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The last on the primary election of Oklahoma (all local times):
24:15
It was a mixed bag for teachers applying for political office in Oklahoma, but a bad night for Republicans in power who voted against a tax package earlier this year to fund a teachers' pay increase.
Several GOP holders who voted against the tax increases were either forced out of office or forced into a second round against another GOP opponent, a signal that some candidates for education say it augurs well for them in November.
Of the 10 non-voters in the House who ran for re-election, two were defeated on Tuesday night: Jenks' representatives Chuck Strohm and Scott McEachin of Tulsa. Seven others found themselves in a first round of the track on August 28 against other Republicans.
Four other Republican incumbents lost Tuesday, including one who lost to a teacher.
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11:55 p.m.
The race for second place in the GOP primary of five candidates for the open congressional seat of Oklahoma is too close to call
The businessman Kevin Hern had a slight lead over Iraq war veteran Andy Coleman as the votes continued on Tuesday. Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris advanced Tuesday earlier to the Republican Creek on August 28th.
The headquarters of House District 1 has been vacant since April when former US representative Jim Bridenstine resigned to become NASA's director. President Donald Trump named Bridenstine to head the space agency in September.
The winner of the second round of August will meet the Democratic candidate in the November 6 general election.
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11:15 p.m.
Oklahoma's lieutenant governor, Todd Lamb, conceded to the Republican primary to replace time-limited governor Mary Fallin.
Aged 46, Lamb told supporters, at an election night, that it seems he's not allowed to double-check for the nomination. The former mayor of Oklahoma City, Mick Cornett, had already landed a spot in the second round of August 28th. Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt held a slight lead over Lamb for second place with almost all the votes counted in the Republican primary of 10 candidates.
Stitt is the founder and CEO of Gateway Mortgage Group based in Jenks and a political newcomer who has painted as the outsider.
Former Attorney General of Oklahoma, Drew Edmondson, won the Democratic nomination for the governorship on Tuesday and will face the winner of the second round of Republicans in November.
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10:55 p.m.
Democrats Kendra Horn and Tom Guild progressed through a field of crowded candidates in their party's primary for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district.
Horn had a good lead over Guild and four other candidates in Tuesday's election. The winner of the second round of August 28 will face Steve Russell, two-time US Republican, winner of the GOP nomination, in the November 6 general election.
Horn is a lawyer and mediator and previously served as press secretary to former US Democrat representative Brad Carson, who served two terms in Oklahoma's second congressional district. The Guild apologized Monday for removing some of Mr. Horn's campaign signs after photos and complaints were filed on social media.
It's been more than 40 years since a Democrat represented the 5th District, which includes the revitalized downtown Oklahoma City. Conservative Democrat John Jarman represented the district for more than two decades before moving to the Republican in 1975. The seat has been in the hands of GOP since
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10:50 p.m.
The former Tulsa County District Attorney, Tim Harris, has advanced to a Republican election election in Oklahoma's 1st congressional district.
The long-time prosecutor advanced Tuesday in a field of five candidates for the appointment of the GOP for the Tulsa-open district. The seat has been vacant since April when former US representative Jim Bridenstine resigned to become NASA's director. President Donald Trump named Bridenstine to head the space agency in September.
Harris was elected first District Attorney in 1998 and is the oldest attorney in the history of Tulsa County. He retired in 2014.
A second round election is scheduled for August 28, and the winner will meet the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 6 general election.
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9:45 p.m.
The former mayor of Oklahoma City, Mick Cornett, advanced in the second round of the month of August to decide who will get the Republican nomination in the Oklahoma governor's race.
Cornett, 59, is one of the first people to vote in the Tuesday's 10-man GOP primary election, seeking to replace Governor Mary Fallin, whose term is limited. The first round is August 28th. The general election, when the winner of the GOP will face a Democrat, will take place in November.
Cornett is a former television reporter who was elected mayor of Oklahoma City in 2004 and served four consecutive terms during a revitalization of the state capital.
