WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months in runoff elections on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — Three Republican Oklahoma state lawmakers will go before voters for the second time in about two months in runoff elections on Tuesday. They are among the candidates in 10 state legislative districts to compete once again for the Republican nomination after failing to win an outright majority in the June 18 primary.
In House District 32, state Rep. Kevin Wallace faces a tough reelection bid against energy company executive Jim Shaw. Wallace, the chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee, has the governor’s endorsement but placed second in the June 18 primary, with about 42% of the vote, compared to about 46% for Shaw. The winner will run unopposed in November.
Half of Oklahoma’s 28 state Senate seats and all 101 state House seats are up for election in 2024, although many of those races are uncontested or do not feature a Democratic candidate. Republicans hold overwhelming supermajorities in both chambers.The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in 10 contests on Tuesday, all of them Republican primary runoff elections.
Runoffs tend to be lower-turnout events than the initial elections that prompted them. This could slow the race-calling process for a competitive contest, especially in smaller state legislative districts. In these cases, determining the outcome could rest on a small handful of ballots that have yet to be tabulated.
More than 297,000 voters participated in the June 18 primary, most of them Republicans. Voter turnout in the Republican primaries was about 20% of registered Republicans.
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