Mike Mazzei beats Cyndi Munson in close Oklahoma governor race

In a national midterm election that shifted congressional power to Democrats, Oklahoma largely stayed Republican: Mike Mazzei defeated Democrat Cyndi Munson for governor by about 6 percentage points, and Republicans retained the state’s five U.S. House seats and won the open U.S. Senate seat with Kevin Hern. Democrats nevertheless made gains across the state, including flipping six state House seats, while the close gubernatorial result and narrow GOP primary pointed to divisions and changing voter support in Oklahoma. The reported results were unofficial pending certification.