GOP gathers in OKC for the mid-terms

In sports terms, it's game night. The weeks. months, and in some cases, years of work come to a head as voters decide Oklahoma's leadership team for the next several years. Here at the Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma City, the GOP will host governor candidate Kevin Stitt and several other candidates while others, like republican congressional candidates Markwayne Mullin and Kevin Hearn stay in their districts. Follow along below for a timeline of how things go here just a few miles from where the candidates want to work. You can keep up with the national results here and watch below for the latest updates locally.

2:55pm - Arrived at the event center a bit early because the doors are suppose to open at 3:00pm. It seems that was only a suggestion as the media area is almost completely full but we wedged into a spot down front.

3:15pm - Good news from the Stitt campaign, they've negotiated a deal for free internet and power access at the venue. As of yesterday, the building wanted to charge all the media for not only Ethernet service, but connections to power and the "mult-box," the framice providing access to the mic podium for all the media.

4:30pm - Not much happening other than technical issues for the last 90 minutes but the stage is set and volunteers are mostly in place. Doors are supposed to open at 6pm, we'll see if they go early.

7:00pm - As the polls close the mood here is elevating quickly, this crowd senses something special is about to happen.

7:30pm - The returns are shoing it may not be as close as we thought, Stitt leading handily.

8:00pm - Kevin Stitt's margin is growing fast, 10-12 points now.

8:40pm - Senator James Lanford joined us to break down the local and national races. He told us he's not at all surprised.

8:55pm - Just got a text from the Stitt campaign, they tell me Mr. Edmondson called to concede.

9:38pm - Governor-elect Kevin Stitt is speaking, and declaring a big win.

9:48pm - All done here and Kevin Stitt will join us tomorrow at 7am on the KRMG Morning News.