Todd Russ will step into office as the new state treasurer in January after defeating Clark Jolley by a 55.5% margin in the Republican runoff primary.

The current state representative (Russ) and former state senator (Jolley) emerged as the top two votegetters from a three-candidate field in the June Republican primary. In Tuesday’s runoff vote, Russ carried 150,367 votes to 120,515 for Jolley. Russ also carried Kingfisher County by a margin of 58.5% (1,207 votes to 855). Russ will succeed current state treasurer Randy McDaniel, who did not file for re-election.

Votes By Precinct

101 – Russ 233, Jolley 131. 102 – Russ 58, Jolley 53. 103 – Russ 78, Jolley 60. 105 – Russ 106, Jolley 51. 106 – Russ 5, Jolley 14. 201 – Russ 36, Jolley 35. 202 – Russ 125, Jolley 113. 203 – Russ 28, Jolley 17. 204 – Russ 34, Jolley 43. 301 – Russ 338, Jolley 168. 302 – Russ 106, Jolley 121. 304 – Russ 60, Jolley 49.

[See Results, Page 2] Five other candidates advanced to the Nov. 8 general election after Tuesday’s runoff.

State School Superintendent

Ryan Walters, current state education secretary, won the Republican nomination for state school superintendent by a margin of 53.4%.

He carried 149,086 of the statewide vote to 130,116 for April Grace.

Results were flipped in Kingfisher County, where Republicans chose Grace by a margin of 51.5% (1,088 votes to 1,023 for Walters).

Walters will face Democrat Jena Nelson in the November general election.

Votes by Precinct 101 – Walters 187, Grace 189. 102 – Walters 54, Grace 64. 103 – Walters 66, Grace 72. 105 – Walters 102, Grace 60. 106 – Walters 11, Grace 8. 201 – Walters 31, Grace 42. 202 – Walters 124, Grace 119. 203 – Walters 25, Grace 20. 204 – Walters 33, Grace 44. 301 – Walters 226, Grace 113. 302 – Walters 120, Grace 113. 304 – Walters 44, Grace 67.

Labor Commissioner

Republican incumbent Leslie Osborn is another step closer to retaining her seat after defeating challenger Sean Roberts 53-47% in the GOP runoff primary.

Osborn carried 143,883 votes statewide to 127,526 for Roberts.

She won Kingfisher County by an even larger margin of 57.4%, earning 1,185 votes to 880 for Roberts.

She’ll face Democrat Jack Henderson and Libertarian Will Daugherty in the general election.

Votes by Precinct 101 – Osborn 212, Roberts 154. 102 – Osborn 60, Roberts 52. 103 – Osborn 84, Roberts 55. 105 – Osborn 73, Roberts 84. 106 – Osborn 10, Roberts 7. 201 – Osborn 39, Roberts 32. 202 – Osborn 139, Roberts 102. 203 – Osborn 26, Roberts 19. 204 – Osborn 45, Roberts 32. 301 – Osborn 299, Roberts 204. 302 – Osborn 133, Roberts 93. 304 – Osborn 46, Roberts 111.

Corporation Commission

Current State Sen. Kim David defeated former state representative Todd Thomsen to earn the Republican nomination for Corporation Commissioner. David carried 59.1% of the votes statewide to win the race 158,752 to 109,777.

In Kingfisher County, David won by a 58.3% margin, earning 1,196 votes to 856 for Thomsen.

She’ll face Democrat Margaret Bowman and Independent Don Underwood on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.

Votes by Precinct 101 – David 208, Thomsen 157. 102 – David 59, Thomsen 52. 103 – David 85, Thomsen 53. 105 – David 93, Thomsen 63. 106 – David 10, Thomsen 7. 201 – David 46, Thomsen 25. 202 – David 137, Thomsen 99. 203 – David 22, Thomsen 22. 204 – David 48, Thomsen 29. 301 – David 285, Thomsen 217. 302 – David 140, Thomsen 87. 304 – David 64, Thomsen 45.

U.S. Senate (unexpired)

Current U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator by a sizeable 65.1 percent margin statewide over opponent T.W. Shannon.

The pair emerged as the top candidates in a wideopen field of 13 Republican contenders in the June GOP primary after U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe announced his resignation, effective next January.

Mullin earned 183,034 votes in Tuesday’s runoff to 98,215 for Shannon, former Oklahoma speaker of the house.

In Kingfisher County, the race was tighter, with 1,174 voting for Mullin (55.4%) to 945 for Shannon (44.6%.)

Mullin will face former Democratic congresswoman Kendra Horn, Libertarian Robert Murphy and Independent Ray Woods on the November ballot.

Votes by Precinct 101 – Mullin 189, Shannon 189. 102 – Mullin 55, Shannon 64. 103 – Mullin 75, Shannon 67. 105 – Mullin 104, Shannon 58. 106 – Mullin 12, Shannon 7. 201 – Mullin 47, Shannon 26. 202 – Mullin 168, Shannon 74. 203 – Mullin 33, Shannon 13. 204 – Mullin 48, Shannon 30. 301 – Mullin 261, Shannon 256. 302 – Mullin 120, Shannon 113. 304 – Mullin 62, Shannon 48. U.S. Senator

Cybersecurity specialist and Stillwell native Madison Horn won the battle between two political newcomers to earn the Democrat nomination for the state’s other U.S. Senate seat.

Horn carried 65.5% of the statewide vote against Jason Bollinger, an Oklahoma City attorney and former U.S. state department employee.

Horn earned 60,896 Democrat votes to 32,098 for Bollinger, formerly of Elk City.

Her margin was slightly smaller in Kingfisher County, where she carried 117 Democrat votes (61.3%) to 74 for Bollinger.

She’ll take on a seasoned Republican incumbent, U.S. Sen. James Lankford, in the November general election.

Votes by Precinct 101 – Horn 23, Bollinger 12. 102 – Horn 5, Bollinger 1. 103 – Horn 7, Bollinger 4. 105 – Horn 9, Bollinger 6. 106 – Horn 1, Bollinger 1. 201 – Horn 1, Bollinger 3. 202 – Horn 13, Bollinger 9. 203 – Horn 2, Bollinger 3. 204 – Horn 11, Bollinger 7. 301 – Horn 36, Bollinger 17. 302 – Horn 7, Bollinger 6. 304 – Horn 2, Bollinger 5.