Scott Pruitt is the first Republican elected to the attorney general seat since 1971.
After campaigning for constitutional liberty and limited federal government, he received 64.87 percent of the vote from 1,861 out of 2,229 precincts.
Pruitt defeated Democrat Jim Priest, who received 35.13 percent of the vote.
Pruitt, former state senator for Tulsa and Wagoner counties from 1998 to 2006, plans to focus on holding the federal government accountable by having attorneys dedicated to defending Oklahoma’s state liberties.
He is also the general managing partner of the Oklahoma City Triple-A Redhawks baseball team.
Pruitt served as assistant majority leader for the state Senate from 2004 to 2006 and the state Senate Republican whip from 2001 to 2003.
He previously ran for the lieutenant governor position and pulled special congressional campaigns in 2006 and 2001, respectively.
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