Election board certifies congressional runoff results, with minor changes

(POL) The Oklahoma State Election Board on Wednesday certified the results of the Republican primary runoff elections in two of the state’s congressional districts with all four candidates gaining provisional or overseas ballots.

            The board certified that James Lankford won the Republican nomination in the Fifth Congressional District and Charles Thompson won the Republican nomination in the Second Congressional District during the Aug. 24 primary runoff election.

            While runoff results for the state races were certified on Aug. 31, an extra week was required before the board could certify the results for the two federal elections. State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax explained that the law requires that two additional weeks be allowed after the runoff election for receipt of overseas ballots.

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