Incumbency, political experience no hindrance for most primary winners
M ARY Fallin has passed this way before. In a sense, she paved the way for the woman she'll face in the governor's race on Nov. 2.
Fallin was the first Republican and first female to be lieutenant governor and only the second woman to serve in Oklahoma 's congressional delegation. Jari Askins succeeded Fallin as lieutenant governor.
Askins and Fallin will now compete to be the first woman to head state go...
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