Candidate Eligibility Contested in 20 State Races

The Oklahoma State Election Board reports that at least 21 political races are going to be challenged on legal grounds, before the state election board. Some could result in court litigation, even before the Oklahoma Supreme Court.   Hearing on these candidacies will be held next Monday, April 25th.      Most disputes center around voter registration and residency requirements.   You can download the state election board documents, here, or here. ​

CONTESTS OF CANDIDACY
Cause	Name	Office	Hearing
358	Steve Perry	United States Senator	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-21	Matthews v. Knox	State Senator, District 11	4/25/2016
328	B.C. Jones	State Senator, District 12	4/18/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-06	Leewright v. Scroggs	State Senator, District 12	4/25/2016
2016-13	Sharp v. McGowan	State Senator, District 17	4/25/2016
2016-14	Sharp v. Sturgill	State Senator, District 17	4/25/2016
320	Quinn Baldwin	State Senator, District 21	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-12	Marlatt v. Setzer	State Senator, District 27	4/25/2016
414	Glen Pontious	State Senator, District 41	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-17	Loveless v. Vincent	State Senator, District 45	4/25/2016
2016-10	Meredith v. Culver	State Representative, District 4	4/25/2016
405	Steve Goad	State Representative, District 14	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
304	Doug Longnecker	State Representative, District 16	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-03	Enns v. Coleman	State Representative, District 41	4/25/2016	(Coleman withdrew, Contest withdrawn by petitioner)
2016-02	Virgin v. Perry	State Representative, District 44	4/25/2016
2016-09	Griffith v. Lynn	State Representative, District 45	4/25/2016
2016-18	Etters v. Lynn	State Representative, District 45	4/25/2016
350	Nubia Holland	State Representative, District 53	4/18/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-20	Baker v. Von Tungeln	State Representative, District 60	4/25/2016
2016-11	Nichols v. Cole	State Representative, District 72	4/25/2016
2016-07	Calvey v. Crawford	State Representative, District 82	4/25/2016	(Contest withdrawn by petitioner)
2016-16	McDaniel v. Donaldson-Hutton	State Representative, District 83	4/25/2016
381	Donna Compton	State Representative, District 83	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-08	Smith v. Hill	State Representative, District 87	4/25/2016
2016-01	Stone v. Alvarado	State Representative, District 89	4/25/2016
2016-05	Bennett v. Erb	State Representative, District 92	4/25/2016	(Erb withdrew, Contest withdrawn by petitioner)
2016-15	Ford v. Brewbaker	State Representative, District 95	4/25/2016
2016-19	Moore v. Arnold	State Representative, District 96	4/25/2016
336	Amber Polach	State Representative, District 96	4/19/2016	(Candidate Withdrew)
2016-04	Rogers v. Conduff-Rogers	State Representative, District 98	4/25/2016	(Conduff-Rogers withdrew)

​CONTESTS OF CANDIDACY ​

Hannity Harranges Cruz Over Delegate Selections

“Sean, the only people asking this question are the hardcore Donald Trump supporters…” Cruz said chuckling, causing Hannity to barge in and literally explode in anger.    Politistick reports that Hannity had a meltdown moment while Ted Cruz was answering questions on the Hannity Radio show, this afternoon.   Here's how Politistick reports it: ​

"Avid Donald Trump supporter Sean Hannity got butthurt on his national radio program on Tuesday after Ted Cruz answered a question in a way that exposed Hannity’s sycophantic support for the New York billionaire. Hannity, who was trying to hide his being a Trump propagandist by pointing out that Cruz has been on his show more than any other candidate (because Cruz always accepts the invitation), without mentioning that when Cruz is on, he acts like a Trump defense lawyer, interrupting Cruz at every opportunity, rarely allowing him to finish a sentence (when Cruz says anything negative about Trump). However, when Trump is a Hannity guest, the bloviating billionaire is allowed to smear Cruz as “Lyin’ Ted” and it goes completely unchallenged by Hannity." Sean Hannity Flips His Lid in Angry Interview with Ted Cruz Ted Cruz: “If you lose, don’t cry about it. Go back and learn how to win an election.” Ted Cruz: “I cannot help that the Donald Trump campaign does not seem capable of running a lemonade stand.

  Ted Cruz went on to mention the 1.3 million voters who participated in those 5 state victories, but Hannity ignored that fact without refuting it. Later, Hannity sought to discredit Cruz on his website;

The Hannity spin and passive-agressive disparagement of Cruz.

