2026-08-31 · socialism
Democratic socialists notch another win in the Oklahoma Senate primary runoff
Nurse N'Kiyla Jasmine Thomas, 31, won the Democratic Senate primary runoff in Oklahoma, defeating attorney and minister Jim Priest, 70, after neither won a majority in the June primary; Priest's campaign spent $315,000 to Thomas's $57,000. Thomas told NBC News she is "a self-proclaimed democratic socialist" but "not yet" a DSA member. She faces Rep. Kevin Hern for the open seat with $456 in her account as of August 5 against Hern's $2.6 million as of June 30.
Trump carried Oklahoma by 34 points in 2024; the seat is open because Sen. Markwayne Mullin became secretary of homeland security.