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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
Odom used portions of a transcript to try to discredit Watts, and the accusations were widely publicized in Oklahoma. [7] Watts argued he had been exonerated from any criminal conduct and that his financial problems were a result of losses for Oklahoma oil and gas businesses during the 1980s. [7] He was re-elected with 62 percent of the vote. [14]
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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.
Beginning in the 1960s, the Oklahoma Republican party made gains in voter registration and state legislative seats. [9] Henry Bellmon won election as Oklahoma's first Republican governor in 1962, by appealing to Democratic voters and as an anti-corruption candidate. [10] Only 18 percent of Oklahomans were registered as Republicans at the time. [9]
The Oklahoma Democratic Party once dominated state politics for much of Oklahoma history from with its strength in greatest concentrations in Oklahoma's 5th congressional district and the southeastern part of the state. [4] Upon statehood, all but one of the Congressional seats was held by Democrats.