2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

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The 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010, to elect the governor of Oklahoma. Due to term limits established by the Oklahoma Constitution, incumbent Democratic governor Brad Henry could not seek re-election. The race had been hotly contested by both political parties, with several well-known Oklahomans announcing their candidacy up to two years before the election. This was the first time a woman challenged another woman for the post of governor of Oklahoma. As both parties nominated female candidates (Jari Askins for the Democrats and Mary Fallin for the Republicans), both of whom had previously held the office of the lieutenant governor of Oklahoma, and as no third-party or write-in candidate qualified for the ballot, Oklahoma was guaranteed its first female governor. In 2008, Republicans won majorities in both chambers of the state legislature for the first time ever; as they expanded these majorities in the 2010 elections and Fallin won the governorship,...

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