OKLAHOMA CITY — Incumbent U.S. Senator James Lankford has been re-elected to the U.S. Senate minutes after polls closed in Oklahoma, according to the Associated Press.

Lankford defeated Democrat Madison Horn, Libertarian Kenneth Blevins and independent candidate Michael Delaney.

Lankford said it was very humbling to be reelected and given the trust of Oklahomans to do the job.

He also said people don’t like the direction the country is going at the moment and it’s time for a change.

“I do think it’s going to be a red letter day and I think it’s a response to the American people, it’s not a political thing, I think it’s the American people saying ‘we’re headed the wrong direction,’ it’s a course correction to be able to say ‘let’s actually solve some things in a very different way,’” Lankford said.

Lankford also said Oklahomans are tired of the current state of the economy and inflation.

He previously represented Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.

Prior to serving in Congress, Lankford served as director of Falls Creek Youth Camp from 1996 to 2009.

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