{"id":30690,"date":"2018-08-29T13:21:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T18:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/?p=30690"},"modified":"2018-09-21T11:45:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T16:45:13","slug":"candidates-across-the-state-ride-education-wave-to-victories-in-primary-runoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/2018\/08\/29\/candidates-across-the-state-ride-education-wave-to-victories-in-primary-runoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidates across the state ride education wave to victories in primary runoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_30433\"  class=\"wp-caption module image aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2529px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30433\" src=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2529\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB.jpg 2529w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-1920x820.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-500x214.jpg 500w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/oklahoma\/files\/2018\/07\/Spartans-vote_5WEB-620x265.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2529px) 100vw, 2529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Emily Wendler \/ StateImpact Oklahoma<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Bixby Public Schools Parent Legislative Action Committee set up voter registration tables for teachers and parents at back-to-school night.<\/p>\n<\/div><p>Every one of the six Republican incumbents who lost their primary runoff election Tuesday voted against a $450 million tax package to fund teacher pay raises earlier this year, a strong signal that education issues are a priority for voters \u2014 and a political movement emboldened by the 2018 teacher walkout could continue to be an influential force in the November election.<\/p><p>In House District 20 near Pauls Valley, voters ousted long-time incumbent Bobby Cleveland in favor of Sherrie \u00a0Conley, an Oklahoma City Public School administrator, who won by just 66 votes.<\/p><p>Educators scored other political victories Tuesday in non-incumbent races or contests for open seats:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Danny Sterling, a principal at Tecumseh High School, won the Republican nomination for House District 27<\/li>\n<li>Jennie Scott, a teacher in Enid Public Schools, won the Democratic nomination for House District 41<\/li>\n<li>Michael Ross, a teacher in Sand Springs Public Schools, won the Democratic nomination for House District 68<\/li>\n<li>Dean Davis, a teacher in Broken Arrow Public Schools, won the Republican nomination for House District 98<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every one of the six Republican incumbents who lost their primary runoff election Tuesday voted against a $450 million tax package to fund teacher pay raises earlier this year, a strong signal that education issues are a priority for voters \u2014 and a political movement emboldened by the 2018 teacher walkout could continue to be 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