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Oklahoma puts Richard Fairchild to death, tying the state with Texas for most executions this year
Fairchild, convicted in the brutal murder of a 3-year old boy, is the state’s fifth execution of 2022. Almost one-third of U.S. executions this year have taken place in Oklahoma.
Clean sweep for Republicans in Oklahoma as conservatives coast to wins in Governor, Superintendent and Congressional races
Republicans flex their muscles, as Gov. Kevin Stitt easily staved off a challenge from Joy Hofmeister on Tuesday, Ryan Walters was elected as state Superintendent, and Republicans won all of the state’s seven Congressional races.
Listen Frontier: Talking about the key races being decided tonight in Oklahoma
The state is deeply red, but the two most high-profile races this cycle are seemingly up for grabs.
Listen Frontier: As election nears, Stitt, Hofmeister, hit the campaign trail
Stitt is defending his record and stumping with national figures like Ted Cruz and Glenn Youngkin. Hofmeister is preaching unity and vowing to help “all Oklahomans.”
For some Oklahoma Republicans, a longing for ‘a return to decency’
Gov. Kevin Stitt has seen his polling lead over challenger and former Republican Joy Hofmeister dwindle, then disappear. Some conservative voters have decided to switch sides, at least temporarily.
In Oklahoma’s largest county, one of the most important criminal justice roles in the state is set to change hands
One candidate has in the past threatened to set himself on fire over abortion and has little experience as a prosecutor. The other is a former prosecutor turned defense attorney who carries the baggage of being a Democrat in a deeply conservative state.
Oklahoma executes diagnosed schizophrenic Benjamin Cole over attorneys’ protests
Cole is the sixth man Oklahoma has put to death since resuming executions in 2021. Three more executions are scheduled before the end of the year.
