Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 28 Republican primary runoff)

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Primary: June 26, 2018 Primary runoff: August 28, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Mary Fallin (Republican)
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Mortgage industry executive Kevin Stitt (R) defeated Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett (R) in the August 28, 2018, Republican primary runoff for governor of Oklahoma, after no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.

Although Cornett and Stitt had similar platforms, education and energy policy helped to distinguish them. Cornett approved of term-limited Gov. Mary Fallin's $474 million tax package to fund raises for teachers, while Stitt said he would have sought to reduce waste before raising taxes.^[1]

Cornett's platform included moving away from the oil and gas industry to provide revenue for the state. Stitt said he would strive to create a level playing field for competition.^[2]

In the primary election, Cornett received 29 percent of the vote to Stitt's 24 percent. Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb (R), who missed the runoff by 2,400 votes, conceded without endorsing either. Stitt faced former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson (D) in the general election.

Candidates and election results[edit]

See also: Statistics on gubernatorial candidates, 2018

August 28 primary runoff[edit]

Kevin Stitt defeated Mick Cornett in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.

June 26 primary[edit]

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.

Candidate profiles[edit]

Mick Cornett[edit]

After a two-decade career in journalism, Cornett was elected to the Oklahoma City Council in 2001 and Mayor of Oklahoma City in 2004. He was the longest-serving mayor in the United States in 2018 and spent one term as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.^[3]

With "fix the mess" as his campaign slogan, Cornett said, "We have spent too long in this state judging our leadership by how well they deal with a crisis. It’s time we start judging them by their ability to avoid a crisis.”^[4]

Cornett identified raising teachers' salaries, improving access to healthcare, including in rural communities, and making the state budgeting process more transparent as some of his policy priorities.^[5]

Kevin Stitt[edit]

Stitt founded Gateway Mortgage in 2000, developing a nationwide mortgage company that held a loan servicing portfolio of more than $16 billion in 2018.^[6]

"I just think the state needs something different. I don't think the guys that got us in this mess—or girls—are going to lead us out of it," Stitt said of what distinguished himself from other candidates. "I just think I'm so much of a different candidate coming from the private sector. I started my company Gateway Mortgage with $1,000 and today we have over 1,100 employees.”^[7]

Stitt listed prioritizing government efficiency, raising teacher pay, and recruiting new business to Oklahoma as some of his policy priorities.^[8]

Campaign finance[edit]

Campaign tactics and strategies[edit]

Campaign ads[edit]

Mick Cornett[edit]

Support[edit]

"Do It Again" - Cornett campaign ad, released July 30, 2018

"Best Days" - Cornett campaign ad, released June 19, 2018

Oppose[edit]

• Stitt released a negative ad in August 2018, criticizing Cornett for not endorsing Trump in the 2016 presidential election and opposing the border wall.

Kevin Stitt[edit]

Support[edit]

"Anniversary" - Stitt campaign ad, released July 24, 2018

"Take Your Pick" - Stitt campaign ad, released June 20, 2018

Oppose[edit]

"Bull Stitt" - Cornett campaign ad, released August 14, 2018

"Kevin Stitt's Sale" - Oklahoma Values ad, released August 10, 2018

Stitt's business practices[edit]

Cornett and the pro-Cornett Oklahoma Values PAC both released ads criticizing the business practices of Stitt's company, Gateway Mortgage. The company was named by Business Insider as one of "15 shadiest mortgage lenders being backed by the government" in 2009. The article said the company had a default rate of 11.9 percent.^[9] Stitt attributed the default rate to timing, saying the company had just begun originating Federal Housing Association loans in low volumes.^[10]

One ad said that Stitt and his company were banned from doing business in Georgia in 2009. The Georgia ban, which applied to the company for life and Stitt for five years, reportedly stemmed from them making false statements and misrepresenting facts to lenders.^[11]

Debates and forums[edit]

August 18, 2018, forum[edit]

Cornett and Stitt participated in a forum hosted by the Garfield County Republican Party on August 18, 2018, where they discussed their motivations to run for office and health and education standards in the state.

• Find the Enid News & Eagle round-up of the forum here.
• Find the Oklahoman round-up of the forum here.

