Oklahoma Governor 2026: the ads, and who's paying for them
Mike Mazzei (Republican), Cyndi Munson (Democrat), Robert Brooks (independent), Orlando Lynn Bush (independent) and Jerry Griffin (independent) are the candidates for governor of Oklahoma in the November 3, 2026 general election. Semblen has analyzed 36 ads in this race; 14 used at least one manipulation technique, most often glittering generalities and appeal to prejudice.
Mike Mazzei (REP), Cyndi Munson (DEM), Robert Brooks (IND), Orlando Lynn Bush (IND), Jerry Griffin (IND).
On the ballot as listed by Ballotpedia. 36 ads analyzed, 14 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-08.
$60,800–78,245 on all ads, $43,200–54,776 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
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“lifelong conservative ready to fight for Oklahoma” — Glittering Generalities, paid for by School Freedom Fund Oklahoma
· the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique
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Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 31% of ads.
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The ads
36 ads, newest first.
Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-05spend $0–993,000–3,999 impressions
One would pause new data centers. The other would allow them under conditions.
Cyndi Munson and Mike Mazzei drew clear differences in Thursday’s OETA gubernatorial debate over data centers, taxes, schools and health care.
Munson proposed a moratorium on new data-center projects. Mazzei said they should be allowed if developers pay their own way, use approved industrial sites and meet water-use requirements.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-09-29 to 2026-10-042 variantsspend $200–39820,000–25,998 impressions
One property-tax plan gets a serious look. Another gets called “asinine.”
Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton says lawmakers have already met with Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Mazzei about his proposal to eliminate homestead property taxes for seniors and veterans. Paxton stopped short of endorsing it, but said the idea deserves serious consideration.
He was far less receptive to a separate proposal from Sen. Shane Jett that would phase out property taxes on most owner-occupied homes.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-09-28 to 2026-09-30spend $0–993,000–3,999 impressions
Oklahoma’s only agreed gubernatorial debate won’t be live after all.
OETA will record Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson at 10 a.m. Thursday and air the debate in full at 7 p.m. The change followed President Donald Trump’s decision to hold a Durant rally that evening, which Mazzei plans to attend.
OETA says there will be no stops or edits.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-24spend $0–994,000–4,999 impressions
Competition is supposed to lower prices. Electricity may be an exception.
A new analysis of federal data found residential power prices were about 60% higher in deregulated states than regulated ones in 2025. The finding adds context to Mike Mazzei’s call for more competition in Oklahoma — while stopping short of proving deregulation caused the gap.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-20spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Cyndi Munson would need to build two different coalitions.
First, with Democrats making up about a quarter of Oklahoma’s registered voters, she would need support beyond her own party to win statewide. Republicans account for more than half of registered voters.
Then, if elected, she would face a Legislature controlled overwhelmingly by Republicans — meaning much of her agenda would require another coalition entirely.
Her answer this week on the private-school tax credit offered a glimpse of what that political reality could look like.
What the Week Revealed: The votes Munson would need
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Paid for by Hawkish AIfrom 2026-09-12 to 2026-09-15spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
If Cyndi Munson Knocks On My Door This Weekend
Cyndi Munson is out knocking doors again this weekend. Fine. That’s how you run. If she hits mine, she will not get a photo and a “thanks for coming by.”
She’ll get this.
"Ma’am, I know who you are. House Minority Leader. Democratic nominee for governor. First in line if Oklahoma forgets what it is in November. You didn’t wander onto this porch by accident. You’re running a ground game in counties that don’t send Democrats to the mansion, and you’re hoping politeness does the work your record can’t.
Sit with the record.
You want more money poured into a public-school system that already spends like a government and delivers like a bureaucracy. You want the parental choice tax credit killed so families who finally got a way out get shoved back in. You want DEI walked back into state government after Oklahomans already told that project no. You want the abortion ban put on the ballot and Medicaid expansion treated as settled scripture. You can dress that up as “working families.” In Oklahoma it has another name: the state getting bigger, parents getting smaller, and every hard-won conservative win put back on the chopping block.
