Who is running for Governor (Oklahoma) in 2026?

Former Oklahoma Secretary of Budget and former state senator

Mike Mazzei is a financial planner who founded Trinity Strategic Wealth⁵. He served in the Oklahoma Senate for District 25 from 2004 to 2016, chaired its Finance Committee, and later served as Oklahoma Secretary of Budget under Gov. Kevin Stitt⁴⁵. He won the Republican nomination for governor in the August 25, 2026 runoff over Attorney General Gentner Drummond³.

Where they stand 6 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionIllegal in all casesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site says life begins at conception and that he opposes abortion in all circumstances. (2026) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for mandatory E-Verify for employers and landlords, statewide cooperation with ICE, and no sanctuary cities. (2026) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter bailmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for undoing criminal justice reform by making theft over $50 a felony again, restoring felony penalties for most drug offenses, and putting more troopers, deputies and police on the streets. (2026) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for removing unnecessary barriers on the oil and gas industry and eliminating every taxpayer-funded subsidy that distorts the energy market. (2026) source
  • His plan calls for ending special-interest property tax breaks for green energy and data centers. (2026) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for banning land purchases by hostile foreign entities, closing shell-company loopholes and requiring divestment where prohibited ownership exists, citing Chinese Communist Party land interests in Oklahoma. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign site calls for no sanctuary cities, statewide cooperation with ICE, and no taxpayer-funded resources for people here unlawfully. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools.

Oklahoma State Representative, District 85

Cyndi Munson grew up in Lawton, the daughter of a Vietnam War veteran and a South Korean immigrant, and was the first in her family to graduate from college⁴. She has represented House District 85 in the Oklahoma House since September 2015, and her campaign says she was the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature and has served as House Minority Leader³⁴. She won the June 16, 2026 Democratic primary for governor with 74.93 percent of the vote².

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she will support a state question to overturn Oklahoma's abortion ban and write abortion access into the state constitution, and that health decisions belong to families and their doctors. (2026) source
  • Voted against SB 612, which made performing an abortion a felony except to save the life of the mother; it passed the House 70 to 14. (2022-04-05) source
• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site pledges to repeal the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which she says diverts nearly $300 million of public money to private schools. (2026) source
  • Voted against the final House passage of HB 1934, the Oklahoma Parental Choice Tax Credit Act, which passed 61 to 31. (2023-05-02) source
• Minimum wageRaise it to around $15medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she has authored bills to raise the minimum wage, supported the 2026 state question to raise it, and will make raising it a top priority. (2026) source
  • State Question 832, the measure she supported, would raise Oklahoma's minimum wage in steps to $15 an hour and then adjust it each year for the cost of living. (2023-10) source
• Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she will work to institute mandatory paid family leave for parental and family caregiving. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-KTarget free pre-K and subsidies to low-income and priority familiesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she supported fully funding childcare subsidies and wants to increase the state childcare tax credit. (2026) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign site says she supports an all of the above approach to energy, including oil, natural gas and renewable production. (2026) source
• Gender care for minorsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against SB 613, which banned gender transition procedures for minors; it passed the House 73 to 18. (2023-04-26) source
  • Her campaign biography says she fought against attacks on trans kids in the Legislature. (2026) source
• Transgender athletesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against SB 2, the Save Women's Sports Act, which requires school teams to be designated by biological sex; it passed the House 73 to 19. (2021-04-19) source
• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against HB 2597, which allowed adults to carry firearms without a permit; it passed the House 70 to 30. (2019-02-13) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Healthcare, Immigration, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Former member, Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education

Dr. Jerry Griffin of Tulsa is running for governor as an independent¹². He is an educator and author who served on the Tulsa Public Schools board until 2024, and he announced a run for state superintendent in 2025 before filing for governor³⁴. His campaign site does not list issue positions.

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Private citizen

Robert E. Brooks Sr. is running for governor as an independent under what he calls the Farmer Servant movement¹². He grew up on a small farm in Lindsay and says he has worked as a welder and machinist, police officer, sheriff's deputy, detective, firefighter, EMT and insurance professional².

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign plan would let every Oklahoma resident buy a SoonerCare-style public option health plan alongside employer, marketplace and private coverage. (2026) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His education plan says parents should be free to choose public, charter, private, faith-based, home or online schooling and that education funding should follow the student, with accountability for taxpayer dollars. (2026) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His energy plan calls for an Oklahoma all-of-the-above strategy using natural gas and other generation, plus programs to help install solar on homes, farms, businesses and schools. (2026) source
• ImmigrationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His immigration plan supports strong border security and consistent enforcement focused first on violent and serious offenders, plus a voluntary registration process for people without legal status who are not a public safety threat. (2026) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His cannabis plan calls for expanded medical cannabis research, a state research center, patient access and strong penalties for impaired driving and illegal trafficking. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Abortion, Guns, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Private citizen

Orlando Lynn Bush filed as an independent candidate for governor in April 2026 and is on the November 3 ballot¹². No campaign website, questionnaire answers or public statements on issues were found.

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.