After deciding among 13 candidates in the Oklahoma U.S. Senate special GOP election primary on June 28, voters will now choose between two.
U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin received the most support with 43.6 percent and former Oklahoma Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon finished second at 17.5 percent, Decision Desk HQ reported.
Since no one surpassed the 50 percent mark, Mullin and Shannon will meet in a runoff on Aug. 23 to determine who will win the Republican nomination in a battle to replace Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe.
The 87-year-old Inhofe took office in 1994 and was elected to a fifth term in 2020 before announcing in February that he will retire, effective Jan. 3, 2023….