Mixed Bag For Teachers, Bad Night For Legislative Incumbents

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It was a mixed bag for teachers running for political office in Oklahoma but clearly a bad night for incumbent Republicans who voted this year against a tax package to fund a teacher pay raise. Voters on Tuesday also approved the nation's first medical marijuana ballot question this year. Several GOP incumbents who voted against the tax hikes were either ousted from office or pulled into a runoff against a fellow GOP opponent, a signal that some teacher candidates say bodes well for them in November. "Our voices were heard tonight," said Sherrie Conley, an assistant principal at an Oklahoma City elementary school who ended up in a Republican runoff with incumbent Rep.Read more on NewsOK.com

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