That’s the policy. Then there’s the company you keep.
Your House district is where CAIR-Oklahoma planted its flag. When the Legislature passed HB 3967 in 2020 - the bill that said Oklahoma will not do business with companies that boycott Israel - CAIR-Oklahoma told lawmakers to vote no. You voted no. Seventy-five members of the House said Israel is a trading partner and Oklahoma will not underwrite a boycott. You lined up with the twenty who didn’t.
That is not a vibe. That is a roll call.
CAIR was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case, the largest terrorism-financing prosecution in American history. Federal judges found ample evidence tying the network to Hamas support operations. This August, Governor Stitt ordered an intelligence assessment of the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR in Oklahoma and asked the Legislature to treat them accordingly. That is the organization whose Oklahoma chapter sits in your backyard, whose line you have already voted, and whose politics you have spent a decade treating as just another constituent group.
A governor does not get to shrug that off as “representation.” A governor sets the security culture of the state. The person who wants the keys to the mansion does not get a pass because the knock was friendly and the flyer said “listening tour.”
So if you’re on the step this weekend, here is the answer:
No.
Not to the spending. Not to the school-choice repeal. Not to walking DEI back into state agencies. And not - especially not - to parking CAIR’s agenda anywhere near the Governor’s Office.
Oklahoma is the 46th state. We did not spend twenty years clawing this place back toward parents, energy, law enforcement, and a foreign policy that still knows who our allies are so a well-practiced door-knocker could smile it away in sixty days.
You can have the porch. You cannot have the office."
Tell your neighbors the same thing. Early vote when it opens. November 3 is the only knock that counts.
— 46th State
Loaded Language: The phrase 'spends like a government and delivers like a bureaucracy' uses negatively charged terms to demean public schools — for example: spends like a government and delivers like a bureaucracy, shoved back in and Medicaid expansion treated as settled scripture.
Name Calling: Labeling the public school system as functioning 'like a bureaucracy' is a derogatory characterization meant to discredit it rather than engage with its merits — for example: 'delivers like a bureaucracy'
Appeal to Fear: The sentence implies that eliminating the tax credit will trap families, creating anxiety about losing a means of escape — for example: 'families who finally got a way out get shoved back in'
Appeal to Prejudice: Invoking 'Oklahomans already told that project no' frames the in-group (Oklahomans) as having collectively rejected DEI, implying the opponent is going against the will of the people — for example: 'Oklahomans already told that project no'
Black-and-White Fallacy: The passage frames the choice as either supporting 'working families' (a deceptive label) or accepting a bigger state that destroys conservative wins, leaving no middle ground — for example: 'You can dress that up as "working families." In Oklahoma it has another name'
Repetition: The word 'You want' is repeated across multiple sentences as a rhetorical device to accumulate accusations and make the opponent's agenda seem relentlessly harmful — for example: "You want more money", "You want the parental choice tax credit killed", "You want DEI walked back".
Flag-Waving: Patriotic, religious, or in-group identity invoked to validate a position.
Loaded Language
Name Calling
Appeal to Fear
Appeal to Prejudice
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Repetition
Flag-Waving
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Paid for by Hawkish AIfrom 2026-09-09 to 2026-09-14spend $0–99100–999 impressions
Cyndi Munson still leads with Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma - five years building programs for girls.
That same council’s sensitive-issues sheet says acceptance of transgender youth is handled case by case.
Her campaign website says she fought “attacks on trans kids.”
On the House floor she said classroom limits “harm LGBTQ Oklahomans.” In a 2026 hearing she asked what the “obsession” is with “targeting these children.”
On Muslim constituents: she condemned a Capitol questionnaire as heartbreaking - and in 2018 she was the House member CAIR listed to present a citation at Muslim Day after Islamic prayers in the rotunda.
We already mapped the CAIR partnership.
This is the Girl Scouts chapter that sits beside it.
