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Governor Kevin Stitt was elected in 2018 with 54.3% of the vote and is running for reelection to a second term.Former state senator and physician Ervin Yen filed paperwork to challenge Stitt in the Republican Primary.Stitt won the primary on June 28.
On October 7, 2021, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister announced she would be switching to the Democratic Party and subsequently announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor. Hofmeister won the nomination on June 28, defeating former state senator Connie Johnson in the primary.
Natalie Bruno has filed to run for the Libertarian Party’s nomination. Paul Tay has filed with the state ethics commission to run as an independent.
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OnAir Post: 2022 OK Governor Race
Kevin Stitt
Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 Governor
Former Position(s): Founder and CEO of Gateway from 2000 – 2018
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I am honored to appoint John O’Connor as Attorney General. John is the right leader for this moment. I have the utmost confidence in him to uphold the law and fight for all 4 million Oklahomans.
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Joy Hofmeister
Current Position: US Senator
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 Governor
Joy Hofmeister (born September 7, 1964) is an American educator and politician who serves as Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Hofmeister was sworn in as Oklahoma’s 14th State Superintendent on January 12, 2015, after defeating the incumbent Republican candidate, Janet Barresi, in the primary election and Democratic candidate John Cox in the general election. Hofmeister was re-elected November 6, 2018, and sworn in for a second four-year term as State Superintendent on January 14, 2019. Hofmeister won re-election in 2018 after facing Democrat John Cox a second time as well as Independent candidate Larry Huff.
During her first term as State Superintendent, Hofmeister directed the creation of “Oklahoma Edge,” an eight-year strategic plan built on a foundation of four pillars, each underpinned by actionable strategies, six measurable goals and an equal number of initiatives to meet specific Oklahoma student needs and drive progress. The 218-page state plan, submitted to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), places an emphasis on the importance of serving individual learners and ensuring equity in public education. The conservative Thomas B. Fordham Institute rated the Oklahoma ESSA accountability plan, included in “Oklahoma Edge,” among the highest in the nation. On October 6, 2021, Hofmeister told the Tulsa World she planned to change her party affiliation to the Democratic Party on October 7, with plans to run in the 2022 gubernatorial election. As a result of her switch, she is the only Democratic statewide elected official in Oklahoma and the first to hold office since 2011.
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