Posted by Adam Slinger


Tierney's sick?!?!?

Our desks are right next to each other. Great. Looks like I'll be falling ill this weekend. In fact, I think I'm starting to feel a little scratch in my throat, right now.

As for the real news, Election Day has come and gone. In the state government, it looks like the Democrats have the upper hand. By how much, though, remains to be seen. The Democratic Lieutenant Governor-Elect will play a crucial role this next session, as the the State Senate is now split 50/50 with 24 Democrats and 24 Republicans. Since the Lt. Governor has the tie-breaking vote, Democrats will presumably have a better chance to more their agenda forward--They'll have the Governor, the Lt. Governor and, consequently, the State Senate.

Republicans really wanted to take control of the Senate. Never before in history have they come this close to controlling the entire legislative branch in Oklahoma. They almost succeeded, too, only falling short of one seat.

The GOP did maintain control of the State House of Representatives, losing just one spot. In some districts, the votes were very close; for example, the race for State Representative in District 25 down in Ada was down to the wire. The "unofficial" results show that the Democratic candidate won by TWO votes.

Election night was busy at the station... Or so I heard. As the returns came in, I was actually asleep, preparing for an early (or should I say, earlier) start to my day. Our overnight photographer, Dan Ryan, said that nearly everyone was working when he arrived just before 11pm.



We take this type of coverage seriously--It's been our commitment to inform you as much as we can about the candidates. It's not a coincidence our election coverage is branded "Commitment 2006." I hope we accomplished our goal and gave you a healthy portion of election information.

I hope you'll be consuming a healthy portion of Vitamin C, as well. I would recommend it for anyone that sits next to Tierney Cook while she's "under the weather." (TC, Get well!)