Democratic Newcomer Wins Oklahoma Runoff, Vows to Impeach Trump
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A new Democratic candidate won a big runoff election in Oklahoma. People did not expect her to win. This is called an upset.
The woman said she wants to impeach President Trump. This means she wants to remove him from his job. She said she will try to do this if people elect her.
Oklahoma also had other elections. One was for a new governor. The governor is the top leader of the state. Two men, Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei, ran for this job in a runoff.
There was also a runoff for a seat in the U.S. Senate from Oklahoma. The Senate is part of the U.S. government that makes laws.
A runoff happens when no candidate gets enough votes to win. Then the top two candidates have another vote later.
This news is about the 2026 primary elections in Oklahoma. A primary is when a political party picks its candidate before the big election.
Vocabulary8 words
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- runoff
- a second vote between the top two people
- upset
- a surprising win
- impeach
- to formally accuse a leader and try to remove them
- elect
- to choose someone by voting
- governor
- the top leader of a U.S. state
- U.S. Senate
- part of the U.S. government that makes laws
- primary
- a vote to choose a party's candidate
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Answer key
1. Impeach President Trump 2. A second vote between the top two candidates 3. Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei
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Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A new Democratic _____ won a big _____ election in Oklahoma.
People did not expect her to win. This is called an _____.
The woman said she wants to _____ President Trump.
She said she will try to do this if people _____ her.
Oklahoma also had other elections. One was for a new _____.
Two men, Gentner Drummond and Mike Mazzei, ran for this job in a _____.
There was also a runoff for a seat in the _____.
This news is about the 2026 _____ elections in Oklahoma.
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