Oklahoma City, OK – Attorney General Drew Edmondson says he's leaning toward running for governor in 2010, but he's not the only prominent Democrat pondering a race to succeed two-term Gov. Brad Henry.
Other Democrats looking at the race are State Treasurer Scott Meacham and Lt. Gov. Jari Askins.
Republicans too are excited about the prospects of fielding a winning gubernatorial candidate, with visions of controlling both the legislative and executive branches for the first time in state history.
So far, U.S. Reps. Mary Fallin and Tom Cole are the most mentioned names as possible GOP candidates, but they are downplaying such talk as they pursue re-election campaigns.
Speculation over who will run for governor in two years comes ahead of the runoff primary on August 26th. Only five legislative races have produced runoffs.