Kevin Stitt, political newcomer and businessman, and Todd Lamb, lieutenant governor, are also considered favorites for the second round of Republicans.
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9:15 p.m.
Oklahoma voters have supported the medicinal use of marijuana, despite opposition from law enforcement and business, faith and political leaders.
The 788 state issue is the result of a signature campaign led by activists. It allows doctors to approve medical marijuana permits so that people can legally grow, keep and consume cannabis. The proposal does not mention any qualifying medical condition, allowing doctors to prescribe for a wide range of diseases.
Opponents had argued that the proposal was too vague and Governor Mary Fallin stated that it would essentially allow recreational use. She recently warned that if the measure was passed, she should call the legislators to a special session to develop rules governing the industry in Oklahoma.
This is the first marijuana issue on a state ballot in 2018. Elections are slated for later this year in Michigan and Utah.
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8:55 p.m.
US Republican Rep. Steve Russell advanced through his party to face a Democratic opponent in the fall.
Russell won the GOP nomination on Tuesday and is scheduled for the November 6 general election.
It represents the 5th Congressional District, which includes downtown Oklahoma City. The revitalized core of the state capital has attracted a growing population of young professionals and retirees in search of a more urban lifestyle.
Democrat Kendra Horn is expected to lead a tight field seeking the nomination of this party for House District 5.
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8:40 p.m.
Former Attorney General of Oklahoma, Drew Edmondson, defeated former Senator Connie Johnson to win the Democratic nomination in the race for the governorship of the state.
Edmondson will face the eventual Republican candidate in November.
Edmondson's victory on Tuesday was something that he was unable to do in 2010. He was upset by this Democratic primary at that time. Governor Jari Askins.
Edmondson, 71, is a veteran of the Vietnam War of Muskogee who served four terms as Attorney General of Oklahoma. He had a huge fundraising advantage over Johnson. The $ 1.5 million he collected was more than 20 times more than Johnson, a 66-year-old former Oklahoma City state senator.
Johnson has long advocated the legalization of marijuana and the abolition of the death penalty.
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20 hours
Outgoing Republican Representative Frank Lucas will face a Democratic candidate in his bid for a 13th congressional term.
Lucas advanced in the general election on Tuesday after running without contest for the GOP nomination for reelection to represent District 3 of Oklahoma House.
He is the oldest Congressman in the state, having been elected for the first time in 1994.
The 3rd Congressional District is the largest in the state, extending from Panhandle to the east, almost to Tulsa, then southwest to the east. Texas State Line.
The general election is scheduled for November 6th.
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7:00 p.m.
The polls closed for the Oklahoma 2018 primary election.
Polling stations closed at 7 pm Tuesday after opening at 7:00 am for the Oklahoma governor's first run since 2010. Fifteen candidates – including 10 Republicans, two Democrats and three Libertarians – seek to replace the Republican governor to two terms Mary Fallin, who is limited in his term and can not seek a third term.
Bryan Dean, of the Oklahoma Election Board, said officials were hoping that voter turnout would be high among more than two million registered voters. In addition to elective positions, voters will decide on an issue of state about the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Elections in the second round, if necessary, will take place on 28 August.
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6:10 p.m.
Election officials in Oklahoma say that votes cast in a parking lot in the Tulsa area should be registered without any problem.
Secretary of the Tulsa County Electoral Commission, Gwen Freeman, said voters and election officers were expelled from the United Methodist Church Will Rogers upon their arrival on Tuesday. Freeman says the workers have allowed voters to use logs and truck chests as office space to fill their ballots.
Oklahoma State Election Board spokesman Bryan Dean said the ballots can be loaded into machines that register them later and that these machines can run on backup batteries.
Dean praised the ingenuity of the election officials and said the ballots would be registered "one way or another".
The polls close at 19 hours. The state election committee has reported a sharp rise in early votes this year compared with four years ago. County election officials say Tuesday's turnout was strong.
