Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe Reportedly to Resign Within Days Despite Being Reelected in 2020 https://www.mediaite.com/politics/o...-within-days-despite-being-reelected-in-2020/ Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) is expected to announce he will resign from his seat in the coming days, according to reports. Inhofe’s expected retirement was first reported by Jonathan Martin of the New York Times on Thursday afternoon. Martin speculated a resignation is likely to spark a competitive race to replace Inhofe, who is 87-years-old, and has held his seat in deep-red Oklahoma since 1994. Inhofe was reelected in 2020, his current term ends in 2027. Martin concluded Inhofe, who is the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, will announce his resignation on Monday of next week. He is expected to stay in the Senate until after the current Congress ends. POLITICO reported Inhofe will reportedly resign, as his wife is in poor health: The 87-year-old Oklahoma Republican was elected to another six-year term in 2020, but has missed more votes than usual recently and told reporters in December his wife has been sick. His decision to step down will surely fuel a competitive Republican primary to succeed him in ruby-red Oklahoma. Inhofe has not commented to confirm the reports. The senator did comment on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday morning. “My prayers are with the brave men, women, and children of Ukraine, who are suffering an unprecedented, unwarranted, and unprovoked attack ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin,” he said. For months, we’ve seen this coming but Putin’s massive, shameful breach of international protocol is shocking and devastating nonetheless.” He further called on the Senate to work with the White House to deter Putin from further aggression.
Sen. Inhofe tests positive for COVID-19 https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/595877-sen-jim-inhofe-tests-positive-for-covid-19
He's not going to leave until the end of this Congressional term. Thus he will remain until after there is a special election to replace him.
Actually he is only staying through March so the state law does not require a special election and can use the standard primary and general elections in 2022. He is supporting one of his buddies to replace him.
Mediaite is so slimmy Why editorialize the headline What do they mean "despite" To be more accurate the headline should have been DESPITE HIS WIFE'S ILLNESS HE IS RETIRING
You are correct from his full term perspective— but it will not need to be separate from the 2022 election cycle.