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The company was founded in Rockford, Illinois, in 1870 with Amos W. Woodward's invention of a non compensating mechanical waterwheel governor (U.S. patent No. 103,813). [5] [8] Thirty years later, his son Elmer patented the first successful mechanical compensating governor for hydraulic turbines (U.S. patent No. 583,527). [9]
The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election. [22] Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms; [ 23 ] a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once. [ 24 ]
John Kevin Stitt (born December 28, 1972) is an American businessman and politician serving as the 28th governor of Oklahoma since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected in 2018, defeating Democrat and former state Attorney General Drew Edmondson with 54.3% of the vote.
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Oscar G. Harper, clerk of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention [41] 3.07 3,190: 1,039 sq mi (2,691 km 2) Haskell County: 061: Stigler: 1907: San Bois County of the Choctaw Nation: Charles N. Haskell, first Governor of Oklahoma [42] 20.51 11,832: 577 sq mi (1,494 km 2) Hughes County: 063: Holdenville: 1907: Choctaw Nation and Creek Nation lands
Woodward is a city in and the county seat of Woodward County, Oklahoma, United States. [4] It is the largest city in a nine-county area . [ 5 ] The population was 12,133 at the time of the 2020 census .
The 2026 Oklahoma gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Incumbent Republican Governor Kevin Stitt is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections will be held on June 16, 2026.
History of the Oklahoma Press and the Oklahoma Press Association (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Press Association, 1930). Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Newspapers", Oklahoma: a Guide to the Sooner State , American Guide Series , Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pp. 74– 82, ISBN 9781603540353 – via Google Books