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Our full analysis

LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.

The race

The Superintendent of Public Instruction is a statewide elected office in Oklahoma. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Lindel Fields (Republican). Lindel Fields is not on the general-election roster below.

On the ballot

Roster status

The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.

Race notes

Incumbent to verify (prior incumbent Ryan Walters left office in 2025). Office on ballot verified via Oklahoma State Election Board notice. Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from oklahoma-statewide-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.

Sources

Election result — November 5, 2026

Winner: Robert Franklin (Republican) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 5, 2026 (results wave 3); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.

This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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