US Midterms 2026
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Mike Mazzei, a Republican former Oklahoma state senator who served as secretary of budget under Governor Kevin Stitt, is the 2026 Republican nominee for governor of Oklahoma.
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The request now goes to the Oklahoma Legislature. Lawmakers will consider it along with other state agencies’ needs as they craft a state budget during the 2027 legislative session, which begins in February.
He defeated incumbent Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond in an August runoff election to win the nomination.
OKLAHOMA CITY: After three years and $70 million of renovations, state leaders announced Wednesday that the Jim Thorpe Office Building on the Oklahoma State Capitol Complex is reopening.
MunsonThat means if Mike Mazzei, a Republican, is elected governor, he could add only one additional Republican to the commission in his first term.
With three weeks until Election Day, a new Cross Timbers Poll puts Republican Mike Mazzei at 39% and Democrat Cyndi Munson at 36% among likely voters.
Split-screen photo of Oklahoma governor candidates Cyndi Munson, wearing a yellow dress, and Mike Mazzei, wearing a dark suit and red tie.
MunsonMazzei is a Tulsa businessman who earned his Bachelor of Arts in government and politics from George Mason University and a Master of Science in personal financial planning from the College for Financial Planning.
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Republican Mike Mazzei and Democrat Cyndi Munson remain in a statistical tie in the Oklahoma governor’s race, according to a second survey from Cross Timbers Poll, a nonpartisan, member-funded polling project.
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Michael Paul Mazzei was born on May 30, 1965. He holds a bachelor's degree in government and politics from George Mason University and also studied at the College for Financial Planning. Founder of The Financial Coach Inc., he is chairman and chief executive of Trinity Strategic Wealth, a Tulsa firm that manages wealth and investments; he lives in Tulsa with his wife, and the couple have five adult children.
Mazzei won a seat in the Oklahoma Senate in 2004, taking a majority in a five-candidate Republican primary and then appearing alone on the general election ballot, and he represented the 25th district from 2004 to 2016.
He was named assistant floor leader in 2007, was unopposed in 2008 and defeated Ronda Vuillemont-Smith in the 2012 Republican primary. Term limits ended his Senate service in 2016, and Joe Newhouse succeeded him. From 2019 to 2020 he was Secretary of Budget under Governor Kevin Stitt.
He entered the race for state treasurer of Oklahoma in August 2021 and withdrew the following month.
Mazzei posted a campaign logo in early January 2025 and formally launched his campaign for governor on April 3, 2025, in a Republican field that came to include Attorney General Gentner Drummond, former Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall, former state senator Jake Merrick and Chip Keating.
Kevin Stitt, the Republican incumbent, is term-limited. Primaries took place on June 16, 2026, with runoffs on August 25, and Mazzei became the Republican nominee. He faces Democratic state representative Cyndi Munson in the November 3 general election.
