OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt held off a tougher-than-expected challenge to his reelection on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Joy Hofmeister despite millions of dollars in attack ads against him.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Kevin Stitt easily won a second term as governor, successfully fending off a late push by Democratic challenger Joy Hofmeister.
Incumbent Gov. Kevin Stitt won the Tuesday gubernatorial election, defeating Democrat Joy Hofmeister, Oklahoma superintendent of public instruction, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board.
In deep-red Oklahoma, first-term Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt finds himself in a tough reelection fight against Democrat Joy Hofmeister. Oklahoma City anesthesiologist and former state senator Ervin Yen, an independent,