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  "id": 3185384,
  "title": "Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei looks to secure GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-backed-businessman-mike-mazzei-looks-to-secure-gop-nomination-3185384",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T04:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
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    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-governor-republican-runoff-trump-0d68fdd148f38abb1d3a833d10c69c3b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei, a Trump-backed candidate, is vying for the Republican nomination to become Oklahoma's governor in the upcoming runoff election on Tuesday. President Donald Trump has endorsed Mazzei, who served 12 years in the state Senate, and has repeatedly praised him on his Truth Social platform, calling Drummond a \"FAKE Republican.\" Drummond, a 62-year-old rancher and former Air Force pilot, is the current Attorney General of Oklahoma. Despite Mazzei's strong ties to Trump, both candidates received around 26% of the votes in the first round of voting, with Drummond emerging victorious by a margin of approximately 1,100 ballots. Mazzei's victory in the runoff election would mean the Republican party retains control of the governor's office, which hasn't occurred since 2006.",
  "summary": "Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei hopes to win Tuesday’s hotly contested Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma governor after President Donald Trump endorsed him and sharply attacked Mazzei’s rival,…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mike-lindell-withholds-payment-for-recount-request-in-minnesota-gop",
        "published": "2026-08-25T00:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump-backed businessman Mike Mazzei looks to secure GOP nomination for Oklahoma governor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/trump-backed-businessman-mike-mazzei-looks-to-secure-gop-nomination",
        "published": "2026-08-25T04:03:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}