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See Returns at: http://www.newsok.com/electok/results# Roll Call: Coburn Poised to Win GOP Primary From RollCall.com (subscription req.): Sources said [Kirk] Humphreys’ support declined in recent weeks after he was targeted by [Bob] Anthony’s ads, which portrayed the former mayor as a crooked politician who engaged in shady land deals while in office. The ads especially hurt Humphreys in his Oklahoma City base. At the same time, [Tom] Coburn saw his support grow after he hit television airwaves for the first time. The Club for Growth, which is supporting Coburn, also has aired positive ads on his behalf and briefly went after...

Istook Endorses Coburn Humphreys Campaign Says Endorsement Not Surprising POSTED: 11:04 pm CDT July 20, 2004 UPDATED: 11:12 pm CDT July 20, 2004 OKLAHOMA CITY -- U.S. Rep. Ernest Istook, R-Okla., said Tuesday that he is endorsing former Congressman Tom Coburn in the GOP race for the U.S. Senate. Istook urged Oklahoma Republicans to avoid a runoff by uniting behind the Muskogee physician. The endorsement came just a week before the July 27 primary. Coburn, former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys and Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony are battling for the top spot on the Republican side. U.S. Rep. Brad Carson...

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Coburn and former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys are about even in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, according to a statewide poll. The poll, sponsored by the Tulsa World and KOTV-Channel 6, showed Coburn with 37 percent support, Humphreys with 34 percent and state Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony with 7 percent. Jay Richard Hunt had 1 percent and 21 percent said they were undecided. The difference between Coburn and Humphreys is well within the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 5.9 percentage points. If no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the...

The entry of Tom Coburn has turned the tables in the race for the Republican Party nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Don Nickles, who is not seeking re-election. An Oklahoma Poll taken in January had shown former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys apparently well on his way to an expected November general election showdown with U.S. Rep. Brad Carson, D-Okla.

Brad Carson Leads Opponent By 11 Points In Latest Tulsa World Poll For The United States Senate An independent poll commissioned by the Tulsa World shows Congressman Brad Carson with an 11 point lead over Republican candidate Kirk Humphreys in a head to head match-up in the United States Senate race to succeed retiring Senator Don Nickles. “What this poll says is that we still need to go out everyday for the next 10 months and work to earn the support of the voters of Oklahoma,” said Congressman Carson. “I believe Oklahomans are tired of politics as usual and are...

Muskogee - Former Oklahoma Congressman Tom Coburn will seek election to the U.S. Senate, it was announced Monday. Coburn, who served from 1994-2000 as a Congressman, says he has "resolved to follow my convictions and seek to become Oklahoma's next U.S. Senator." Coburn says he believes the country has a "deficit of moral courage in the United States Congress," and that the Congress "lacks effective leadership to control spending and point out the process by which self serving politicians sell our children down the river with deficit spending." Coburn, a Republican from Muskogee, served in the Congress for six years...

Former 2nd District Congressman Dr Tom Coburn has announced he will run for the US Senate. Coburn will run as a Republican for the seat Senator Don Nickles is leaving. He made his announcement on a website called Draft Coburn for Senate.com. On the website, Coburn says the decision to run was a difficult one. He lists six reasons for running including what he calls a deficit of moral courage in the US congress. He also mentions his concerns about Medicare, Social Security, trade issues and spending controls. Coburn is a medical doctor with offices in Muskogee.

Congressman Brad Carson and former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys are the apparent leaders for nomination by their parties to the U.S. Senate. The poll of 525 registered Democrats by Consumer Logic for a Tulsa newspaper found 43 percent for Carson and 14 percent for Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher. Five percent were for Muldrow attorney Monte Johnson. The margin of error is 4.25 percentage points. The survey of 326 registered Republicans found 43 percent for Humphreys and 24 percent for state Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony. The margin of error in the Republican segment is 5.5 percentage points. A head-to-head matchup...

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- Democratic Congressman Brad Carson has more than $1-million in his war chest for the race to succeed Senator Don Nickles. Meanwhile, Republican Kirk Humphreys has raised more than 550-thousand dollars for the Senate race in just two months. Humphreys, former mayor of Oklahoma City, surpassed his goal of raising 400-thousand dollars by the end of the year. Humphreys' campaign manager, Josh Kivett, says that after expenses, Humphreys finished the year with about $425,000 in the bank. Carson had $342,000 in his House re-election account before Nickles announced his retirement in October. Humphreys has received fund-raising help from...

Economic and business issues from the real world where people live are being addressed by Kirk Humphreys in his quest to succeed Don Nickles as Oklahoma's U.S. Senator. Humphreys' focus is "very positive" and keyed to stability providing the average person and/or family confidence to make a decision on big-dollar purchases. His candidacy is drawing support from "name" sources, but Humphreys is more concerned about increasing his grass roots support with tours around the state. Ardmore was on his agenda Monday. "It's going very well, we're off to a good start," Humphreys said. He sees his candidacy as "an opportunity...

<p>WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A new poll of 500 registered Oklahoma voters shows ex-Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys with a slim, 3-point lead in next year's Senate race.</p> <p>Humphreys, the Republican, leads Democrat Brad Carson, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, by 41 to 38 percent statewide.</p>