Senate Battle Tops In Nation

The battle at the ballot box in November for control of the Oklahoma State Senate is one of the top 10 legislative battles this year, the National Conference of State Legislatures reports. Tim Storey, election expert with the NCSL, called attention to the importance of the coming elections and cited 10 states that bear watching. Republicans took control of the Oklahoma House in 2004 and are optimistic they can take control of the Senate this year. If they do, it will be the first time in state history they've controlled the Senate, now split 26 Democrats, 22 Republicans; it was 25-23 until the recent switch of Senator Nancy Riley of Tulsa from Republican to Democrat.

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