party and Oklahoma State Director for Our America Initiative Eliminated in the initial primaryJoe Exotic, zoo operator Endorsements First round Results Runoff Campaign finance Results ==General election==
General election
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. Debates • Complete video of debate , September 24, 2018 Predictions Polling Graphical summary with Mick Cornett with Todd Lamb Results By county Stitt won 73 counties, while Edmondson won four. Stitt won 56 counties with at least 60% of the popular vote, 14 counties with at least 70%, and three counties – Beaver, Cimarron, and Ellis – with upwards of 80%. Stitt had the largest margin of victory in Cimarron with 73.09% more votes than Edmondson's 12.27%, the latter's lowest county performance in the election. The largest county per vote count won by Stitt was Tulsa County, home of Tulsa. Oklahoma County, of which Oklahoma City is county seat, was the only county where Stitt failed to acquire three out of every seven votes. Counties that flipped from Democratic to RepublicanCaddo (largest city: Anadarko) • Coal (largest city: Coalgate) • Latimer (largest city: Wilburton) • Pontotoc (largest city: Ada) Counties that flipped from Republican to DemocraticCleveland (largest city: Norman) • Oklahoma (largest city: Oklahoma City) By congressional district Stitt won four of five congressional districts. ==See also==
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