Will Farrell

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Will Farrell

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 26, 2018

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Profession

Legal assistant

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Will Farrell (Republican Party) ran for election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.

Biography

Will Farrell attended the University of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College, and Oklahoma State University. His career experience includes working as a legal assistant.

Elections

2018

See also: Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

General election

General election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Joy Hofmeister defeated John Cox and Larry Huff in the general election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joy Hofmeister (R)	58.5	687,468
		John Cox (D)	33.8	396,901
	Submit photo	Larry Huff (Independent)	7.7	90,510

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Joy Hofmeister defeated Linda Murphy in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joy Hofmeister	56.7	167,117
	Submit photo	Linda Murphy	43.3	127,732

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 294,849
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

John Cox advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John Cox

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Joy Hofmeister and Linda Murphy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Will Farrell in the Republican primary for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joy Hofmeister	46.8	200,961
✔	Submit photo	Linda Murphy	31.0	133,230
		Will Farrell	22.1	94,899

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 429,090
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Campaign themes

2018

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The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:

“	What is your political philosophy? The heart of my philosophy is the importance of being earnest.  Public education in Oklahoma must be a priority, and must foster respect, trust, empowerment, efficacy, legitimacy, discipline, and development of the people in our great state. We must safeguard fiscal responsibility to ensure that we have a balanced budget, and to ensure that we are not wasting our time, energy, and resources.  We must empower our teachers and communities to allow our children to be children, and to grow into future success stories.  We must honor the core of our codified constitutional commitments to public education, and transcend our current standards to make Oklahoma a Top 10 state for education, potential, and opportunity. Is there anything you would like to add? As Superintendent, I know I must earn the trust of our community, and I must be a public servant. Quality public education requires social justice, and requires acknowledgement and understanding of our past, of our native roots. We must not attempt to whitewash away the past; rather, we must accept responsibility and move into the future united together with spirit, love, and happiness as a community.	”
—Will Farrell

See also

• Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2018

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• State Superintendent of Public Instruction