WATCH LIVE: Senate District 21 Debate Ahead Of Nov. 5 Election

The two candidates vying for Oklahoma State Senate District 21 seat will participate in a debate on Wednesday, Oct. 23, ahead of the Nov. 5 general election.

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Former Oklahoma State University professor Robin Fuxa and Dr. Randy Grellner are seeking to succeed Sen. Tom Dugger (R-Stillwater), who opted not to run for a third term.

NonDoc reports that Grellner, who previously ran unsuccessfully for a U.S. Senate seat in 2022, secured nearly 80% of the Republican primary vote in June. Fuxa, who was part of OSU’s literacy education faculty before resigning to run, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Fuxa, 46, hails from Chandler and graduated from Strother Public Schools, according to the NonDoc report. She has worked as a teacher in Bartlesville and Pawnee and earned her doctorate in education from OSU in 2012.

According to the same report, Grellner, 58, is a primary care doctor who practices in Cushing and part-time at an urgent care clinic affiliated with Stillwater Medical Center. Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed him to a short-term position on the State Board of Health in 2021, which ended in June. NonDoc notes that Grellner finished sixth in the 2022 Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat, ultimately won by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma).

The debate will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Stillwater Public Library. News 9 will be streaming the debate live.