Oklahoma Republican primary county sheriff race results

(KTEN) — Results are in for Oklahoma sheriff races in Tuesday's Republican primary elections. 

All five incumbent sheriffs in Atoka, Carter, Love, Marshall, and Pushmataha counties faced challengers; at least three of them will go on to the general election in November. 

The race in Carter County ended in deadlock after incumbent Sheriff Chris Bryant and challenger DJ Long received the same number of votes — 2,569. 

Carter County Election Board secretary Diane Hall said Wednesday that in spite of the outcome, this race will not go to a runoff because there were only two candidates. That leaves two options:

• Either candidate can request a recount of the vote
• The election board, at a public meeting, can determine the winner by lot

Bryant took over as sheriff in 2016 after starting as a reserve deputy in Carter County in 1997. His opponent, DJ Long, brings experience with the Dallas County Sheriff's Office and Ardmore police to the table.

Incumbent Marshall County Sheriff Donald Yow will advance to the general election after receiving 71 percent of the votes against challenger Ken Grace. Yow Yow will face independent Danny Cryer in November's election.

In Atoka County, Kody Simpson defeated incumbent Sheriff Tony Head, who has held office for 14 years, Gary McCool, who had served as sheriff for 24 years before that. Simpson won the three-way race outright with 52 percent of the vote.

In Love County, incumbent Sheriff Andy Ray Cumberledge came out on top with 75 percent of the votes in the primary election facing opponent David Lemons.

In Pushmataha County, hopeful J. Elvin Roberts fell short in his bid to oust incumbent Sheriff BJ Hedgecock, who received 72 percent of the vote.