Rep. James Lankford Defeats Tea Party-Backed Candidate in GOP Primary for Oklahoma’s Open Senate Seat
Posted on AllSides June 24th, 2014
U.S. Rep. James Lankford has won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma’s open U.S. Senate seat.
By capturing more than 50 percent of the vote Tuesday in the seven-man GOP primary field, Lankford avoids a runoff and faces the Democratic nominee and an independent in November.