The 8 Oklahomans who want to be the next governor are ...

Gov. Mary Fallin can't seek re-election because of term limits. 

The list of candidates for the 2018 gubernatorial race just keeps growing.

Here are the individuals who have put names in the hat so far:

Retired auto mechanic Norman Brown, a Democrat, states on a crowd fundraising page that

Maybe I can give new perspective on current issues. Solve our financial problems with new and innovative ideas.

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, a Republican, announced his intentions to run on Twitter.

Next week I'll be filing the papers and making it official that I'll be a candidate for Governor. Our work is just beginning for Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/FOFrApxQMM

— Mick Cornett (@MickCornett) May 31, 2017

Cornett is OKC's first four-term mayor. He spent 20 years in broadcast journalism before getting involved in politics. 

Former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson, a Democrat, has thrown his hat in the ring.

He's from one of the most powerful families in Oklahoma's political history and made an unsuccessful bid for governor in 2010. 

" ... Edmondson led a successful campaign against the Right to Farm State Question 777, a constitutional amendment that could have blocked virtually any new agriculture regulations.

That campaign put him back on the political map and back into the minds of Oklahoma voters.

House Democratic Leader Rep. Scott Inman has also announced plans to run. 

Inman serves as Democratic leader in the Oklahoma House and will serve his last term in the Legislature next year because of term limits ...“We think that Gov. Fallin's failed leadership over the last seven years has given us an opportunity to make a different argument, that we can run the state in a different way, that trying to cut our way to prosperity doesn't work,” Inman told The Oklahoman in April.

Former state Sen. Connie Johnson, a Democrat, plans to run for governor, too. She told The Associated Press in February that

" ... she represents a progressive voice that the people of Oklahoma are ready to support ...

Johnson was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate seat eventually won by Republican James Lankford in 2014. She is a strong supporter of abortion rights and a longtime critic of the death penalty and Oklahoma's high incarceration rate.

State Auditor Gary Jones has indicated he will seek the Republican nomination. He told the AP

"My main message is that we have to be fiscally responsible, that we have to cut out all unnecessary expenses, but we also have to have enough revenue to fund core services," Jones told The Associated Press. "If you turn me loose today, I could show you some areas where we could make cuts and not lose core services."

Enid native Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb, a Republican, wants to be governor. He has been distancing himself from Gov. Fallin, resigning in February from her cabinet over her plan to increase taxes. 

Tulsa personal injury lawyer Gary Richardson, a Republican, will also vie for the GOP nomination.

Richardson, who ran for governor in 2002 as an independent, is seeking the Republican ticket this time around.

“Folks, we are in trouble in Oklahoma,” Richardson said. “We will do an audit of every state agency, we will find out how the money is being spent and we will find out where the money is going.”