Republicans grabwins in every secon-dary elected office.
Tulsa World
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Correspondent
Published: 11/3/2010 2:19 AM
Last Modified: 11/3/2010 7:48 AM
For the first time in Oklahoma history, Republicans swept into every secondary elected office Tuesday by winning seven statewide races.
Former Gov. George Nigh, a Democrat, took note of the historic election.
"They used to have a saying that politics is local. I think today most politics is national," Nigh said. "And right now in Oklahoma there is an anti-Washington - which means an anti-Democrat - feeling.
"There are always peaks and valleys," he continued. "Two years ago, they didn't want Republicans. But things work out. It's called a democracy, and people get a right to say how they feel, and you can't argue that."
State Sen. Todd Lamb, R-Edmond, the majority floor leader, took the lieutenant governor's seat, defeating state Sen. Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau, and independent Richard Prawdzienski.
Lamb, 38, said he is looking forward to working with a Republican team of leaders to focus on attracting and retaining jobs in Oklahoma... FULL ARTICLE
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