Then There Were Three

I told you this morning that it’s a beautiful day!

Now that tonight’s votes have been counted, we are certain that Oklahoma will be getting a new state superintendent in 2015. Voters have selected Republican candidate Joy Hofmeister to represent them on the November ballot. Meanwhile, Democrats have moved two candidates – John Cox and Freda Deskin – forward to an August run-off election.

This is the best-case scenario that I had hoped for. While I would have liked both parties to have decided their races today (to avoid further campaigning), I think we all saw that as unlikely.

I said nine days ago that we had to be all in for this to happen. If Janet Barresi was going to dump millions into her campaign, we had to fight back the best way we know how – with social media. Grass roots activism beat her money, her agenda, and her out-of-state handlers. Little did we know we’d be sending her all the way to a third-place finish!

How do I feel about the outcome? See below:

 Euphoric doesn’t even begin to describe it.

We all made this happen. It started when we just couldn’t contain ourselves. Our murmurs grew into an eruption. We would not be silenced. We demanded respect. But it’s not all about me. Here are some other reactions from across Twitter.

Not only did @joy4ok win, @JanetBarresi came in dead last! #oklaed #edsandite #wedidit pic.twitter.com/LWleR3Iehc

— Mandi Cloud (@mandi_cloud) June 25, 2014

The real question tonight: Will @okeducation or @oksde being partying harder tonight? #oklaed

— Seth Meier, EdD (@SethMeier) June 25, 2014

It's not about funding your race, it's about building relationships and a heart for kids! @joy4ok #oklaed

— Dena Rogers (@dena_rogers) June 25, 2014

https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23oklaed&src=savs

Oh, and one last thing.