She’s the Democratic nominee for governor. November 3.
https://www.46thstate.com/post/munson-s-girl-scouts-r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9-meets-her-transgender-and-muslim-advocacy-and-she-s-on-every-ballot
Loaded Language: The URL/headline juxtaposes 'transgender and Muslim advocacy' in a framing that implies these are disqualifying or suspicious associations, using identity labels as implicit negative signals
Appeal to Prejudice: The headline frames transgender and Muslim advocacy as politically suspicious traits meant to trigger in-group/out-group bias among a target audience
Loaded Language
Appeal to Prejudice
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Paid for by Hawkish AIfrom 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-05spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
Kirt already won.
Munson is still on the ballot.
Senate Minority Leader Julia Kirt recognized CAIR from the Senate floor, then called Gov. Stitt’s CAIR/Muslim Brotherhood review “fear mongering.”
House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson did the same partnership — CAIR’s Muslim Day speaker, official citation at the Capitol, voted with CAIR against Oklahoma’s anti-BDS bill.
Kirt is locked in through the next Senate term. No Republican even filed.
Munson is the Democratic nominee for governor. November 3.
Read the record. Then vote like it matters.
Full piece: https://www.46thstate.com/post/senate-leader-julia-kirt-stood-with-cair-house-leader-cyndi-munson-did-too-and-she-is-on-the-ball
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-03spend $100–19910,000–14,999 impressions
Republican runoff voters narrowly nominated Trump-backed Mike Mazzei for governor — then decisively rejected the Oklahoma Republican Party’s endorsed candidate for state superintendent.
Pollster Pat McFerron says those mixed results show the limits of the labels often used to explain Oklahoma GOP politics. Candidates, campaigns and the circumstances of each race still matter.
What the county results, late endorsements and Ryan Walters’ legacy tell us about the two races:
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-28 to 2026-09-01spend $100–19910,000–14,999 impressions
Mike Mazzei and the ACLU would seem unlikely allies. On Flock cameras, however, they are delivering much the same warning: A law-enforcement tool should not become a way to track people suspected of no crime.
See how far does their common ground extend?
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Paid for by Mazzei for Governorfrom 2026-08-25 to 2026-08-26spend $0–996,000–6,999 impressions
Proud to have the endorsement of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus.
Tomorrow, Republicans have a clear choice.
I’m the only true Republican in this race with a proven conservative record.
Polls open at 7 AM.
Vote conservative. Vote Mike Mazzei for Governor.
Let’s go win this.
Black-and-White Fallacy: The speaker implies there is only one legitimate choice (themselves) and all others are not 'true' Republicans, eliminating any middle ground or nuance — for example: 'I'm the only true Republican'
Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'true Republican' exploits in-group identity by implying others in the race do not authentically belong to the group, appealing to partisan loyalty — for example: 'true Republican'
Black-and-White Fallacy
Appeal to Prejudice
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Paid for by Mazzei for Governorfrom 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-26spend $0–994,000–4,999 impressions
Tomorrow is Voting Day!!
Jake and Nicole Merrick sat down with Noel and me for a personal conversation about faith, family, perseverance, and why we believe Oklahoma’s best days are still ahead.
Tomorrow, Republican voters have a clear choice.
I am the only true Republican in this race, and I’m ready to bring real conservative reform to Oklahoma.
Watch the conversation. Share it with someone who still needs to hear it.
Then show up tomorrow and VOTE MIKE MAZZEI FOR GOVERNOR.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT4x6E5jRTw
Black-and-White Fallacy: The claim of being 'the only true Republican' implies all other candidates are not real Republicans, presenting a binary of authentic vs. inauthentic with no middle ground — for example: 'I am the only true Republican in this race'
Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'true Republican' exploits in-group identity by implying the speaker alone represents the authentic group, while others are outsiders or impostors — for example: 'I am the only true Republican'
Glittering Generalities: The phrase 'real conservative reform' uses vague, emotionally positive language that sounds noble but carries no specific policy meaning — for example: 'real conservative reform'
Black-and-White Fallacy
Appeal to Prejudice
Glittering Generalities
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Paid for by Mazzei for Governorfrom 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-26spend $100–19935,000–39,999 impressions
Tomorrow is Voting Day!!
