Lahmeyer and Tedford Advance to Runoff in Oklahoma GOP Primary
Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Tedford are projected to advance to a runoff election. This development follows the Republican primary for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, where neither candidate secured the necessary 50-percent threshold for an outright win. Ten GOP candidates vied for the nomination.
Jackson Lahmeyer, founder of Pastors for Trump, and Oklahoma state Rep. Mark Tedford (R) are projected to advance to a runoff. This stage of the election process will determine the Republican nominee for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District.
Decision Desk HQ projected that neither Lahmeyer nor Tedford achieved the 50-percent threshold required to clinch the nomination outright on Tuesday. The primary contest initially involved ten Republican candidates.
According to The Hill, the upcoming runoff will decide which candidate moves forward in the race.
