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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

2026 Elections   -   Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races
Composite of six June 16 Republican primary winners, from left: Zachary Cavett, Rhonda Markum, Chuck Hall, Jim Shaw, Molly Jenkins and Dillon Travis, each shown speaking into a microphone.

Markum holds District 3 by 223 votes; Travis posts identical margin to his February win; Hall turns back LeMarr in Senate District 20

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

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
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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
2026 Elections   -   Jun 16, 2026 All six incumbents survive: June 16 primary results for Payne County and area state races
Composite of six June 16 Republican primary winners, from left: Zachary Cavett, Rhonda Markum, Chuck Hall, Jim Shaw, Molly Jenkins and Dillon Travis, each shown speaking into a microphone.

Markum holds District 3 by 223 votes; Travis posts identical margin to his February win; Hall turns back LeMarr in Senate District 20

by Chris Peters
Payne County District 1   -   Jun 15, 2026 Three-way race for District 1 commissioner pits Cavett's record against two challengers with different visions
From left, Zach Cavett, Ray Harper, and Jacob Presuhn stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Harper says the county needs someone ready to work. Presuhn says it needs a plan — and a fresh set of eyes

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 Travis runs on a short but concrete record. Wright says experience is what matters.
Rep. Dillon Travis listens as challenger Kevin Wright speaks at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

The two House District 35 Republicans divide on income tax elimination and what they see as the greatest long-term threat to Payne County

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 In District 3 commissioner race, an incumbent's record meets an insider's critique
Payne County Commissioner Rhonda Markum and challenger Clayton Estus stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Rhonda Markum and Clayton Estus agree on most policy questions but divide on whether day-to-day maintenance has kept pace

by Chris Peters
2026 Elections   -   Jun 15, 2026 What are the HD 33 candidates actually saying to voters?
Rep. Molly Jenkins and Cushing Mayor B.J. Roberson stand on stage at the Payne County GOP candidate forum on June 11, 2026, at the Stillwater Community Center in Stillwater.

Jenkins admitted a mistake on the third-grade retention bill. Roberson wants earlier intervention. Here's where they stand ahead of Tuesday's primary.

by Chris Peters
Weekend Brief   -   Jun 14, 2026 156 Payne County voters switched parties before Tuesday. Will it matter?
156 Payne County voters switched parties before Tuesday. Will it matter?

Plus: Stillwater's short-term rental rules return to City Council Monday night.

by Chris Peters
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