Clip from Garfield County Republican Party forum, August 18, 2018

Satellite spending[edit]

• The Foundation for Economic Prosperity spent $220,000 on an ad buy in the Tulsa market to support Cornett.^[12]

• Oklahoma Values, which received $200,000 from Oklahoma City investor Sue Ann Arnall, released an ad in August 2018 criticizing the default rate of Stitt's mortgage company. The ad says, "If Kevin Stitt couldn’t be trusted to run a business in three other states, how can Oklahomans trust him to run ours now?" Arnall also donated to Democratic gubernatorial nominee Drew Edmondson.^[13]

Campaign themes and policy stances[edit]

Campaign themes[edit]

This section highlights topics that each candidate emphasized during the campaign. They are generally taken verbatim from the candidate's website, but may also be collected from newspaper profiles, candidate forums, media interviews, voter guides, candidate survey responses, and candidate YouTube videos.

Mick Cornett[edit]

Kevin Stitt[edit]

Polls[edit]

See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls

Oklahoma gubernatorial election, Republican primary runoff, 2018
Poll	Stitt	Cornett	Undecided	Margin of Error	Sample Size
Right Strategy Group August 1-2, 2018	41%	32%	26%	+/-5.0	385
Note: A "0%" finding means the question was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Context of the 2018 election[edit]

• Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting governor was Mary Fallin (R), who was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. Fallin was prevented from seeking re-election in 2018 by term limits.

• During the 2018 election, Oklahoma was a Republican trifecta. It first attained this status when Fallin took office in 2011. Oklahoma was also a Republican triplex in 2018.

• Oklahoma had been won by the Republican candidate in each of the five presidential elections leading up to the 2018 election. The widest margin of victory was Donald Trump's 36 percent margin in 2016 while the narrowest was George W. Bush's 22 percent margin in 2000.

• Oklahoma was one of 36 states that held an election for governor in 2018. Democrats gained seven previously Republican-held seats, and Republicans gained one previously independent-held seat. Heading into the 2018 elections, there were 16 Democratic governors, 33 Republican governors, and one independent governor. In 2018, 26 of the 33 states with a Republican governor held a gubernatorial election, while nine out of the 16 states with a Democratic governor held a gubernatorial election. Seventeen of the 36 seats up for election were open seats (four Democratic, 12 Republican, and one independent), meaning that the sitting governor was not seeking re-election. Click here for more information on other 2018 gubernatorial elections.

Past elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2014

Mary Fallin ran for re-election as governor of Oklahoma in the 2014 election. In the Republican primary, Fallin defeated Chad Moody and Dax Ewbank by a 60.1 percent margin.^[17]

Governor of Oklahoma, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mary Fallin	75.5%	200,035
Chad Moody	15.4%	40,839
Dax Ewbank	9.1%	24,020
Total Votes		264,894
Election results via Oklahoma State Election Board.

Voter information[edit]

How the primary works[edit]

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.^[18]

Poll times[edit]

In Oklahoma, all polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.^[19]

Registration requirements[edit]

To vote in Oklahoma, one must be at least 18 years old, a United States citizen, and a resident of Oklahoma.^[20] The deadline for registration is 25 days prior to the election.

“	Voter registration applications are available at your County Election Board, post offices, tag agencies, libraries and many other public locations. You will be offered a voter registration application when you get your driver's license and when you apply for assistance at some government agencies. You also may download an application form.[14]	”
—Oklahoma State Election Board[20]

Once an applicant has been successfully registered, the county election board will mail him or her a voter identification card.^[20]

Automatic registration[edit]

Oklahoma does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration[edit]

See also: Online voter registration

In April 2015, Oklahoma passed legislation authorizing an online voter registration system.^[21] As of November 2019, this system was not yet fully active; already-registered voters could update their information, while new voters could not register online. To check the status of online registration in Oklahoma, click here.

Same-day registration[edit]

Oklahoma does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements[edit]

To register to vote in Oklahoma, you must be a resident of the state.

Verification of citizenship[edit]

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Oklahoma does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

Verifying your registration[edit]

The Oklahoma State Election Board allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

Voter ID requirements[edit]

Oklahoma requires voters to present identification while voting.^[22]

Valid forms of identification include government-issued photo IDs and county election board voter identification cards (which do not include photographs).

