| The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2005 Off Year Elections |
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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator James M. Inhofe • First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Tom Coburn • First elected: 2004. (also served in U.S. House- first elected: 1994; re-elected: 1996, 1998.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Brad Henry • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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Republican | (pending) • Possible candidates: Congressman Ernest Istook (CD 5) |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Possible 2006 candidate for U.S. House CD 5 |
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| 109th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Congressman John Sullivan • Elected 8 January 2002 in Special Election for the term to begin 15 February, the effective date of the resignation of Steve Largent (who resigned to run for OK Governor). Representative Sullivan will take oath of office 27 February 2002. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 2 | Democratic | Congressman Dan Boren • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 3 | Republican | Congressman Frank D. Lucas • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 4 | Republican | Congressman Tom Cole • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| CD 5 | Republican | Congressman Ernest Istook • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - 3 October 2005: Announced his candidacy for Governor |
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Republican | (pending) • Possible candidates: Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin; Corporation Commissioner Denise A. Bode |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Drew Edmondson • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Scott Meacham • Appointed by Governor Brad Henry June 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Scott Meacham became the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma on 1 June 2005 when he was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the unexpired term of Treasurer Robert Butkin. Mr. Butkin was first elected in 1994 and re-elected in 1998 and 2002. | |||||
| Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor and Inspector Jeff A. McMahan • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Republican | Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau Wynn • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland • Appointed by Governor Brad Henry January 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Kim Holland was appointed by Governor Brad Henry in January 2005 to fill the vacancy caused by the removal from office of Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Ms. Fisher was first elected in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. | |||||
| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
| Democratic | Public Instruction Superintendent Sandy Garrett • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2004, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Corporation Commissioner Denise A. Bode • Appointed: 1997; first elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Possible 2006 candidate for U.S. House CD 5 |
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| Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2006 | |||||
| Republican | Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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| Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2008 | |||||
| Republican | Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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