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Saturday, February 11, 2012

More details on Tuesday’s primaries

Voting for the primary elections will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Oklahomans will be voting for candidates to fill the following positions; U.S. Senator, U.S. Representative, state officers, judicial offices, district attorney, state senator, state representative, judicial retention and county offices.

In the U.S. Senate, Oklahoma has two senators with one position up for election for a six-year term. Tom Coburn, the current state senator, is running for another six-year term. Currently both State Senators for Oklahoma are Republicans, with two other Republicans, Evelyn L. Rogers and Lewis Kelly Spring running as well.

Jim Rogers and Mark Myles are the registered Democrats running for State Senate and Ronald F. Dwyer and Stephen P. Wallace are running as Independent parties.

Oklahoma state officers that are up for election will be for governor, lieutenant governor, state auditor and inspector, attorney general, state treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, commissioner of labor and insurance commissioner.

Residents can go to www.ok.gov/elections to find their nearest polling place.

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