Drew Edmondson announces plan to run for governor

 
MICHAEL MCNUTT | Published: June 11, 2009   
photo - Drew Edmondson, with his wife, Linda, announces Wednesday at the state Capitol he is running for governor.  PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN
Drew Edmondson, with his wife, Linda, announces Wednesday at the state Capitol he is running for governor. PHOTO BY STEVE GOOCH, THE OKLAHOMAN

Next year’s Democratic gubernatorial primary race shaped up Wednesday as an expensive showdown between two popular statewide elected officials.

Attorney General Drew Edmondson, who announced his intention Wednesday to run for governor in 2010, said he will need to raise between $5 million and $6 million to run a campaign for both the primary and general election races.

"It’s going to be a very expensive race,” he said.

Fellow Democrat Lt. Gov. Jari Askins said she would need to raise several million dollars for the campaign when she...
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