OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin has scheduled a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Fallin on Friday scheduled a special primary election for March 7 and a special general election for May 9 to fill the District 28 seat left open by the resignation of Republican Rep. Tom Newell of Seminole.
The filing period will be Jan. 9, 10 and 11.
If a primary isn’t necessary, the general election will be March 7.
Newell was re-elected in November with nearly 67 percent of the vote, but announced on Dec. 2 that he would resign to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.
The district includes Seminole County and northern Pottawatomie County.
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