Voters can present a document issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government. The document must include the following information:

• Name
• Photograph
• Expiration date that is after the date of the election

Background[edit]

See also: Oklahoma Voter Identification Measure, State Question 746 (2010)

On May 8, 2018, the Oklahoma Supreme Court issued its ruling in Gentges v. Oklahoma State Election Board, finding that Oklahoma's voter identification law did not violate the state constitution. The court's per curiam opinion said: "[The] Oklahoma Voter ID Act is based on the State's attempt to prevent voter fraud and the lack of evidence of in-person voter fraud in the state is not a barrier to reasonable preventative legislation. Requiring voters to show proof of identity serves to protect the integrity and reliability of the electoral process and prevent in-person voter fraud." The case came to the state supreme court on appeal from the Oklahoma County District Court, which had similarly upheld the constitutionality of the state's voter ID law. The original suit was brought by Delilah Gentges, who alleged that the voter ID law was "unconstitutional as an interference with the free right to suffrage and equivalent to a poll tax."^[23]

As of April 2021, 35 states enforced (or were scheduled to begin enforcing) voter identification requirements. A total of 21 states required voters to present photo identification at the polls; the remainder accepted other forms of identification. Valid forms of identification differ by state. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.^[24][25]

Early voting[edit]

Oklahoma permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

As of April 2021, 38 states and the District of Columbia permitted early voting. Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on election day. States that do not permit early voting still permit some or all citizens to vote early by mail—often known as absentee voting. Some states allow no-excuse absentee voting, while others require an excuse. States that allow in-person absentee voting without an excuse are counted among early voting states. Click here for early voting laws by state.^[26]

Absentee voting[edit]

All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Oklahoma. There are no special eligibility requirements for voting absentee.^[27]

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on the third Monday preceding an election. A returned absentee ballot must then be received by election officials before 7 p.m. on Election Day.^[27]

Although all Oklahoma voters are eligible to vote absentee, those who are physically incapacitated, living in a nursing home, or serving in the military or living overseas may request a special absentee ballot designed for their circumstances.^[27]

State overview[edit]

Partisan control[edit]

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Oklahoma heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation[edit]

• Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Oklahoma.
• Republicans held four of five U.S. House seats in Oklahoma, the remaining seat was vacated in April 2018 by Republican Jim Bridenstine.

State executives[edit]

• As of September 2018, Republicans held 11 of 12 state executive positions. The remaining position was officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Oklahoma was Republican Mary Fallin. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature[edit]

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature. They had a 72-27 majority in the state House and a 38-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status[edit]

• Oklahoma was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections[edit]

See also: Oklahoma elections, 2018

Oklahoma held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• Four U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Seven lower state executive positions
• 18 of 35 state Senate seats
• 100 state House seats
• Municipal elections in Oklahoma

Demographics[edit]

Demographic data for Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	7.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	7.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,879	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Oklahoma' three largest cities were Oklahoma City (pop. est. 643,648), Tulsa (pop. est. 401,800), and Norman (pop. est. 122,843).^[28][29]

State election history[edit]

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

Historical elections[edit]

Presidential elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Oklahoma every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	65.3%	Hillary Clinton	28.9%	36.4%
2012	Mitt Romney	66.8%	Barack Obama	33.2%	33.6%
2008	John McCain	65.6%	Barack Obama	34.3%	31.3%
2004	George W. Bush	65.6%	John Kerry	34.4%	31.2%
2000	George W. Bush	60.3%	Al Gore	38.4%	21.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	James Lankford	67.7%	Mike Workman	24.6%	43.1%
2014	Jim Inhofe	68.0%	Matt Silverstein	28.5%	39.5%
2010	Tom Coburn	70.6%	Jim Rogers	26.1%	44.5%
2008	Jim Inhofe	56.7%	Andrew Rice	39.2%	17.5%
2004	Tom Coburn	52.8%	Brad Carson	41.2%	11.6%
2002	Jim Inhofe	57.3%	David Walters	36.3%	21.0%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Oklahoma.

Election results (Governor), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Mary Fallin	55.8%	Joe Dorman	41.0%	14.8%
2010	Mary Fallin	60.4%	Jari Askins	39.6%	20.8%
2006	Brad Henry	66.5%	Ernest Istook	33.5%	33.0%
2002	Brad Henry	44.3%	Steve Largent	42.6%	1.7%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016[edit]

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2014	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2012	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2010	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2008	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2006	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2004	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2002	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2000	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017[edit]

