About Oklahoma Votes 2010

Welcome to the Oklahoma Votes 2010 web page. Join us here and on OETA for full coverage of the Oklahoma general election on November 2nd.

 

The 2010 election in Oklahoma will feature more open statewide positions than at any time in the last 16 years. The positions of Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner, Auditor and Inspector, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction and U.S. Senate headline the statewide ballot.  In addition, there are races in four of Oklahoma's five congressional seats, and 48 races in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and State Senate. Eleven state questions are on the ballot, along with local races for District Attorney, Associate District Judge, District Judge, judicial retention, and various county offices.

Throughout this election season, the OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT (ONR) will provide news on the candidates, the issues and the races that will shape the state’s future, each weeknight at 6:30 p.m. and the next day on-line and on OETA's Okla channel. 

Each week leading up to the General Election, Oklahoma Forum will feature discussions with the candidates for statewide offices.  Oklahoma Forum can be seen at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays and is repeated numerous times each week on OETA Okla.  Also, you can watch each Oklahoma Forum program on-line.

On election night, OETA will provide continuous statewide election coverage, including the latest results, features, expert analysis and interviews with candidates and strategists from watch parties and other events. Dick Pryor hosts OETA's election night program, with field reports from Lori Rasmussen, Cathy Tatom, Angela Rosecrans, Susan Miller, Robert Burch and Michael Cross of KOSU Radio. 

Oklahoma Votes 2010 coverage will also feature content provided through partnerships with Oklahoma’s NPR affiliates, eCapitol/iVote and The Journal Record. Special correspondents Kurt Gwartney of KGOU, Gail Banzet of KOSU, John Durkee of KWGS and David Meyer of KCCU join us to provide information on key races in their listening areas.

We will also have real-time video streaming on-line and for the first time, will offer Oklahoma voters the chance to call during our live, on-air program to ask our expert analysts questions about the election. Bob Sands, host of The People's Business, will moderate a special election night version of the program to allow Oklahomans to talk politics as the evening unfolds. 

During the evening of the General Election on November 2nd we will feature expert analysis from political consultant Neva Hill, OU Political Science Professor Keith Gaddie, Director of Women's Leadership Sheryl Lovelady, former Democratic congressional candidate Ben Odom and former Republican state representative Doug Miller. 

Our guests will include:  U.S. Representative Tom Cole, U.S. Representative Dan Boren, U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, State Representative Scott Inman, State Representative Kris Steele, State Senator Andrew Rice, State Senator John Ford, former candidate for governor and lieutenant governor Laura Boyd, and Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy. 

On election night, November 2nd, Oklahoma Votes 2010 coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. on OETA.  The election night program will be streamed live on the OETA website and will be repeated beginning at midnight on OETA OKLA.  Throughout the 2010 election season, count on OETA - Oklahoma’s source for trusted, in-depth, statewide election coverage - to bring you outstanding, continuous election programming.