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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.

House District 33   -   Oct 17, 2026 Molly Jenkins
Molly Jenkins

Oklahoma House, District 33. On the Nov. 3 ballot. Won the June 16 Republican primary with 56% and has made refusing lobbyist money central to her record.

House District 32   -   Oct 13, 2026 Andy Brown
Andy Brown

Independent candidate for Oklahoma House, District 32, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A recently retired Lincoln County farmer running as a self-described moderate.

Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.
House District 33   -   Oct 17, 2026 Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.

Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House, District 33, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A pharmacist and chief information officer of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.

by Chris Peters
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House District 33   -   Oct 17, 2026 Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.
Dr. Max E. Burchett Jr.

Democratic candidate for Oklahoma House, District 33, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A pharmacist and chief information officer of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic.

by Chris Peters
House District 33   -   Oct 17, 2026 Molly Jenkins
Molly Jenkins

Oklahoma House, District 33. On the Nov. 3 ballot. Won the June 16 Republican primary with 56% and has made refusing lobbyist money central to her record.

by Chris Peters
House District 32   -   Oct 13, 2026 Andy Brown
Andy Brown

Independent candidate for Oklahoma House, District 32, on the Nov. 3 ballot. A recently retired Lincoln County farmer running as a self-described moderate.

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Oct 07, 2026 How to be part of our election coverage
Six side-by-side photos of Oklahoma House candidates, from left: Andy Brown, Jim Shaw, Trish Ranson, Aaron Means, Max Burchett Jr. and Molly Jenkins. Three hold microphones.

Candidate questionnaires are out, and reader endorsement letters are open through Oct. 23.

by Chris Peters
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
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