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Stitt was elected governor in 2018 without any previous political experience. He narrowly won the Republican nomination over [[Oklahoma City]] [[Mayor]] Mick Cornet, 132,806 to 110,479. A a strong third place was Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb, the choice of [[Donald Trump, Jr.]]. Then Stitt with [[Donald Trump]]s support defeated Drew Edmondson, 644, 579 (54 percent) to 500,973 (42.2 percent), a former state attorney general, Edmondson was also the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2010, having lost to Stitt's predecessor, [[Mary Fallin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election#Candidates|title=2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|publisher=[[Wikipedia]]|accessdate=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

Stitt was elected governor in 2018 without any previous political experience. He narrowly won the Republican nomination over [[Oklahoma City]] [[Mayor]] Mick Cornet, 132,806 to 110,479. A a strong third place was Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb, the choice of [[Donald Trump, Jr.]]. Then Stitt with [[Donald Trump]]s support defeated Drew Edmondson, 644, 579 (54 percent) to 500,973 (42.2 percent), a former state attorney general, Edmondson was also the unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial nominee in 2010, having lost to Stitt's predecessor, [[Mary Fallin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election#Candidates|title=2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial election|publisher=[[Wikipedia]]|accessdate=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

Though himself a Cherokee, Stitt has quarreled with various Indian reservationsacross the state. The [[United States Spreme Court in 2020 issued the ''McGirt v. Oklahoma'' opinion on a  5-4 decision, which found that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the legal authority to pursue criminal charges on tribal reservations in which the defendants or the victims are tribal citizens. Stitt's has called for the court to reconsider the ruling. He has also had issues with the tribes over [[hunting]], [[fishing]], and [[gambling]] compacts . At the height of the controversy Stitt's Cabinet secretary for Native American Affairs, Lisa Billy, resigned and accused the governor of creating “an unnecessary conflict with the tribes.” Billy is now a legislator of the Chickasaw Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-kevin-stitt-tribal-leaders-not-meeting-as-mcgirt-rhetoric-hits-boiling-point/article_7011cd70-5f75-11ec-841b-c74374a6afbf.html|title=Gov. Kevin Stitt, tribal leaders not meeting as McGirt rhetoric hits boiling point|publisher=''Tulsa World''|date=October 20, 2020|accessdate=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

Though himself a Cherokee, Stitt has quarreled with various Indian reservations across the state. The [[United States Supreme Court]] in 2020 issued its ''McGirt v. Oklahoma'' opinion on a  5-4 decision, which found that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the legal authority to pursue criminal charges on reservations in which the defendants or the victims are tribal citizens. Stitt's has called for the court to reconsider the ruling. He has also had issues with the tribes over [[hunting]], [[fishing]], and [[gambling]] compacts . At the height of the controversy Stitt's Cabinet secretary for Native American Affairs, Lisa Billy, resigned and accused the governor of creating “an unnecessary conflict with the tribes.” Billy is now a legislator of the Chickasaw Nation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-kevin-stitt-tribal-leaders-not-meeting-as-mcgirt-rhetoric-hits-boiling-point/article_7011cd70-5f75-11ec-841b-c74374a6afbf.html|title=Gov. Kevin Stitt, tribal leaders not meeting as McGirt rhetoric hits boiling point|publisher=''Tulsa World''|date=October 20, 2020|accessdate=December 20, 2021}}</ref>

In the primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, Stitt will face opposition from at least one other Republican, former [[Tulsa]] Police Sgt. Mark Sherwood. He also faces at least three Democratic rivals, an [[Independent voter|Independent]],  and a [[Libertarian Party]] opponent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nondoc.com/2021/11/08/one-year-out-statewide-federal-offices/|title=One year out:Stitt faces six challengers, AG and superintendent primaries hot|publisher=nondoc.com|author=Megan Prather and Tres Savage|date=November i, 2021|accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref>

In the primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, Stitt will face opposition from at least one other Republican, former [[Tulsa]] Police Sgt. Mark Sherwood. He also faces at least three Democratic rivals, an [[Independent voter|Independent]],  and a [[Libertarian Party]] opponent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nondoc.com/2021/11/08/one-year-out-statewide-federal-offices/|title=One year out:Stitt faces six challengers, AG and superintendent primaries hot|publisher=nondoc.com|author=Megan Prather and Tres Savage|date=November i, 2021|accessdate=December 19, 2021}}</ref>