Lahmeyer, pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish, drops out of Oklahoma GOP runoff

[Behind the Aegis]

Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor who supports Israel and believes the Antichrist will be Jewish, drew enough votes Tuesday to force a runoff in his district’s Oklahoma congressional primary.

But on Wednesday, Lahmeyer announced that he was suspending his campaign “after prayerful consideration,” saying that he did “not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, who deserve a strong conservative voice representing them in Washington.”

Lahmeyer had been seen as a favorite in the crowded race after earning President Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement, but his star fell in the days before the primary amid revelations that he had exchanged text messages with a former Miss Oklahoma. He said he had “crossed a boundary” but said the episode was a private matter and in the past, and Trump reaffirmed his endorsement following the revelation.

Lahmeyer’s exit clears a path for Mark Tedford, a member of the state House of Representatives from Tulsa, to be elected in November. The district is solidly red, virtually assuring the Republican candidate of victory.

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