GOP May Be Poised to Retake Oklahoma Governor's Seat

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Republican Rep. Mary Fallin has the lead in the race to fill the Oklahoma governor's seat being vacated by the term-limited Democrat Brad Henry, according to a Tulsa World poll conducted Jan. 2-5.

Fallin is the favorite to get the GOP nomination with more than two-thirds of Republicans preferring her to state Sen. Randy Brogdon. Brogdon is trying to challenge Fallin from the right but she leads him by almost 4-to-1 among self-described conservatives, according to the World.

Matched against the two Democratic hopefuls, she leads Lt. Gov. Jari Askins 52 percent to 36 percent and Attorney General Drew Edmondson by 51 percent to 39 percent.

Edmondson is leading Askins for the Democratic nod by 46 percent to 36 percent.

The margins of error are 3.03 percent for the general election, 6 percent for the Republican primary match-up and 5.4 percent for the Democratic primary.

Filed Under: Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections

Tagged: Drew Edmondson, DrewEdmondson, Jari Askins, JariAskins, Mary Fallin, MaryFallin, Oklahoma Governor Race, OklahomaGovernorRace, Randy Brogdon, RandyBrogdon

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