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Oklahoma Gubernatorial
2026 Republican Primary

Image and Ballot Testing
October 27th, 2025

Drummond Image

Full Question: What is your opinion of Gentner Drummond?

Topline

Favorable
23%
Unfavorable
34%
Unsure
35%
Never Heard
7%

Crosstabs

FavorableUnfavorableUnsureNever Heard
Christian22%36%34%8%
Trump15%43%37%6%
Traditional34%26%34%6%
Libertarian35%21%30%14%
Female20%37%37%6%
Male27%31%33%9%
18-3411%30%54%6%
35-4417%28%28%27%
45-5431%33%26%9%
55-6419%37%39%5%
65+26%35%35%5%
Conserv19%38%36%7%
Moderate38%22%32%8%
White24%35%34%7%
Non-White8%27%51%14%
HS19%34%36%10%
Some Coll23%35%37%5%
College26%36%33%5%
Grad+35%32%30%3%
4 of 428%33%34%6%
3 of 427%39%32%2%
2 of 421%34%36%9%
1 of 416%38%33%13%
0 of 49%17%56%18%
Oklahoma City25%37%32%5%
Tulsa21%35%36%7%
Other DMA23%25%39%13%
FavorableUnfavorableUnsureNever Heard
Lower Higher

McCall Image

Full Question: What is your opinion of Charles McCall?

Topline

Favorable
37%
Unfavorable
14%
Unsure
33%
Never Heard
17%

Crosstabs

FavorableUnfavorableUnsureNever Heard
Christian40%10%32%18%
Trump43%3%38%15%
Traditional30%27%28%15%
Libertarian16%32%35%17%
Female40%11%33%16%
Male33%16%33%18%
18-3427%20%50%3%
35-4425%12%21%42%
45-5423%25%31%22%
55-6437%11%38%14%
65+43%12%32%14%
Conserv42%7%34%16%
Moderate18%37%28%17%
White37%14%33%16%
Non-White25%9%34%32%
HS30%6%41%23%
Some Coll47%13%28%13%
College35%22%29%13%
Grad+30%28%29%13%
4 of 438%15%35%13%
3 of 438%16%27%19%
2 of 433%17%35%14%
1 of 439%10%28%22%
0 of 430%0%52%18%
Oklahoma City40%17%31%12%
Tulsa37%13%32%17%
Other DMA27%5%39%29%
FavorableUnfavorableUnsureNever Heard
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McCall v Drummond

Full Question: If the 2026 Republican primary election for Governor of Oklahoma were held today, who would you vote for between these candidates?

Topline

McCall
40%
Drummond
23%
Undecided
37%

Crosstabs

McCallDrummondUndecided
Christian44%17%39%
Trump48%15%36%
Traditional30%42%28%
Libertarian23%28%48%
Female44%20%36%
Male36%27%37%
18-3424%36%41%
35-4423%18%59%
45-5425%25%50%
55-6445%20%34%
65+47%23%30%
Conserv47%17%35%
Moderate15%44%41%
White41%23%36%
Non-White25%14%61%
HS37%20%43%
Some Coll47%21%32%
College39%26%35%
Grad+32%35%34%
4 of 438%21%41%
3 of 442%29%29%
2 of 442%27%31%
1 of 446%15%39%
0 of 428%21%51%
Oklahoma City43%26%31%
Tulsa38%21%40%
Other DMA36%19%44%
McCallDrummondUndecided
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Full Governor Ballot

Full Question: Now, if the 2026 Republican primary election for Governor of Oklahoma were held today, who would you vote for?

Topline

McCall
31%
Drummond
20%
Keating
5%
Merrick
3%
Mazzei
1%
Someone else
3%
Undecided
38%

Crosstabs

McCallDrummondKeatingMerrickMazzeiOtherUndec.
Christian32%17%5%4%2%2%39%
Trump41%13%3%2%1%0%40%
Traditional24%34%5%0%2%4%31%
Libertarian7%18%8%7%1%10%48%
Female34%16%3%3%1%4%39%
Male26%24%7%3%2%2%36%
18-3420%23%0%6%6%8%37%
35-4411%23%5%5%2%8%46%
45-5414%19%10%6%0%1%50%
55-6434%19%3%1%2%2%39%
65+38%19%5%2%1%2%33%
Conserv36%15%5%3%1%2%37%
Moderate12%36%5%2%1%5%39%
White31%20%5%3%1%3%37%
Non-White15%13%1%1%0%7%64%
HS30%19%4%3%0%3%41%
Some Coll33%17%4%1%2%3%40%
College29%20%7%6%1%2%34%
Grad+24%31%7%3%4%1%31%
4 of 427%20%8%3%1%1%40%
3 of 434%21%2%5%1%5%31%
2 of 436%21%6%1%3%2%31%
1 of 432%15%4%1%1%5%42%
0 of 422%21%1%0%0%0%57%
Oklahoma City31%21%6%4%1%5%32%
Tulsa32%20%3%3%2%1%40%
Other DMA27%17%7%0%0%1%48%
McCallDrummondKeatingMerrickMazzeiOtherUndec.
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McCall v Drummond Runoff

Full Question: Now, if the 2026 Republican primary election for Governor of Oklahoma goes to a runoff election, who would you vote for between these candidates?

Topline

McCall
42%
Drummond
25%
Undecided
34%

Crosstabs

McCallDrummondUndecided
Christian45%20%35%
Trump50%18%32%
Traditional34%39%27%
Libertarian13%34%53%
Female45%20%35%
Male38%30%32%
18-3434%28%39%
35-4423%25%53%
45-5426%27%47%
55-6445%21%34%
65+48%25%27%
Conserv49%19%32%
Moderate13%45%42%
White42%25%33%
Non-White28%13%59%
HS39%23%38%
Some Coll47%22%31%
College39%26%36%
Grad+36%37%27%
4 of 440%23%36%
3 of 446%28%27%
2 of 444%27%29%
1 of 441%21%37%
0 of 428%22%50%
Oklahoma City43%26%31%
Tulsa42%24%33%
Other DMA37%21%42%
McCallDrummondUndecided
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Methodology & Demographics

Fielded On
October 25-27, 2025
Method
Mobile Text Responses and Live Landline Interviews
Population & Sample
855 Likely Republican Primary Election Voters
Weighting
Age, Gender, Education Level, Race, and Congressional District
Margin of Error
+/- 3.24%

Republican Type

Christian43%
Trump27%
Traditional23%
Libertarian7%

Age

18-346%
35-449%
45-5413%
55-6421%
65+52%

Gender

Female52%
Male48%

Ideology

Conserv78%
Moderate22%

Education

HS39%
Some Coll30%
College19%
Grad+12%

Race

White97%
Non-White3%

Last 4 Primaries

4 of 436%
3 of 425%
2 of 417%
1 of 416%
0 of 46%

DMA

Oklahoma City45%
Tulsa39%
Other DMA16%

Household Income

<$50k20%
$50-75k21%
$75-100k19%
$100-150k27%
$150k+13%