Rep. Kevin Hern is projected to win the Republican primary for Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate seat, according to NBC News and Decision Desk HQ (as cited by The Hill). The race is for the seat vacated by Markwayne Mullin, who leaves the Senate to serve as Homeland Security secretary in the Trump administration. Multiple outlets describe Hern’s entrance into the contest as a factor in clearing the field, after Mullin’s appointment. With the primary result, Hern is positioned to be the Republican nominee for the general election in the state. The Hill also reports that voters are simultaneously casting ballots in other Republican House primary races, including the open seat created by Hern leaving Congress to pursue the Senate nomination. In addition, PBS NewsHour reports that Oklahoma’s governor’s race is proceeding to a runoff, indicating that state-level voting outcomes are not yet fully settled alongside the Senate primary. The reporting across outlets centers on Hern’s projected primary win and the connection between Mullin’s move to the Cabinet and the opened Senate seat.
Kevin Hern projected winner of Oklahoma Republican Senate primary
Rep. Kevin Hern is projected to win the Republican primary for Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate seat, according to NBC News and Decision Desk HQ (as cited by The Hill). The race is for the seat vacated by Markw...
- Rep. Kevin Hern is projected to win the Oklahoma Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
- The Senate seat is open because Markwayne Mullin becomes Homeland Security secretary.
- Hern’s win makes him the Republican nominee expected to run in the general election.
- Hern’s candidacy follows his entry into the race after Mullin vacates the seat.
- Other Oklahoma primary elections, including a House race and the governor’s race, take place alongside the Senate primary.
The primary had Republicans picking their preferred successor to outgoing Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and a nominee for the Senate seat once held by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
1 day agoMr. Hern, a congressman in the deep-red state, is now likely to be elected to the Senate to fill the seat of Markwayne Mullin, now the homeland security secretary.
2 days agoRep. Kevin Hern has won the Republican Senate primary in Oklahoma, NBC News projects, paving the way for him to win the open seat in the general election
2 days agoRep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) is projected to win the Republican primary for Senate in Oklahoma, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hern effectively cleared the field when he entered the race in March, shortly after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin vacated his Senate seat to join President Trump’s Cabinet. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) appointed Sen. Alan Armstrong...
2 days agoOklahomans are voting in a series of House primary elections Tueday, including the open race to succeed Rep. Kevin Hern (R). Hern is leaving his seat to run for Senate after former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (D) was picked to lead the Department of Homeland Security. There is a crowded field of Republicans looking to replace...
2 days agoRep. Kevin Hern (R) is on track to succeed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin representing Oklahoma in the Senate. Hern, who is backed by President Trump, effectively cleared the GOP field with his entrance into the race after Mullin's appointment. He is almost certainly going to win the seat in the ruby red state this...
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