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Russell claims easy win in Senate 45; Sanders tops Cameron in House 59

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:40:05 +0000

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                            30 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                 2,747   66.89%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                              1,360   33.11%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 59                     46 OF   46
          MIKE SANDERS                                  1,458   54.04%
          CHRIS CAMERON                                 1,240   45.96%

Stanislawski wins by 16 votes in Tulsa Senate race; Wright edges Miller by 8 votes in House 57

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:37:33 +0000

Two extremely close outcomes in Senate 35 and House 57.

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 35                            39 OF   39
          CASON CARTER                                  2,881   49.86%
          GARY STANISLAWSKI                             2,897   50.14%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 57                     24 OF   24
          HAROLD WRIGHT                                   902   50.22%
          LYLE MILLER                                     894   49.78%

Just 40 votes separate Carter, Stanlislawski in Tulsa Senate race

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:21:33 +0000

Cason Carter, the former Tulsa city councilman, is in a dogfight with Gary Stanislawski for the Senate 35 seat. Races remain tight in House 72, House 57. Even House 59, where Mike Sanders seemed to be cruising, has gotten a little closer.

DEM) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 72                     16 OF   17
          SENECA SCOTT                                    493   52.34%
          CHRISTIE BREEDLOVE                              449   47.66%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 35                            37 OF   39
          CASON CARTER                                  2,776   50.36%
          GARY STANISLAWSKI                             2,736   49.64%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                            13 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                   541   67.37%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                262   32.63%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 57                     19 OF   24
          HAROLD WRIGHT                                   699   47.49%
          LYLE MILLER                                     773   52.51%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 59                     35 OF   46
          MIKE SANDERS                                  1,324   55.05%
          CHRIS CAMERON                                 1,081   44.95%

Tulsa-area legislative races going to the wire

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:06:59 +0000

Seneca Scott regains lead in House 72; Gary Stanislawski pulls within a few dozen votes of Cason Carter in Senate 35.

(DEM) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 72                     16 OF   17
          SENECA SCOTT                                    493   52.34%
          CHRISTIE BREEDLOVE                              449   47.66%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 35                            35 OF   39
          CASON CARTER                                  2,592   50.63%
          GARY STANISLAWSKI                             2,527   49.37%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                            11 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                   349   68.16%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                163   31.84%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 57                     12 OF   24
          HAROLD WRIGHT                                   279   43.73%
          LYLE MILLER                                     359   56.27%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 59                     32 OF   46
          MIKE SANDERS                                  1,187   60.93%
          CHRIS CAMERON                                   761   39.07%

Breedlove gains lead in House 72 race

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:58:34 +0000

In addition to Christie Breedlove’s surge, races are tightening in Senate 35, House 57

(DEM) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 72                     10 OF   17
          SENECA SCOTT                                    292   47.71%
          CHRISTIE BREEDLOVE                              320   52.29%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 35                            16 OF   39
          CASON CARTER                                  1,208   56.11%
          GARY STANISLAWSKI                               945   43.89%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                             8 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                   237   68.70%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                108   31.30%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 57                     11 OF   24
          HAROLD WRIGHT                                   248   42.32%
          LYLE MILLER                                     338   57.68%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 59                     18 OF   46
          MIKE SANDERS                                    618   64.71%
          CHRIS CAMERON                                   337   35.29%

Update: Oklahoma City-area legislative races

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:45:18 +0000

So far, the trends seem to favor Russell, Miller and Sanders.

REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                             8 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                   237   68.70%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                108   31.30%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 57                      5 OF   24
          HAROLD WRIGHT                                    87   35.66%
          LYLE MILLER                                     157   64.34%

(REP) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 59                     13 OF   46
          MIKE SANDERS                                    532   65.04%
          CHRIS CAMERON                                   286   34.96%

Scott, Carter jump out in front in Tulsa-area legislative races

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:35:14 +0000

Big races in the Tulsa area. These are the first results we’ve received from there.

DEM) FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 72                      3 OF   17
          SENECA SCOTT                                     29   70.73%
          CHRISTIE BREEDLOVE                               12   29.27%

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 35                             2 OF   39
          CASON CARTER                                    200   61.35%
          GARY STANISLAWSKI                               126   38.65%

Russell stakes early lead in Senate 45 contest

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:25:43 +0000

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                             4 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                    91   63.19%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                 53   36.81%

Russell takes early lead in Senate Dist. 45

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:18:03 +0000

Early returns from the state Election Board:

(REP) FOR STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT NO. 45                             3 OF   30
          STEVE RUSSELL                                    30   56.60%
          KYLE D. LOVELESS                                 23   43.40%

Polls have closed

bob doucette — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:07:53 +0000

7 p.m. has passed, so state and county election officials are now tallying votes. As soon as we get some results, comments or other news, we’ll be posting them here.

Bob Doucette

Assistant City Editor