| The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2007 Off Year Election |
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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator James M. Inhofe • First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Tom Coburn • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Brad Henry • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Jari Askins • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Republican | Congressman John Sullivan • Elected 8 January 2002 in Special Election for the term to begin 15 February, the effective date of the resignation of Steve Largent (who resigned to run for OK Governor). Representative Sullivan will take oath of office 27 February 2002. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman David Daniel "Dan" Boren • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Frank D. Lucas • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Tom Cole • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Republican | Congressman Mary C. Fallin • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Edward "Drew" Edmondson • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Scott Meacham • Appointed by Governor Brad Henry June 2005; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor and Inspector Jeff A. McMahan • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Labor Commissioner Lloyd L. Fields • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland • Appointed by Governor Brad Henry January 2005; first elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Public Instruction Superintendent Sandy Garrett • First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Next regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Commissioner Jim Roth was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the Commission seat left open by the resignation of Denise A. Bode. Ms. Bode was first appointed in 1997, first elected in 1998, and re-elected in 2004. She resigned to become CEO of the American Clean Skies Foundation. Mr. Roth took office on 1 June 2007. | |||||
| Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2012 | |||||
| Republican | Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2008 | |||||
| Republican | Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |