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+Mary Fallin (R)
625,506
 		60.45%
Jari Askins (D)
 409,261
 		39.55%

1,034,767
Registered Voters: 2,082,622 (as of Nov. 1, 2010).   
Plurality:  216,245 votes (20.90 percentage points).
 OK State Election Board



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Notes:  Gov. Brad Henry (D) was term-limited.  Oklahoma elected its first woman governor as U.S. Rep. and former Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin (R) defeated Lt. Gov. Jari Askins (D) by more than 20 percentage points.

The primaries took place on July 27.  All six candidates, Democrats and Republicans, participated in a primary debate at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah on July 21 (>).  In the Democratic primary, Askins eked out a narrow win (>), defeating Attorney General Drew Edmondson by 132,591 (50.28%) to 131,097 (49.72%).  In the Republican primary, Fallin tallied 136,477 votes (54.79%) defeating state Sen. Randy Brogdon at 98,170 (39.41%) followed by businessman Robert Hubbard 8,132 (3.26%) and businessman Roger L. Jackson 6,290 (2.53%).

In the general election, Askins and Fallin debated twice:

Oct. 19 - at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond;

Oct. 28 - hosted by the Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce and OSU-Tulsa (>).
Campaign Managers:
Mary Fallin:  Denise Northrup
Managed Fallin's five previous campaigns, for lieutenant governor, Congress.  Staffer on U.S. Rep. Jim Inhofe's 1994 campaign for U.S. Senate.  Graduate of University of Kansas.

Jari Askins:  Sid Hudson
Served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1986-92.  Teacher and coach at Lawton High School.  Graduate of the University of Oklahoma.

 
See also:
Bill Shapard.  "Why Mary Fallin won."  SoonerPoll.com, Nov. 3, 2010.

Scott Cooper.  "Behind each of the women runing for governor is a political pro."  Oklahoma Gazette, Aug. 5, 2010.

Archives of Women's Political Communication at Iowa State University - Mary Fallin  |  Jari Askins.



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