Jake and Nicole Merrick sat down with Noel and me for a personal conversation about faith, family, perseverance, and why we believe Oklahoma’s best days are still ahead.
Tomorrow, Republican voters have a clear choice.
I am the only true Republican in this race, and I’m ready to bring real conservative reform to Oklahoma.
Watch the conversation. Share it with someone who still needs to hear it.
Then show up tomorrow and VOTE MIKE MAZZEI FOR GOVERNOR.
Black-and-White Fallacy: The claim 'only true Republican' implies all other candidates are not real Republicans, leaving no middle ground — for example: only true Republican
Appeal to Prejudice: Invoking 'true Republican' identity to signal in-group authenticity and cast opponents as outsiders to the group — for example: true Republican
Glittering Generalities: Vague emotionally positive phrase 'real conservative reform' sounds noble but carries no specific policy meaning — for example: real conservative reform
Black-and-White Fallacy
Appeal to Prejudice
Glittering Generalities
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Paid for by Metric Media LLCfrom 2026-08-23 to 2026-08-25spend $800–89920,000–24,999 impressions
A proposed aluminum smelter planned for Inola, a town of about 2,000 residents roughly 30 miles northeast of Tulsa, has become one of the defining issues in Oklahoma's race for governor, with Republican runoff candidates former State Sen. Mike Mazzei and Attorney General Gentner Drummond, along with Democratic nominee and state Rep. Cyndi Munson, staking out different positions on the controversial project.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-23 to 2026-08-26spend $100–1999,000–9,999 impressions
President Donald Trump’s plan to temporarily lower tariffs on imported beef has angered Oklahoma cattle producers and opened a new fault line days before Tuesday’s Republican runoff for governor.
Gentner Drummond broke with Trump and sided with cattle groups. Trump-endorsed Mike Mazzei said producers should never doubt that he has their backs—but did not say whether he supports or opposes the president’s plan.
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Paid for by Mazzei for Governorfrom 2026-08-22 to 2026-08-26spend $100–19915,000–19,999 impressions
HISTORIC ENDORSEMENT
OKGOP FORMALLY ENDORSES MIKE MAZZEI FOR GOVERNOR
The Oklahoma Republican Party has historically stayed out of Republican primaries.
Today, that changed.
The Oklahoma Republican Party State Committee has formally endorsed me for Governor.
And the message could not be clearer:
I am the only candidate in this race formally recognized by the Oklahoma Republican Party as meeting its standards for a Republican candidate.
Republican voters deserve a governor who will actually represent Republican principles, lower taxes, limited government, individual liberty, fiscal responsibility, and constitutional freedom.
I’m honored to have the formal endorsement of the Oklahoma Republican Party.
There is one recognized Republican choice in this race.
Vote Mike Mazzei this Tuesday, August 25.
Glittering Generalities: The sentence strings together vague, emotionally positive terms that sound noble but carry no specific policy meaning — for example: 'individual liberty'
Appeal to Prejudice: The phrase 'Republican voters deserve' invokes in-group identity to imply that only a certain type of candidate is legitimate for that group — for example: 'Republican voters deserve'
Glittering Generalities
Appeal to Prejudice
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-21 to 2026-08-24spend $100–19910,000–14,999 impressions
Mike Mazzei says Oklahoma City is wrong to use Flock cameras to track law-abiding drivers without a warrant. But in 2016, Mazzei voted to authorize an Oklahoma license-plate-reader program that required no warrant — and served on the conference committee that helped write the final bill.
The 2016 program was narrower than Oklahoma City’s current Flock system, but both allowed government use of license-plate readers without first obtaining a warrant.
Mazzei’s campaign did not answer our questions about whether his position has changed.
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Paid for by Mazzei for Governorfrom 2026-08-21 to 2026-08-26spend $100–19915,000–19,999 impressions
I’m honored to have the endorsement of Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler.
