I wouldn't be surprised to see some not-insignificant primary carnage in Oklahoma tonight, a state wracked by budget dysfunction under GOP rule. I'm counting 10 state legislative incumbents currently trailing their primary challengers there: nytimes.com/interactive/20…
I count six Oklahoma GOP incumbents who outright lost their seats in primaries tonight: #SD40 (Yen), #HD33 (Babinec), #HD37 (Vaughan), #HD65 (Park), #HD67 (McEachin), #HD69 (Strohn).

At least another *11* have been forced into runoff elections: ok.gov/elections/supp…
On top of all this, one Oklahoma Republican incumbent, #HD12's Kevin Dugle, currently leads his challenger by just 4 votes with 17/18 precincts reporting: ok.gov/elections/supp…
Conversely, it doesn't look like a single Democratic incumbent in the Oklahoma state legislature was defeated in a primary tonight (or forced into a runoff).

This anti-incumbent bloodbath was aimed in one direction only.
Just as a late update to this thread, & to close the loop on OK #HD12, GOP incumbent Kevin McDugle is clinging to a 3-vote lead over his challenger with all precincts now reporting: ok.gov/elections/supp…
🔥 "The six incumbent losses doubled the three who lost in the 2016 primaries, and this after a tranquil period in which only three incumbents lost primaries in the previous 16 years combined."

tulsaworld.com/news/elections…
2 GOP incumbents in OK were defeated by candidates with Dem ties:

▪️Greg Babinec (#HD33) lost to John Talley, whose wife ran against Babinec as a Dem in 2016
▪️Steve Vaughan (#HD37) lost to Ken Luttrell, who used to hold the same seat as a Dem until Vaughan beat him in 2010
One more: Toni Hasenbeck, a 7th grade teacher who ran for OK #HD65 as a Democrat in 2014 (and narrowly lost), defeated GOP incumbent Scooter Park last night.

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This is nuts:

In April, Oklahoma state Rep. Kevin McDugle (R) said he wouldn't vote for "another stinking measure" for education funding after he became upset at teacher protests.

His GOP opponent *suspended his campaign* a month ago b/c he got a new job. Here was the result:
Note that McDugle still could lose, as additional provisional ballots are scheduled to be counted on Friday! newsok.com/article/559951…
"Go ahead, be pissed at me."

Be careful what you wish for!

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Polls have closed in Wisconsin. I wouldn't expect any results right away, but see the below thread for important resources you'll need to properly track the results for the #SD01 and #AD42 special elections.
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Reminder: It's easy to lose track of these D vs. R state leg special elections amid the hubbub of bigger ticket primaries, but both of these Wisconsin races are well worth watching tonight. 🔽🔽
If you're wanting to follow the returns in WI #SD01 or #AD42 tonight, don't expect to easily find a centralized official resource for results. The state of Wisconsin does not offer special election results on their website, so you've gotta check each individual county site.
But don't worry –– I've got you covered with Wisconsin results links tonight. I'll post links in this thread for both #SD01 and #AD42.
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