Pastor who says Antichrist will be Jewish heads to runoff for Oklahoma congressional seat (opens original article in a new tab)

Jackson Lahmeyer, a Trump-backed pastor with controversial views on the Antichrist and sharia law, is in a runoff for Oklahoma's congressional seat against Mark Tedford, a traditional conservative.

• Jackson Lahmeyer, a pastor backed by Trump, is in a runoff for Oklahoma's congressional seat after a primary where he received 25.9% of the votes.
• Lahmeyer, who believes the Antichrist will be Jewish and claims Muslims are trying to establish sharia law in the US, faces Mark Tedford, a more traditional conservative.
• The runoff will determine the Republican candidate for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District, with the winner likely to win in November due to the district's political lean.