71 percent vote in Cleveland County
Second best turnout behind only 1980 presidential election
By M. Scott Carter
In the race for the county's Fourth Congressional District, incumbent Republican Tom Cole captured 59,870 votes -- about 64.55 percent --?to Democrat Blake Cummings' 28,113 -- 30.31 percent. Independent David E. Joyce had 4,768 votes, or 5.14 percent.
In that race, the under votes totaled 12,270.
On the state level, Republican Jeff Cloud won a full-term seat on the state Corporation Commission with 62,471 votes to Democrat Charles Gray's 37,901.
Records list 4,658 under votes for the contest.
In a race where, literally, every vote counted, Republican Dana Murphy slipped past incumbent Democrat Corporation Commissioner Jim Roth 52,223 to 48,953.
In that contest 3,854 voters didn't pick a candidate.
Other races included:
State Senate District 15 -- Republican Jonathan Nichols, 17,984; Democrat Diane Drum, 12,702. Under votes: 1,135.
State Senate District 17 -- Republican Donald Rominger, Jr., 1,160; Charlie Laster, Democrat, 857. Under votes: 35.
State Senate District 43 -- Jim Reynolds, Republican, 6,445; David Boren, Democrat, 4,517. Under votes: 283.
State Representative District 27 -- Shane Jett, Republican, 1,626; Cole Koszara, Democrat, 802. Under votes: 80.
State Representative District 42 -- Republican Lisa J. Billy, 221; Democrat Brad Perry, 186. Under votes: 11.
State Representative District 44 -- Republican Tod J. Barrett, 4,822; Democrat Bill Nations, 8,951. Under votes: 674.
State Representative District 45 -- Aaron Stiles, Republican, 8,220; Wallace Collins, 9,132. Under votes: 493.
State Representative District 46 -- Scott Martin, Republican, 10,158; Miranda Norman, Democrat, 5,659. Under votes: 645.