Republicans Sweep Oklahoma’s Statewide Offices. Democrats Find a Silver Lining in the Legislature

A blue wave missed most Oklahoma midterm races Tuesday night, as Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei and every other GOP statewide candidate cruised to victory. The state’s congressional delegation will also remain entirely Republican, as U.S. Rep. Stephanie Bice fended off Democratic challenger Jena Nelson by just one point. Tulsa businessman and state representative Mark Tedford will replace Kevin Hern, who easily won election to the U.S. Senate, in Oklahoma’s 1st congressional district. Democrats, who haven’t won a statewide election since 2006 and have seen their numbers in the state Legislature dwindle over the past decade, had one silver lining: Democratic candidates flipped five state House districts from red to blue, ousting five Republican incumbents. Down the ballot, voters rejected two state questions that passed with broad Republican support in the Legislature and retained all judicial candidates.

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