Camal Pennington won the Oklahoma City Council Ward 7 seat in a runoff election on Tuesday. He garnered 2,798 votes (64.5%), while his opponent, John Pettis Jr., received 1,543 votes (35.5%), according to unofficial election results. Pennington maintained a lead over Pettis Tuesday night as results came in.

Races in the April 1 election include Edmond's next mayor, the Ward 7 race for the Oklahoma City Council, District 1 county commissioner and more.

Curriculum experts suggest that partisan framing within the subject can compromise students’ skill-building in analytical and critical thinking.

Oklahoma County residents voted in Camal Pennington on Tuesday night to represent Ward 7 of the City Council. With the Oklahoma State Election Board showing 100 percent of precincts reporting as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, Pennington claimed just over 64% of the vote while opponent John A. Pettis Jr. took in just over 35% of votes.

State Democrats want to send Oklahoma’s new social studies standards back to the drawing board. The standards require the approval of the state legislature before they become official.

Oklahomans in 71 of the state’s 77 counties will head to the polls on April 1 to decide on legislative primaries in both chambers, city council races, school board seats and more.