Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity furor
Mark Tedford [advanced to a runoff](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/us/politics/oklahoma-mark-tedford-jackson-lahmeyer.html) election in their party primary to replace Kevin Hern, who [vacated his House seat to run for the US Senate](https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-primary-election-senate-097714b0e2cec2d5beaeff86feff8baa).
Lahmeyer’s withdrawal