YOU NEED TO KNOW HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. NOW, A KOCO FIVE EDITORIAL HERE IS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER BRENT HENSLEY. MOST OF US KNOW WE HAVE A BIG ELECTION THIS NOVEMBER, AND IF YOU’VE WATCHED TV IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, YOU KNOW THERE’S A CONTESTED RACE FOR TOM COLE’S CONGRESSIONAL SEAT. BUT AS WE’VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE, THE RACES THAT WILL IMPACT YOU DIRECTLY ARE THOSE TO CHOOSE YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND THIS YEAR’S PRIMARY ELECTION CARRIES EVEN BIGGER WEIGHT. SO IF YOU’RE THINKING THIS IS JUST THE PRIMARY, YOU MAY BE MISSING A BIGGER ISSUE. AND THAT’S THE LACK OF COMPETITION. HERE’S THE MAKEUP OF OKLAHOMA’S HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE IMPACT ON THIS YEAR’S ELECTIONS. THERE ARE 101 SEATS, 44 OF THOSE SEATS WERE FILLED IN APRIL. ON THE LAST FILING DAY, BECAUSE ONLY ONE PERSON FILED TO RUN IN THAT DISTRICT, NO ONE WILL GET TO VOTE ON THOSE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PEOPLE WILLING TO SERVE. 31 OF THOSE HAVE NUMEROUS CANDIDATES, AND MORE THAN ONE PARTY RUNNING, AND WILL BE DECIDED IN NOVEMBER. THE OTHER 26 OF THOSE SEATS WILL. BE DECIDED IN THE PRIMARY TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE RUNNING, BUT THEY’RE RUNNING IN THE SAME PARTY. THAT’S A QUARTER OF THE ENTIRE HOUSE WILL BE DECIDED IN TUESDAY’S ELECTION IN THE SENATE, EIGHT SEATS WILL BE WON IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY THREE IN SOME HOUSE PRIMARY RACES IN THE PAST, FEWER THAN 1000 PEOPLE CAST VOTES. SO VOTER TURNOUT REALLY MATTERS. WHILE THE PROBLEM OF THE LACK OF CANDIDATES WILLING TO SERVE WON’T BE DECIDED TUESDAY, THOSE RACES THAT OFFER A CHOICE NEED OUR ATTENTION. THAT’S WHY WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO TO KOCO.COM TO FIND A LINK IN THE AS SEEN ON SECTION THAT WILL LEAD YOU TO A SAMPLE BALLOT. EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE CANDIDATES AND GO TO THE POLLS NEXT TUESDAY. I’D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. EMAIL ME AT EDITORIALS AT KOCO DOT COM. TH