Oklahoma City — After eighteen months of campaigning, Drew Edmondson was gracious in conceding to his Republican foe, Governor-elect Kevin Stitt.
Edmondson had hoped his name recognition, and experience as a district attorney and Attorney General, would put him over the top.
But GOP voters turned out in huge numbers to create another sweep of statewide offices for the Republican party.
Edmondson did well in the metropolitan areas of Tulsa and Oklahoma City, but his support in rural Oklahoma was lacking.
Edmondson also fought an uphill battle in terms of fundraising.
According to FollowTheMoney.org, Stitt outraised Edmondson by a factor of about three to one.
Stitt, a self-made millionaire, also put up a lot of his own money to help put his campaign over the top.