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2021
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eleven years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Governor	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[30][31]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	24.32%	75.68%	R+51.4	16.67%	80.81%	R+64.1	D
2	29.47%	70.53%	R+41.1	20.82%	76.06%	R+55.2	R
3	29.56%	70.44%	R+40.9	19.56%	76.82%	R+57.3	R
4	43.62%	56.38%	R+12.8	34.58%	58.79%	R+24.2	D
5	31.75%	68.25%	R+36.5	22.03%	74.09%	R+52.1	R
6	28.92%	71.08%	R+42.2	19.41%	76.14%	R+56.7	D
7	34.12%	65.88%	R+31.8	23.64%	72.17%	R+48.5	D
8	29.55%	70.45%	R+40.9	19.53%	75.61%	R+56.1	R
9	26.43%	73.57%	R+47.1	20.72%	73.96%	R+53.2	R
10	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	19.29%	75.83%	R+56.5	R
11	26.06%	73.94%	R+47.9	23.18%	70.49%	R+47.3	R
12	30.64%	69.36%	R+38.7	21.78%	73.34%	R+51.6	R
13	46.26%	53.74%	R+7.5	36.08%	59.48%	R+23.4	R
14	38.47%	61.53%	R+23.1	29.50%	65.07%	R+35.6	R
15	31.90%	68.10%	R+36.2	20.23%	75.99%	R+55.8	D
16	39.02%	60.98%	R+22	29.97%	65.84%	R+35.9	R
17	31.39%	68.61%	R+37.2	21.06%	74.60%	R+53.5	D
18	31.64%	68.36%	R+36.7	21.84%	73.83%	R+52	D
19	27.18%	72.82%	R+45.6	17.56%	79.47%	R+61.9	R
20	25.66%	74.34%	R+48.7	19.48%	75.42%	R+55.9	R
21	27.83%	72.17%	R+44.3	20.76%	75.19%	R+54.4	R
22	29.42%	70.58%	R+41.2	19.19%	76.84%	R+57.7	R
23	37.17%	62.83%	R+25.7	34.74%	59.77%	R+25	R
24	34.55%	65.45%	R+30.9	24.22%	71.24%	R+47	D
25	30.62%	69.38%	R+38.8	24.52%	70.33%	R+45.8	R
26	33.33%	66.67%	R+33.3	27.68%	65.11%	R+37.4	R
27	27.54%	72.46%	R+44.9	19.98%	74.47%	R+54.5	R
28	31.29%	68.71%	R+37.4	23.00%	72.55%	R+49.6	R
29	27.44%	72.56%	R+45.1	19.03%	76.45%	R+57.4	R
30	27.26%	72.74%	R+45.5	22.28%	72.41%	R+50.1	R
31	24.22%	75.78%	R+51.6	21.13%	72.89%	R+51.8	R
32	28.96%	71.04%	R+42.1	19.60%	75.11%	R+55.5	R
33	30.42%	69.58%	R+39.2	24.69%	68.50%	R+43.8	R
34	43.63%	56.37%	R+12.7	41.69%	47.73%	R+6	D
35	27.29%	72.71%	R+45.4	19.27%	75.77%	R+56.5	R
36	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	20.70%	74.80%	R+54.1	R
37	30.60%	69.40%	R+38.8	24.59%	70.14%	R+45.6	R
38	22.95%	77.05%	R+54.1	15.96%	79.29%	R+63.3	R
39	27.52%	72.48%	R+45	30.36%	61.83%	R+31.5	R
40	27.22%	72.78%	R+45.6	23.93%	69.43%	R+45.5	R
41	20.25%	79.75%	R+59.5	19.65%	74.25%	R+54.6	R
42	24.59%	75.41%	R+50.8	16.63%	79.04%	R+62.4	R
43	23.51%	76.49%	R+53	22.34%	70.39%	R+48.1	R
44	60.12%	39.88%	D+20.2	58.74%	32.02%	D+26.7	D
45	46.57%	53.43%	R+6.9	45.28%	45.98%	R+0.7	D
46	40.27%	59.73%	R+19.5	41.33%	51.65%	R+10.3	D
47	20.44%	79.56%	R+59.1	18.77%	75.26%	R+56.5	R
48	31.02%	68.98%	R+38	24.52%	71.34%	R+46.8	R
49	25.99%	74.01%	R+48	17.67%	78.58%	R+60.9	R
