Uncontested: Nearly Half of Legislative Races Have Already Been Decided - Oklahoma Watch

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Uncontested: Nearly Half of Legislative Races Have Already Been Decided - Oklahoma Watch

For the third consecutive general election cycle, most Oklahoma voters won’t elect their state lawmakers in November.  Fifty of the 127 State and House seats up for re-election were decided at 5 p.m. Friday, April 5,  when just one candidate filed for office. Thirty-five races will be settled in the June 18 primary or Aug. 27 runoff election. The Oklahoma Democratic Party has opened its 2024 primaries to independents while the Republican and Lib…