Steve knows the importance of public safety, and I’m grateful for his confidence that I’ll work to protect Oklahomans across our state.
He also knows I have a plan to fix education, reduce taxes, and rid Oklahoma of illegal marijuana grow operations tied to foreign interests.
Steve and Christine, thank you for your support.
Watch Steve’s message and vote Mike Mazzei for Governor on August 25th.
Flag-Waving: Patriotic, religious, or in-group identity invoked to validate a position.
Slogans: Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.
Conspiracy Appeal: The phrase 'tied to foreign interests' implies shadowy foreign actors are behind illegal operations, invoking a hidden threat narrative — for example: "tied to foreign interests".
Flag-Waving
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Conspiracy Appeal
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Paid for by Coalition For Clean Government, LLCfrom 2026-08-21 to 2026-08-27spend $10,000–14,999500,000–599,999 impressions
Records show Mike Mazzei recently spent more than $3,000 on "grooming" but there's not a makeover fancy enough to cover up his record. He's flipflopped on everything from the Inola smelter to raising taxes on hardworking Oklahomans. He'll give our tax dollars away to a foreign government. We don't need Fancy Mazzei in the Governor's Office.
Name Calling: The phrase 'Fancy Mazzei' and the mockery of grooming expenses are used as derogatory labels to discredit the candidate rather than address policy — for example: not a makeover fancy enough to cover up his record and Fancy Mazzei.
Loaded Language: The term 'hardworking Oklahomans' is emotionally charged to frame tax increases as an attack on virtuous ordinary people — for example: 'raising taxes on hardworking Oklahomans'
Exaggeration/Hyperbole: 'Flipflopped on everything' is an absolute overstatement implying total inconsistency across all issues — for example: 'flipflopped on everything'
Appeal to Fear: The claim that he will give 'our tax dollars away to a foreign government' triggers anxiety about betrayal and misuse of public funds to provoke a negative reaction — for example: 'give our tax dollars away to a foreign government'
Card Stacking: An unverified and uncontextualized claim is presented as straightforward fact without supporting evidence or qualification, implying equivalence with documented facts — for example: 'He'll give our tax dollars away to a foreign government'
Name Calling
Loaded Language
Exaggeration/Hyperbole
Appeal to Fear
Card Stacking
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Paid for by School Freedom Fund Oklahomafrom 2026-08-20 to 2026-08-278 variantsspend $22,400–26,2921,390,000–1,609,992 impressions
Oklahoma, it’s time to make a plan to vote!
The Republican Primary Runoff is August 25. Vote Mike Mazzei for Governor — a lifelong conservative ready to fight for Oklahoma.
Find your polling place and make your voice heard!
Slogans: Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.
Glittering Generalities: The phrase 'lifelong conservative ready to fight for Oklahoma' uses vague, emotionally positive identity language without substantive policy detail — for example: lifelong conservative ready to fight for Oklahoma
Slogans
Glittering Generalities
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Paid for by FRIENDS OF GENTNER DRUMMOND 2026from 2026-08-19 to 2026-08-252 variantsspend $900–1,09895,000–109,998 impressions
Mike Mazzei is lying about my record. I fought the ACLU in court to protect Oklahoma children, and I won.
You may not always agree with me, but I’ll always tell you the truth.
Name Calling: Labeling an opponent as a liar is a derogatory characterization used to discredit him rather than address the substance of his claims — for example: 'Mike Mazzei is lying'
Loaded Language: The phrase 'protect Oklahoma children' uses emotionally charged language invoking child safety to frame the speaker's legal actions in the most sympathetic possible light — for example: 'protect Oklahoma children'
Name Calling
Loaded Language
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-16spend $0–991,000–1,999 impressions
Longtime Oklahoma broadcaster and political consultant Don Hoover had a phrase for elections that leave voters dissatisfied with both choices: They vote while “holding their noses.”
Strong negative feelings toward both Mike Mazzei and Gentner Drummond could make the Aug. 25 Republican runoff a contest between reluctant voters who still cast ballots and dissatisfied voters who simply stay home.
