Johnson's Victory Came On Strength In Nine Northeast Oklahoma City Precincts

Democrat Willa Johnson won the special election for Oklahoma County commissioner this week based on overwhelming margins in some northeast Oklahoma City and Spencer precincts, TMRO's analysis of precinct vote returns shows.

ANALYSIS

Republican Forrest Claunch, who lost to Johnson 54-46 percent, actually carried or tied Johnson in 65 of the district's 105 precincts, but his margins in the precincts he carried were nowhere near as large as those Johnson racked up in some northeast Oklahoma City precincts. In the nine northeast precincts listed here, for example, Johnson received 1,924 votes. Claunch got just 132. Her margin of victory overall was 893 votes.

Precinct 543 ~ Claunch 4, Johnson 213 Precinct 544 ~ Claunch 4, Johnson 223 Precinct 547 ~ Claunch 5, Johnson 112 Precinct 549 ~ Claunch 1, Johnson 201 Precinct 550 ~ Claunch 11, Johnson 246 Precinct 551 ~ Claunch 16 Johnson 265 Precinct 552 ~ Claunch 27, Johnson 221 Precinct 579 ~ Claunch 15, Johnson 121 Precinct 589 ~ Claunch 49, Johnson 322

While Claunch carried precincts in the State House district he previously represented, his margins were modest compared to Johnson's showing in her northeast precincts. An example can be found in Midwest City's Precinct 385, voting in which takes place at Cleveland Bailey Elementary School, 3301 Sunvalley Drive. There, Claunch had a margin of almost 2-to-1, besting Johnson 225 to 116 votes.

Voter registration in the district is about 64 percent Democrat, 36 percent Republican.

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