I haven't kept up with OK politics in recent years, but what happened to Steve Largent? Didn't he run against this guy? Why didn't he win?
"...what happened to Steve Largent? Didn't he run against this guy? Why didn't he win?"
Several factors: Largent ran a poorly organized campaign that did not face the issues with real answers; there was a third party candidate (former Repub) that sucked votes away; a vote was taken on a state question on cockfighting which drew out voters, mostly Demo, in SE Okla.; Henry got former Sooner football coach Barry Switzer to support him with $ and TV ad endorsements.
While I agree he is a poor governor, he was definitely the smarter candidate.