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5:35 p.m.
State and county election officials in Oklahoma say the voter turnout has been strong, reflecting increases in early voting numbers.
Tulsa County Electoral Commission Secretary Gwen Freeman said teachers' protests in the spring seem to have attracted the attention of voters and many voters are convinced of Tuesday's vote on medical marijuana.
Enthusiasm was particularly high among Democrats for early voting, which ended on Saturday.
Oklahoma Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said nearly 31,000 registered Democrats had voted before Tuesday's election, more than double the 14,100 votes cast in early 2014.
The turnout is also significantly higher for Republicans. Ziriax says that about 36,600 Republicans voted early in the year, up from around 21,600 in 2014.
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4:20 p.m.
Years of cutbacks in the Oklahoma budget have some weight for some voters when it comes to a state issue on the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes.
Meaghan Hunt voted Tuesday in favor of legalization because she wants factory sales to generate new revenue for the state. She hopes that the money will be used to finance education.
The 33-year-old librarian's vote comes after thousands of teachers demonstrated at Capitol Hill in the spring to demand more money for the classrooms.
Hunt says she also sees marijuana as another form of treatment for patients with various conditions and wants them to have as many options as possible.
State issue 788 would allow doctors to approve licenses allowing people to cultivate, conserve and legally use cannabis. Law enforcement, business, political and faith leaders have launched a late campaign of half a million dollars to defeat her.
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1:15 p.m.
A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Oklahoma has sharply divided voters who vote for primary elections.
Realtor Connie Givens says she voted against the measure Tuesday at her polling station in northwestern Oklahoma City. Givens, a 67-year-old Republican, says she believes the voting measure is too broad and will allow people to use marijuana in a recreational manner.
But 30-year-old lawyer Dylan Edwards says he's voted for the measure. Edwards says that people suffering from a variety of diseases can benefit from using marijuana and that it's not more dangerous than alcohol or tobacco.
The measure, State Matter 788, is the result of a signature campaign led by activists launched more than two years ago. If approved, it would make legal the cultivation, sale and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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10 hours
Electors in a Tulsa constituency cast their ballot in a parking lot for Tuesday's primary elections after they were excluded from their polling station.
TV Tulsa KOTV reports that three other places in Tulsa County have opened Tuesday morning.
At the Will Rogers United Methodist Church, voters filled ballots at the back of a City worker's vehicle because no one had arrived to unlock the building for vote. At the other three locations, police officers or school staff arrived to unlock the doors after the voting began at 7:00.
Polling stations are open until 19 hours. The Oklahoma State Election Board has reported a sharp rise in advance votes this year compared to four years ago.
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7 hours
Polls have been opened across Oklahoma for the 2018 primary elections for the governorship and other state-wide seats and legislative elections.
The polls will remain open until 19 hours. Tuesday.
The race for the governor of Oklahoma is at the top of the primary poll. A total of 15 candidates – 10 Republicans, two Democrats and three Libertarians – seek to replace the time-limited Republican governor, Mary Fallin, in the governor's first open race since 2010.
Bryan Dean, of the Oklahoma State Election Board, said the officials hoped the turnout would be high among the more than 2 million registered voters. In addition to elected positions, voters will decide to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes.
Elections in the second round, if necessary, will take place on 28 August.
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0:01
Nearly 100 educators and administrators are running for seats in the Oklahoma Legislature during a primary election that will also reduce the crowded field for the governor and decide the first question of national medical marijuana this year.
After massive demonstrations by teachers on the Capitol, teachers come to the seats of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Some are even Republicans who challenge the GOP holders who voted against the tax hikes that funded teachers' pay rises.
In other key races, 15 candidates are looking for the seat of time-limited Republican governor Mary Fallin.
State issue 788 would allow doctors to approve licenses allowing people to cultivate, conserve and legally use cannabis. Law enforcement, business, political and faith leaders have launched a late campaign of half a million dollars to defeat her.
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