Drummond, Mazzei Head to Runoff in Oklahoma GOP Governor’s Primary

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The Oklahoma Capitol in Oklahoma City in May 2023. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times

Tulsa businessman and former state Sen. Mike Mazzei will face Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond in the Aug. 25 gubernatorial primary runoff election.

Drummond received 26.3 percent of the vote to Mazzei’s 25.9 percent. The runoff was triggered because neither received at least 50 percent of the vote.