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"Partnering with Campaign Research & Strategy was a winning decision! CRS was able to help my team chart a path to victory in both a special election and re-election to my seat in the State House. CRS understands the importance of coordinating mail, phone, and grass-roots efforts to develop an effective over-all strategy. I recommend CRS to any candidate running for political office."

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Terry Harrison - Client Information

Election Information

Oklahoma State House of RepresentativesOklahoma State House of RepresentativesOklahoma State House of Representatives
House District #18House District #18House District #18
General ElectionDemocratic PrimaryDemocratic Run-off
November 5, 2002August 27, 2002September 17, 2002

Client Information

When Lloyd Fields gave up his seat in the Oklahoma State House of Representatives, more than five candidates threw their hats into the ring to succeed him when he ran for State Labor Commissioner.

Supporters of Terry Harrison retained the services of CR+S to engage phone, data and GOTV services in his four-way Democratic Primary. In that first race, Harrison was the leading vote getter but did not capture the needed 50 percent to avoid a run-off. Harrison earned 2827 votes (38.3 percent) and he was followed by Ron Gragg, 1848 votes (25%); Barbara Gilbertson, 1814 votes (24.6%) and Louis Smitherman, 887 votes (12%).

Moving forward to the Democratic Primary Run-off election, Harrison's supporters worked overtime for him and he was able to defeat Ron Gragg in the run-off election. In that election Harrison earned 3795 votes (58.2%) to Gragg's 2727 votes (41.8%) and earned the Democratic nomination for this House District seat centered in Democratic-leaning McAlester, OK and Pittsburg County.

Finally, in the general election, Harrison defeated Republican Angela Hendrix by a margin of 6992 to 4318 votes, winning 61.8 percent of the vote. An attorney by trade, Harrison was also a young member of the House having just turned 30 years old less than a month before winning the general election. Today, he serves as the House minority whip of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives.