Updated
Updated · KOCO Oklahoma City · Jun 17
Bob Sullivan Leads Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Primary With 37.78% as Runoff Looms
Updated
Updated · KOCO Oklahoma City · Jun 17

Bob Sullivan Leads Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Primary With 37.78% as Runoff Looms

1 articles · Updated · KOCO Oklahoma City · Jun 17

Summary

  • 37.78% of absentee and early votes put Bob Sullivan ahead in Oklahoma's Republican primary for state insurance commissioner.
  • Four Republicans are competing for the nomination — Chris Merideth, Martin Quinn, Greta Shuler and Sullivan — with the top two advancing to an August runoff if no one wins outright.
  • Craig MacIntyre already secured the Democratic nomination unopposed and will face the eventual Republican winner in the general election.

Insights

With extreme weather fueling the insurance crisis, can any state official truly tame soaring homeowner costs?
Should Oklahoma crack down on insurers or attract new ones with less regulation to solve its crisis?