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In addition, Oklahoma was the only state where John McCain carried every county (even though Democrats still had a majority of registered voters). [10] The 2010 statewide election saw a historic sweep, as for the first time in Oklahoma history, the GOP won every statewide office up for election that year.
The following tables indicate the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oklahoma: . Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; State Auditor, State Examiner and Inspector, and State Auditor and Inspector
For most of Oklahoma history, the Oklahoma Republican Party has the fewest members in the old Indian Territory or the area located in the Southeast. [3] Republicans held the American presidency during most of the territorial period, resulting in the appointments of Republican territorial governors.
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During the 1985–86 term, English was instrumental in securing a $20 million federal hub in Oklahoma City to assist in the war on drugs which is currently located at the Will Rogers Airport. In 1993, Glenn was also effective in halting a plan to reduce the work of the Rural Electrification Administration (REA).
Coburn was a fiscal and social conservative known for his opposition to deficit spending, pork barrel projects, [4] [5] [6] and abortion. Described as "the godfather of the modern conservative austerity movement", [7] he supported term limits, gun rights and the death penalty, [8] and opposed same-sex marriage and embryonic stem cell research.
The Oklahoma Democratic Party is made up of conservative, centrist and liberal members. Less than a third of registered Democratic voters in Oklahoma supported President Barack Obama in 2012, due to the larger proliferation of conservative and centrist members of the party.
According to the American Conservative Union, Sullivan was consistently among the most conservative members of Congress. He received a 100% rating from the organization in 2009 and 2010 earning their "Defender of Liberty" award both years. [24]