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Oklahoma State Election Board
1998 Oklahoma Congressional and Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: July 8, Primary: August 25, Run off: September 15,
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, 47% in '94, 1st term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| St. Rep. Laura Boyd (D), St. Rep. James Hager (D), |
Frank Keating (R), perennial Joe Vickers (R), |
horse breeder Hoppy Heidelberg (Rfm), |
| Lt. Governor |
| ER doctor Jack Morgan (D), attorney / rancher /ex-GOPer Dan Lowe (D), |
Mary Fallin (R) |
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| Attorney General |
| Edward "Drew" Edmondson (D) |
No Republican |
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| Treasurer |
| Robert A. Butkin (D) |
No Republican |
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| Auditor |
| Clifton H. Scott (D) |
Allen M. Hart (R) |
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| Insurance Commissioner |
| '94 nominee / insurance agent Carroll Fisher (D), John P. Spearman (D), Barry Hale (D), |
John P. Crawford (R), Don Strong (R), Mill Maguire (R), |
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| Labor Commissioner |
| J.C. Watts Sr. (D), Jerry Morgan (D), perennial candidate Virginia "Blue Jeans" Jenner (D), |
Brenda Reneau (R), environmental researcher Chris Brown (R), |
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| Superintendent of Schools |
| Sandy Garrett (D) |
ex-Secretary of Education/ teacher Linda D. Murphy (R), Tod Williams (R), |
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| Corporate Commissioner seat up in 2002 |
| No Democrat |
Ed Apple (R) |
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| Corporate Commissioner, Cody Graves (D) retiring |
| Charley Long (D) |
Denise A. Bode (R) |
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Senator, 58.6% in '92, 3rd term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Charles Cook's prediction: Safe Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| air-conditioning contractor Don E. Carroll (D), Jacquelyn Morrow Lewis Ledgerwood (D), Arlie Nixon (D), Jerry Kobyluk (D), |
Don Nickles (R), |
Argus W. Yandell Jr. (I), Mike Morris (I), |
1st Cong. District, 68.2% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:20, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| minister Howard Plowman (D), |
Steve Largent (R), |
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2nd Cong. District, 55.5% in '96, 2nd term, might retire in '00
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| ex-St. Transportation Commissioner / rancher Kent Pharaoh (D), professor Isabel K. Baker (D), '96 candidate/used car salesman Jim Robert "Bob" Wilson (D), Bryan J. Bigby (D), |
Tom A. Coburn (R), |
computer systems manager Albert Jones (I), |
3rd Cong. District, 51.4% in '96, 1st / 8th term,Watkins announced and reconsidered retirement
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 5:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| ex-St. Rep. Walt Roberts (D), '96 nominee/St. Sen. Darryl Roberts (D), prof. James Tony Litherland (D), Chickasaw Nation tribe Governor Bill Anoatubby (D), |
Wes Watkins (R), |
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4th Cong. District, 57.7% in '96, 2nd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican |
| attorny Ben Odom (D), |
J. C. Watts (R), |
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5th Cong. District, 69.7% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:10, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| community activist Mary Catherine Smothermon (D), |
Ernest Jim Istook (R), |
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6th Cong. District, 63.9% in '96, 3rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| '96 nominee / oil & gas businessman Paul M. Barby (D), history teacher W.T. "Dub" Whalen (D), |
Frank D. Lucas (R), |
accountant Ralph B. Finkle Jr. (I), |
| Run-Off Election |
| Labor Commissioner |
| J.C. Watts Sr. (D), Jerry Morgan (D), |
Brenda Reneau (R), |
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Senator, 58.6% in '92, 3rd term
Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Safe Republican, Charles Cook's prediction: Safe Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican |
| air-conditioning contractor Don E. Carroll (D), deceased Jacquelyn Morrow Lewis Ledgerwood (D), |
Don Nickles (R), |
Argus W. Yandell Jr. (I), Mike Morris (I), |
2nd Cong. District, 55.5% in '96, 2nd term, might retire in '00
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:3, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| ex-St. Transportation Commissioner / rancher Kent Pharaoh (D), professor Isabel K. Baker (D), |
Tom A. Coburn (R), |
computer systems manager Albert Jones (I), |
3rd Cong. District, 51.4% in '96, 1st / 8th term,Watkins announced and reconsidered retirement
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 5:8, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| ex-St. Rep. Walt Roberts (D), '96 nominee/St. Sen. Darryl Roberts (D), |
Wes Watkins (R), |
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1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
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