"Cruz claims he's won 'landslides over and over' beating Trump in five consecutive states – even though only one of them held an election Texas senator won handily in Wisconsin on April 5 but his more recent 'voterless' victories have drawn scorn from Donald Trump supporters Cruz has added to his convention delegate count by appealing to party activists convening in states with no primary elections He said on 'Good Morning America' that 'we have won five [states] in a row, and Donald's upset so he's throwing a fit' Trump says Cruz 'has to get his delegates from the Republican bosses' and frames those wins as sneaky and meaningless Cruz insists he is winning 'grassroots' victories and claims: 'This is how elections are won in America'."

Read the entire article, and listen to the audio, at Politistick.

Stuart Jolly Quits The Trump Campaign

Despite the New York media narrative, the Trump campaign has every appearance of a train coming off the tracks. Lewandowski's hand-picked team seems to be systematically being replaced and subverted.   The Trump Regional Director, Stephanie Milligan, was elevated from Oklahoma State Director, after the Super Tuesday events. No word yet, on just how far the ripples of this top-level departure will be felt. Politico had this juicy bit of news.. "One operative who has worked with the campaign and was briefed on the changes said “Stuart will not work with Rick Wiley. It just wasn’t going to happen.” The operative added that the change had sparked particular concern among the campaign’s field staff, many of whom were hired by Jolly and maintained close contact with him — a rarity on a campaign with a reputation for top-down communication."

Trump & Jolly, in New Hampshire   Former Oklahoma Director for Americans For Prosperity, Stuart Jolly, has suddenly quit the Trump Campaign in protest.  Stuart was elevated from regional to national field director, after the Super Tuesday contests. Now, he may be coming home.   The Red State News site said: Not that you’d know that from this Politico headline: “Trump orders new campaign hierarchy, spending plan.”  To be fair, that in itself is news, as is the new twenty million May/June budget being reported… but possibly it is just as newsworthy that Trump’s national field director Stuart Jolly quit today rather than be transferred over to work for Rick Wiley (best known for his disastrous turn as Scott Walker’s national campaign manager).  Jolly was a Corey Lewandowski (Trump’s embattled beleaguered campaign manager) loyalist, and Lewandowski is himself steadily being supplanted by new head Trump yes-guy Paul Manafort. Honestly, that this quitting will roil Trump’s existing state campaign staffs at a critical moment in the campaign should be a story of its own; we’ll see if anybody picks up on it.

Tulsa City Govt. Races Set..

​The filing period for city of Tulsa elected offices ended last week. Four incumbents  —  City Councilors: Karen Gilbert Anna America  Phil Lakin Auditor Cathy Criswell     - will be unopposed in the Nov. 8 general election. Here is the official list of candidates from the Tulsa County Election Board. MAYOR Dewey Bartlett (I) Age: 69 City Councilor G.T. Bynum Age: 38 Occupation: Federal govt relations consultant, Capitol Ventures Lawrence Kirkpatrick Age: 70 Occupation: N/A Paul Tay Age: 53 Occupation: N/A Tom McCay Age: 54 Occupation: N/A CITY COUNCIL District 1 Jack Henderson (I) Age: 65 Occupation: Retired, AT&T Vanessa Hall-Harper Age: 44 Occupation: Child health and policy manager, Tulsa Health Department District 2 Jeannie Cue (I) Age: 62 Occupation: Retired nurse Aaron Bisogno  Age: 29  Occupation: N/A District 3 David Patrick (I)  Age: 64  Occupation: Owner, Patrick’s Auto Service Jim Rice  Age: 61 Occupation: N/A

District 4 Blake Ewing (I)  Age: 37  Occupation: Business owner Sam Walker  Age: 24  Occupation: N/A Michael Haskins  Age: 27  Occupation: N/A Josh Starks  Age: 39  Occupation: N/A District 5 Karen Gilbert (I)  Age: 47  Occupation: Parent facilitator, Wright Elementary School District 6 Connie Dodson (I)  Age: 48  Occupation: Photographer, owner of Connie Palmer Photography. Skip Steele  Age: 66  Occupation: Owner, All Hours Computer Service (former city councilor) Allen Branch  Age: 33  Occupation: N/A District 7 Anna America (I)  Age: 52  Occupation: City Councilor District 8 Phil Lakin (I)  Age: 48  Occupation: CEO of the Tulsa Community Foundation District 9 (Open seat) Ben Kimbro  Age: 43  Occupation: N/A Eric McCray  Age: 35  Occupation: N/A CITY AUDITOR Cathy Criswell (I)  Age: 61

State Campaign Filings: The Complete List

Complete Filing List 2016 State Races Sooner Politics' analysts have combed through     the several hundred documents & declarations, to bring together a list of all the candidates,  parties, and races.  Here are all the Candidate's Submitted Forms:  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday The Election Board's Weekly Report