Mike Mazzei Narrowly Wins Oklahoma Primary for Governor Backed by Trump
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Mike Mazzei, Backed by Trump, Wins Oklahoma Primary for Governor Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.
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PBS NewsHourTrump-endorsed Mike Mazzei wins GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei narrowly won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday after getting a boost from President Donald Trump's social media attacks on Mazzei's rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Washington TimesTulsa businessman Mike Mazzei won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor on Tuesday after getting a boost from President Donald Trump’s social media attacks on Mazzei’s rival, state Attorney General Gentner Drummond.
Fox NewsMike Mazzei, a former Oklahoma state senator and financial planner, won a primary election runoff on Tuesday evening with the backing of President Donald Trump to secure the GOP nomination for governor in Oklahoma.
BreitbartMazzei was strongly backed by President Donald Trump in the race, earning his endorsement in the state’s primary over Drummond, who faced criticism over a number of anti-Trump statements and even donated to Joe Biden and the Lincoln Project in 2020. Drummond finished first in the the June primary, but continued statements of support from Trump including a tele-rally on Monday swayed the state’s voters to Mazzei’s campaign.
Washington ExaminerMazzei, on the other hand, touted his endorsements from Trump, the Oklahoma GOP, and term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) as he aimed to compete with the statewide name recognition Drummond had as attorney general.
NBC NewsFormer state Sen. Mike Mazzei has secured the Republican nomination for governor in Oklahoma, NBC News projects, a victory for President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate.
PoliticoTrump-backed candidate wins primary for Oklahoma governor Former state Sen. Mike Mazzei’s victory is a relief for the president after several of his chosen candidates fell in other states.
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Mazzei campaigned on priorities like eliminating the state’s property tax for veterans and seniors, curbing foreign land ownership in the state, education reform, opposing abortion, and cutting regulations facing small-business owners. Mazzei touted his time as budget secretary as experience that would help him lead a more fiscally responsible state government.
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BreitbartMazzei campaigned on reducing property taxes and protecting the state’s land, adding that his state didn’t need more slogans or glossy promises – it needs leadership that understands how government actually works and has the discipline to make it work better.
Fox NewsMazzei based his campaign on promises to cut taxes, among other state-government reforms.
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Mazzei is now set to face off against Democratic state Rep. Cyndi Munson in the general election in November.
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NBC NewsWith his victory Tuesday, Mazzei is the heavy favorite to win November’s general election, given the state’s deeply Republican voter base. He’ll face Democratic state Rep. Cyndi Munson in the general election.
Fox NewsHaving cleared the primary, Mazzei will face off against Democratic nominee Cyndi Munson, House minority leader in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The general election is set for Nov. 3.
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“I do think the majority of Oklahomans would agree that the tariffs are too far,” Drummond told NewsNation days before the primary.
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NBC News“I think Oklahoma and I are supportive of President Trump and many of his policies. I do think the majority of Oklahomans would agree that the tariffs are too far, that importing cheap beef only injures Oklahoma’s cattlemen, ranchers and farmers,” Drummond told NewsNation, echoing the concerns of GOP lawmakers in the House and Senate from states with large cattle-ranching communities.
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01 Fox News The feud between them centers on Drummond’s attacks of Oklahoma poultry companies for what he sees as decades of phosphorus pollution in water supplies. Stitt has rebuffed those characterizations, calling them an overreach of Drummond’s role as attorney general and warning that litigation against the companies could threaten jobs and the agricultural industry of the state.
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02 Washington Examiner The flash point of the race centered on Drummond distancing himself from Trump’s tariff agenda, while Mazzei tied himself to the president’s endorsement as the two candidates polled neck and neck in the limited runoff surveys.
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03 Washington Times The GOP nominee is the 61-year-old founder of an investment management firm and served 12 years in the state Senate. Drummond, 62 is a rancher, attorney and former Air Force jet pilot who was elected attorney general in 2022.
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04 NBC News The initial June primary was also tight. Drummond finished in first place by just more than 1,000 votes over Mazzei. Since no candidate in the crowded field secured a majority, the race went to a runoff.
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05 Breitbart Another issue that arose in the campaign was a proposed aluminum smelter that would bring thousands of jobs to the state and was strongly supported by Trump and Mazzei. The project would be the first U.S. aluminum smelter built in nearly 50 years, delivering on Trump’s plan to reindustrialize critical industries.
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