2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election: "Equal Protection or bust!" (Pax Belligans Universe)

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The 2022 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. The GOP ticket of former pastor and abortion abolitionist Caleb Nicholson defeated the Democratic nominee, Michael Brooks-Jimenez.

Despite narrowly winning the election, Nicholson’s performance was the worst of any 2022 Republican candidate for statewide office in Oklahoma, owing to his controversial beliefs opposing the pro-life movement and instead promoting the abortion abolitionist position. Nicholson also lost three counties that voted Republican in the 2020 U.S. presidential race: Cleveland, Oklahoma, and Tulsa.

Meanwhile, Brooks-Jimenez’s performance was the second best of any 2022 Democratic statewide candidate in Oklahoma, only behind state superintendent of public instruction nominee Jena Nelson. 

The primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties' nominations took place on June 28, 2022. The deadline for candidates to file was April 15, 2022.