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2026 Elections

The Stillwegian's coverage of the 2026 election cycle in Stillwater, Payne County and surrounding legislative districts — candidate profiles, questionnaire responses, reader endorsement letters, certified results and state question coverage.

2026 Elections

The Stillwegian's coverage of the 2026 election cycle in Stillwater, Payne County and surrounding legislative districts — candidate profiles, questionnaire responses, reader endorsement letters, certified results and state question coverage.

2026 Elections   -   Aug 19, 2026 Five companies, $6.6 million: How Payne County has used the tax break behind SQ 844
A four-faced black street clock lettered "Payne County" and "Stillwater" stands in front of the red brick Payne County Courthouse in downtown Stillwater.

Oklahoma voters decide Aug. 25 whether to let lawmakers change how the state repays local governments. Here is what the program has actually delivered in Payne County.

2026 Elections   -   Aug 17, 2026 Local officials line up against SQ 844. Stillwegian readers reject both state questions
AI-generated illustration of a hand holding a blue pen over a paper ballot reading "State Question," with unmarked boxes next to "Yes" and "No."

Nineteen elected officials and three candidates answered The Stillwegian's survey ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff. Readers, polled separately, opposed 844 and 846 alike.

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2026 Elections   -   Aug 26, 2026 Payne County was one of four to reject SQ 846, and among the strongest no votes on SQ 844
Payne County was one of four to reject SQ 846, and among the strongest no votes on SQ 844

Stillwater precincts voted no on the voter ID measure. The rest of the county voted yes.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Aug 19, 2026 Five companies, $6.6 million: How Payne County has used the tax break behind SQ 844
A four-faced black street clock lettered "Payne County" and "Stillwater" stands in front of the red brick Payne County Courthouse in downtown Stillwater.

Oklahoma voters decide Aug. 25 whether to let lawmakers change how the state repays local governments. Here is what the program has actually delivered in Payne County.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Aug 17, 2026 Local officials line up against SQ 844. Stillwegian readers reject both state questions
AI-generated illustration of a hand holding a blue pen over a paper ballot reading "State Question," with unmarked boxes next to "Yes" and "No."

Nineteen elected officials and three candidates answered The Stillwegian's survey ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff. Readers, polled separately, opposed 844 and 846 alike.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jul 24, 2026 Fact-Checked: What Cyndi Munson told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club
Cyndi Munson, wearing a green dress, gestures while speaking to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on July 23, 2026.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate fields questions on data centers, education funding, rural hospitals and four state questions

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jul 19, 2026 You have until 9 PM tonight. Also: an Iranian missile strike and a $4B Oklahoma bet on aluminum
A crystal lens ball on a rock reflects turquoise water and snow-capped mountains at Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, taken by photographer Justin Eubanks.

Stillwater's about to get $1.3 million in federal security funding — plus annexation, rural water tower plans and airport rate study

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jul 17, 2026 Fact-checked: What Gentner Drummond told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club
Republican gubernatorial candidate Gentner Drummond speaks at the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on July 16, 2026, at the Best Western Plus Cimarron Hotel & Suites in Stillwater.

Republican gubernatorial candidate fields questions on data centers, the smelter lawsuit, a grand jury petition and Medicaid cuts

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jul 14, 2026 On the Aug. 25 runoff ballot: What SQ 844 and SQ 846 actually do
A "Vote Here" sign with an American flag graphic and red arrow stands roadside near a Payne County polling location.

Oklahoma voters will decide two constitutional questions — one on tax reimbursement, one on voter identification — during the Aug. 25 primary runoff election.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jul 11, 2026 Fact-checked: What Mike Mazzei told the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei speaks to the Stillwater Frontier Rotary Club on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at the Best Western Plus Cimarron Hotel & Suites in Stillwater.

Republican gubernatorial candidate fields questions on taxes, reading scores, marijuana enforcement and rural hospital funding

by Chris Peters
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