Cornett announced back in February that he would not seek re-election as Oklahoma City Mayor. Cornett joins the list of Republican candidates Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, Auditor & Inspector Gary Jones and attorney Gary Richardson, former Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson, former Democratic state Sen. Connie Johnson, Democratic state Rep. Scott Inman and retired auto mechanic Norman Brown. 

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Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, via his Twitter account, announced that he plans to run for Governor.  

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