This week’s What the Week Revealed examines why that difference could decide a deadlocked race.
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Paid for by FRIENDS OF GENTNER DRUMMOND 2026from 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-273 variantsspend $8,500–9,997975,000–1,099,997 impressions
Oklahoma needs strength, honesty, and a Governor who will stand his ground.
Mike Mazzei has shown he can be pushed around. I’ve spent my life fighting for what I believe is right.
You may not always agree with me. But you’ll always know where I stand, and you can trust me to tell you the truth.
Oklahoma deserves a fighter who will fight for you. Vote Drummond for Governor August 25.
Glittering Generalities: The sentence uses vague, emotionally positive words like 'strength' and 'honesty' that sound noble but carry no specific policy meaning — for example: 'strength, honesty'
Flag-Waving: Patriotic, religious, or in-group identity invoked to validate a position.
Slogans: Catchy phrase used to compress a complex position into an emotionally loaded shorthand.
Glittering Generalities
Flag-Waving
Slogans
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Paid for by NATIONAL PUBLIC PENSION COALITIONfrom 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-27spend $1,000–1,49980,000–89,999 impressions
The record is public. The impact is personal. Oklahoma public workers should know how Mike Mazzei’s pension decisions affected retirement ages, COLAs, and the future of defined-benefit pensions.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-14spend $0–996,000–6,999 impressions
The money race in Oklahoma’s Republican runoff for governor is beginning to come into focus.
Mike Mazzei reported another $390,000 loan to his campaign, on top of the nearly $11 million he previously put into the race. Gentner Drummond reported $16,500 from outside donors, compared with $10,500 for Mazzei.
Fuller campaign finance reports are due Monday. Here’s what the first filings show:
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Paid for by NATIONAL PUBLIC PENSION COALITIONfrom 2026-08-12 to 2026-08-26spend $1,500–1,99990,000–99,999 impressions
The record is public. The impact is personal. Oklahoma public workers should know how Mike Mazzei’s pension decisions affected retirement ages, COLAs, and the future of pensions.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-11 to 2026-08-13spend $0–998,000–8,999 impressions
The latest CHS poll has Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei tied at 44%. Beneath that tie, both candidates have more voters who view them strongly unfavorably than strongly favorably.
President Donald Trump remains intensely popular among likely Republican runoff voters, but that enthusiasm has not fully transferred to Mazzei. With the campaign rhetoric escalating, turnout among voters who dislike both candidates could help decide the Aug. 25 runoff.
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-12spend $200–29915,000–19,999 impressions
A new CHS poll finds Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei deadlocked two weeks before the runoff—and interviews completed after the Aug. 3 debate favored a different candidate from those conducted beforehand.
Did the debate affect the race? What the numbers suggest:
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Paid for by Secure Media LLC from 2026-08-09 to 2026-08-11spend $0–997,000–7,999 impressions
Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei have a little more than two weeks to make their cases before the Republican runoff.
A State Chamber survey released in May offers a different way to compare their economic plans: against what Oklahoma employers say is actually limiting growth. Both candidates emphasize education and workforce training, but they differ on child care, infrastructure, state investment and the speed of income-tax cuts.
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A technique is a specific manipulative move in the wording, found by our model and explained in one line. It is not a claim that the ad is false.
Claims are checked when a reader asks: press "Check this ad's claims" on a card. The check runs once and its result is shown to everyone afterwards. The ten ads with the most money behind them in each race are checked ahead of time.
Claim verdicts say what the cited sources say. A verdict that an ad is wrong or misleading is shown only when it cites an established fact-checker or an institutional record — Congress, a federal agency, a court — and its confidence is not low; a weaker one is not shown at all. Each verdict shows what it rests on and how confident it is. If we got one wrong, press Disagree: a verdict that readers dispute and no one defends comes down.
Video ads come from the campaigns' own YouTube channels; the transcript is analyzed. Meta ads are analyzed on their text; their video and images are not, yet.
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