Transgender Oklahoma House Candidate Concedes Defeat

BY RICK M. GREEN, Capitol BureauPaula Sophia, who was seeking to become Oklahoma’s first transgender state representative, has decided against seeking a recount in her razor-thin defeat in the Democratic primary runoff for House District 88 in Oklahoma City. Jason Dunnington, an assistant sociology professor, defeated Sophia, a retired police officer, by 22 votes, 990 to 968. Oklahoma County Election Board Secretary Doug Sanderson said Wednesday there were only four provisional ballots cast in the race.Read more on NewsOK.com

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