50	24.87%	75.13%	R+50.3	18.06%	78.21%	R+60.2	R
51	21.55%	78.45%	R+56.9	15.47%	80.44%	R+65	R
52	26.37%	73.63%	R+47.3	19.34%	76.19%	R+56.9	R
53	30.19%	69.81%	R+39.6	28.09%	64.20%	R+36.1	R
54	30.53%	69.47%	R+38.9	27.73%	64.36%	R+36.6	R
55	20.90%	79.10%	R+58.2	13.10%	82.88%	R+69.8	R
56	35.15%	64.85%	R+29.7	26.25%	68.53%	R+42.3	D
57	23.41%	76.59%	R+53.2	18.74%	75.79%	R+57.1	R
58	17.05%	82.95%	R+65.9	11.66%	83.28%	R+71.6	R
59	16.90%	83.10%	R+66.2	13.11%	83.23%	R+70.1	R
60	27.03%	72.97%	R+45.9	21.85%	72.52%	R+50.7	R
61	13.07%	86.93%	R+73.9	11.23%	84.53%	R+73.3	R
62	48.97%	51.03%	R+2.1	44.21%	50.19%	R+6	R
63	35.33%	64.67%	R+29.3	27.60%	67.41%	R+39.8	R
64	44.83%	55.17%	R+10.3	39.78%	53.14%	R+13.4	R
65	27.73%	72.27%	R+44.5	19.27%	75.91%	R+56.6	R
66	36.00%	64.00%	R+28	31.50%	62.79%	R+31.3	R
67	24.45%	75.55%	R+51.1	27.75%	66.45%	R+38.7	R
68	31.36%	68.64%	R+37.3	28.26%	65.55%	R+37.3	R
69	24.16%	75.84%	R+51.7	25.05%	69.12%	R+44.1	R
70	38.78%	61.22%	R+22.4	41.95%	51.10%	R+9.2	R
71	46.54%	53.46%	R+6.9	49.59%	43.09%	D+6.5	R
72	64.07%	35.93%	D+28.1	57.75%	36.56%	D+21.2	D
73	89.78%	10.22%	D+79.6	85.51%	10.95%	D+74.6	D
74	23.76%	76.24%	R+52.5	21.80%	72.58%	R+50.8	R
75	36.45%	63.55%	R+27.1	36.07%	58.00%	R+21.9	D
76	29.23%	70.77%	R+41.5	29.60%	64.51%	R+34.9	R
77	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	42.71%	50.64%	R+7.9	D
78	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	47.44%	45.53%	D+1.9	D
79	36.43%	63.57%	R+27.1	38.62%	54.86%	R+16.2	R
80	22.50%	77.50%	R+55	22.26%	72.43%	R+50.2	R
81	30.71%	69.29%	R+38.6	32.57%	58.39%	R+25.8	R
82	28.67%	71.33%	R+42.7	32.14%	60.98%	R+28.8	R
83	37.63%	62.37%	R+24.7	41.87%	50.91%	R+9	R
84	34.99%	65.01%	R+30	34.26%	57.94%	R+23.7	R
85	38.90%	61.10%	R+22.2	43.24%	49.36%	R+6.1	D
86	33.30%	66.70%	R+33.4	22.16%	72.65%	R+50.5	D
87	44.55%	55.45%	R+10.9	45.90%	45.36%	D+0.5	D
88	62.10%	37.90%	D+24.2	62.41%	28.23%	D+34.2	D
89	59.05%	40.95%	D+18.1	57.41%	36.36%	D+21.1	D
90	39.90%	60.10%	R+20.2	35.95%	56.77%	R+20.8	R
91	26.81%	73.19%	R+46.4	27.93%	66.24%	R+38.3	R
92	58.72%	41.28%	D+17.4	54.66%	38.25%	D+16.4	D
93	42.09%	57.91%	R+15.8	43.18%	50.17%	R+7	D
94	47.76%	52.24%	R+4.5	43.29%	49.41%	R+6.1	D
95	41.84%	58.16%	R+16.3	37.94%	54.62%	R+16.7	R
96	24.15%	75.85%	R+51.7	21.91%	72.25%	R+50.3	R
97	74.13%	25.87%	D+48.3	69.20%	26.39%	D+42.8	D
98	25.49%	74.51%	R+49	23.71%	70.43%	R+46.7	R
99	81.48%	18.52%	D+63	76.46%	17.59%	D+58.9	D
100	36.62%	63.38%	R+26.8	38.23%	54.28%	R+16.1	R
101	32.40%	67.60%	R+35.2	27.61%	66.12%	R+38.5	R
Total	33.23%	66.77%	R+33.5	28.93%	65.32%	R+36.4	-
Source: Daily Kos

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