In the city of Enid, Oklahoma, discussions among city leaders typically revolve around topics such as attracting a new movie theater, managing the downtown arena's costs, and plans for a solar farm on the town's outskirts. However, a significant issue currently gripping this community of over 50,000 residents is the potential removal of a city councilor with connections to white supremacist groups.
Judd Blevins, a 42-year-old Iraq War veteran who participated in the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is facing a recall election. Voters in one of the city's wards will decide whether to retain Blevins or elect his opponent, Cheryl Patterson, a grandmother and longtime youth leader at a local church. Despite both candidates being Republicans, the race is nonpartisan and open to all registered voters in the ward.
