What began as a crowded campaign in June finally wound down to (mostly) winners in tonight’s runoff election. Two of the bigger elections in Creek County were also the most intense.
Creek County Assessor and District 30 State Representative were probably the most anticipated results for the county tonight, second only to the Governor’s vote.
Despite heavy advertising and campaigning by challenger Kent Glesener, Mark Lawson was able to retain his place as State Representative for District 30.
“I’m grateful to the people of District 30 for the opportunity for another 2 years in the House,” Lawson said. “Our state is heading in the right direction for the first time in several years. I look forward to building on that momentum and continuing to move our state forward.”
Lawson attributes his success to his core message of strengthening families, as well as his support of the teacher pay raise earlier this year. “My focus in my first two years has been to strengthen our families,” Lawson says. “We still have so much work to do in that area, but I am up to the task.”
The Creek County Assessor race was especially close, and Enlow beat out DeLong by a margin of just under three percent. Daniel DeLong was expecting it to be close, having won the right to a runoff by just four votes last June.
In a statement to Sapulpa Times, Enlow said “Thank you Creek County for standing behind me. Many thanks to my supporters and most of all thank you to the staff of the Assessor’s office for your hard work and support.”
One standout about the Assessor’s race is that though each side was passionate about their candidate and their message, neither would engage in a negative campaign toward the other. For her part, Enlow was appreciative. “I’d like to thank Daniel Delong and his supporters for running a clean race,” she said “It is an honor to have served the past two terms and a bigger honor to be given another term.”
DeLong and his family wanted to wish their thanks to the “incredible volunteers and those who supported us.”
“While campaigning we had the opportunity to meet many wonderful people and see some beautiful places in Creek County,” DeLong said in a statement to Sapulpa Times on Tuesday night. “We have fought a good fight, we have finished the race and kept the faith. May the Lord bless and keep Creek County.”
For several of the Republican candidates, it was too close to tell until the voting had been fully reported, which happened just before 9pm on Tuesday evening.
Kevin Stitt, the business-owner turned Governor candidate who visited Sapulpa last weekend, won out over the favored Mick Cornett, who served as mayor of Oklahoma City, from 2004 until 2018. Stitt will face Democratic candidate Drew Edmondson in November.
See all the results for Creek County below. Keep in mind that some positions—such as state representatives, are by district, which may extend outside of Creek county.
See Governor votes by county across the entire state using map below:
Featured Image: Mark Lawson grins as he stands in front of the final count of Tuesday’s runoff election for District 30 State Representative.
