TvPoll: Askins-Hiett Race A Dead Heat

The race for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is a virtual dead heat, KWTV-Channel 9 reported this morning based on a poll conducted for it by TvPoll.com. The poll found Republican House Speaker Todd Hiett leading State Rep. Jari Askins by less than 1 percent. Independent E. Z. Million had just 2.7 percent. This new poll comes on the heels of an earlier one (see story below) that had Askins up by a few percentage points; the two polls, analysts say, simply mirror how close this race is with about five weeks remaining to election day. GOP sources say an internal poll for Hiett's campaign shows him leading slightly, again reinforcing the perception that the race is perhaps among the closest statewide races in play.

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