By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer Tulsans generally favor voting on a proposed $818 million capital improvements package in a single election this November rather than in separate elections for roadwork and other capital projects, according to an Oklahoma Poll conducted this month. But a small sampling of poll respondents indicates that the format of the proposal isn’t so important as long as voters can elect to continue fixing Tulsa’s streets. “I’d say the streets are just overwhelming everything,” said Dale Hartz, who prefers a single election but said he would gladly vote in separate
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By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Bill Christiansen may not win this year’s mayoral election, but his voters likely will decide who does. An allocation of Christiansen voters based on Oklahoma Poll questions suggests current Mayor Dewey Bartlett and former Mayor Kathy Taylor begin their campaigns for the November election virtually even. Taylor finished first in Tuesday’s primary with 42 percent, followed by Bartlett at 34 percent and Christiansen at 23. That result eliminated Christiansen and left the field to Bartlett and Taylor. The Oklahoma Poll, in a survey conducted June 1-5, asked the
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Highlights from Bill Shapard’s appearance on the KFAQ (Tulsa), the Pat Campbell Show, the day before the Tulsa Mayoral Election: Click here to listen. “This is a candidate race, not a issue oriented race. Candidates races are more stable. People find a candidate that they like and pretty much stick with them. People can change their mind on state questions or, in this particular case, different types of tax packages.” ”Well, I think a lot of people live in somewhat of an echo chamber. I’d like for every listener to think for a minute, who
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By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Mayor Dewey Bartlett and former Mayor Kathy Taylor are virtually even going into Tuesday’s city election, with former city councilor Bill Christiansen hanging a not-too-distant third, according to an Oklahoma Poll conducted June 1-5. The survey of 400 likely voters showed Taylor with 36 percent, Bartlett with 35 percent and Christiansen with 20 percent. Jerry Branch was favored by one poll respondent, Lawrence Kirkpatrick by none. Nine percent of respondents were undecided. Under the city’s new non-partisan election system, Tuesday’s balloting will determine Tulsa’s next mayor if one candidate
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Dear Governor Fallin, I write to you today to share with you results of our most recent polling regarding legislation to repeal the ban on horse slaughter in Oklahoma. Given the rather fast pace this legislation has made its way through the legislature, my intent is to make sure that the collective voice of the voting public is heard and taken into consideration on this issue. As Oklahoma’s public opinion pollster, it is NOT my mission, directly or indirectly, to advocate for or against any particular legislation or public policy. While this particular poll was
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A strong majority (66 percent) of Oklahoma likely voters opposes passage of proposed legislation allowing for the slaughter of horses here in Oklahoma, and of those that oppose, 88 percent strongly oppose the legislation, according to a new poll. The Oklahoma legislature is currently considering two bills, House Bill 1999 and Senate Bill 375, which would allow for slaughter of horses here in Oklahoma for human consumption in other countries but would maintain a ban on the sale of horsemeat in the state. A strong majority, 65.1 percent, of respondents in rural counties opposes the
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A majority of likely Oklahoma voters think the state Legislature should change Oklahoma’s current workers’ compensation system, according to a recent poll. The statewide study showed 72.5 percent of respondents felt changes should be made to the current system, thereby reducing the number of workers’ compensation lawsuits. While another 18.7 percent didn’t know if the change would reduce the number of lawsuits, only 8.7 percent disagreed with the potential change to an administrative-based system. Legislation to change the state’s workers’ comp system has passed the Oklahoma state Senate and is now headed to the state
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Oklahomans seem to love their governors, whether male or female, Republican, or Democrat. At least the last few anyway. The latest SoonerPoll results show Governor Mary Fallin, the state’s first female governor, with a 65.0% combined favorability rating. Of the near two-thirds with a favorable opinion, 29.6% responded with ‘very favorable’ toward the Governor and 35.4% with ‘somewhat favorable.’ Those with an unfavorable opinion were 24.4%, and 10.7% did not have an opinion. The same love was also shown for Governor Brad Henry during his tenure with approval ranging from 62% to as high as
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BY BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer Tulsans for the most part like the new trash and recycling system that was implemented a month ago, a new poll shows. An Oklahoma Poll of 311 likely city voters, conducted Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, indicates 29 percent strongly approve of the service, while 26 percent somewhat approve, 14 percent were uncertain, 7 percent somewhat disapprove and 24 percent strongly disapprove. The margin of error is plus or minus 5.56 percentage points. Soonerpoll.com’s Bill Shapard said that, since the full system only went into effect Oct 1., the
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BY BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer Mayor Dewey Bartlett and former Mayor Kathy Taylor are nearly even in support from Tulsans as to who they would vote to be the next mayor, a new Tulsa World poll shows. An Oklahoma Poll of 311 city voters, conducted Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, supplied a list of potential mayoral candidates’ names and asked, if the election were held today, who they would choose. Bartlett got 24 percent to Taylor’s 22 percent. Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen, who has announced his candidacy, received 11 percent, followed by former
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Various reports of national poll results:
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