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[OK Lt Gov] Fallin's decision changes 2006 election picture
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| Last Edited | ArmyDem Jul 06, 2005 05:21pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 6, 2005 11:20:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By Ron Jenkins
Associated Press Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to pass up a race for governor for a second time has changed the landscape for the 2006 elections.
Fallin's announcement that she intends to run for re-election has already reduced the number of potential candidates for the state's No. 2 job and left the GOP without a proven statewide vote-getter as a candidate for governor.
Democratic Gov. Brad Henry appears to be in a strong position for an re-election bid. A poll released last week showed Henry with a 21-point lead over Fallin and a 14-point lead over former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts if he faced either in an election.
With Watts still considering whether to enter the race, state Sen. Jim Williamson, R-Tulsa, and Tulsa oil executive Robert Sullivan are the only active Republican gubernatorial candidates so far. Officials say it's still early and there could be some surprise candidates for governor and lieutenant governor before next summer's filing period.
One wild card is Gary L. Richardson, who finished third in the 2002 governor's race as an independent. Richardson confirmed to The Associated Press that he is considering running for the state's No. 1 job again, this time as a Republican. |
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