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Adam Pugh

Republican

Adam Pugh is a Republican candidate for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction in the 2026 election.

From the candidate’s public filings

Background

Adam Pugh (Republican Party) is a member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 41. He assumed office on November 23, 2016. His current term ends on November 22, 2028.

Pugh (Republican Party) ran for election for Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction. He lost in the Republican primary on June 16, 2026.

Campaign themes

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Adam Pugh did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Pugh's campaign website highlighted the following principles:[9]

One nation under God

Excerpt: "Ours is a nation founded by those who recognized that our rights come from God, not government. They also recognized how quickly we slip into despotism if our nation’s people should forget it. We need public servants as leaders, not would-be kings."

Defend our liberty

Excerpt: "Liberty is a blessing that requires a people remember the responsibilities that come with that it. Among those responsibilities is the mandate to defend freedom whenever it is threatened. Liberty is always only one generation from extinction."

Limited government

Excerpt: "Government is absolutely necessary for an ordered society. But, as Madison reminded us, ours is not a government of angels but of men. Just as we seek to check the vice of individuals we must also seek to limit it in our government. Freedom and overreaching government cannot co-exist."

A patriot, not a politician

Excerpt: "All too often our government, both locally and nationally, is made up of career politicians who have never served in the private or military sectors. That reality leaves a stark void of accomplishment where certain critical virtues of leadership and sacrifice are developed and proven."

Pugh's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]

Excerpt: "An efficient government."

Excerpt: "A sovereign state."

Excerpt: "Rule of law."

Excerpt: "Individual liberty."

Excerpt: "Constitutional integrity."

Excerpt: "Fiscal independence."

Excerpt: "Lower taxes."

Excerpt: "Effective education."

Excerpt: "Economic opportunity."

On the 2026 ballot

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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.

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Adam Pugh — Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction candidate, 2026 | True Vote