Republicans Poised to Take Back Governor's Seat in Oklahoma

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Rep. Mary Fallin, who previously served as Oklahoma's lieutenant governor, has double-digit leads over the two Democrats looking to hold the seat now occupied by Gov. Brad Henry, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Feb. 24.

Henry, a conservative Democrat, managed to keep the governorship in his party's hands for two terms despite the state's Republican bent. He cannot seek re-election because of term limits.

Fallin leads Lt. Gov. Jari Askins by 51 percent to 37 percent, with 6 percent preferring some other candidate and 6 percent undecided.

Fallin also leads Attorney General Drew Edmondson by 51 percent to 36 percent, with 5 percent preferring someone else and 8 percent undecided.

Fallin is being challenged for the GOP nomination by State Sen. Randy Brogdon, who is presenting himself as the more conservative choice. But a Tulsa World poll conducted in early January found more than two-thirds of Republicans preferred Fallin.

Brogdon fares far less well against the Democrats than does Fallin, with the Rasmussen poll showing him in statistical ties with both.

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

Tagged: 2010 Senate Elections, 2010 senate races, Drew Edmondson, DrewEdmondson, Jari Askins, JariAskins, Mary Fallin, MaryFallin, Oklahoma Governor Race, oklahoma governors races, OklahomaGovernorRace, Randy Brogdon, RandyBrogdon

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