Three state House seats covering Edmond, Moore and Oklahoma City found their nominees Aug. 25, as Republican Troy Talley took House District 81, Republican Roberto Seda won HD 91 and Democrat Herschel Brown captured HD 99, according to NonDoc's election night reporting.
All three winners advance to the Nov. 3 general election. Results are unofficial until certified by the Oklahoma State Election Board.
HD 81: Talley wins Edmond seat
Talley, a senior account manager at Chickasaw Telecom, defeated petroleum and real estate businessman Rusty Rains with 59 percent of the vote (2,630 to 1,830) in the race to succeed Rep. Mike Osburn (R-Edmond), who chose not to seek reelection.
The district covers central and southeast Edmond and a small portion of north Oklahoma City.
Talley, who holds a business degree from the University of Central Oklahoma, was recruited to run by former House Speaker Lance Cargill. He earned endorsements from the Edmond Fraternal Order of Police and the Edmond Firefighters Association.
"I just feel like it's time for me to serve and to do a hard thing," Talley said in a July 28 NonDoc profile ahead of the runoff.
He will face Democrat Megan Hornbeek-Allen in November.
HD 91: Seda wins Moore/SW OKC seat
Seda, 47, an attorney who operates a law firm with six locations, beat retired Oklahoma City Police Department detective Teresa Sterling 53.5 percent to 46.5 percent (2,477 to 2,150). The margin was 327 votes. Sterling had been endorsed by term-limited Rep. Chris Kannady (R-OKC), who held the seat.
Seda campaigned on property taxes and homeowners insurance rates, telling NonDoc in an Aug. 17 interview that district homeowners pay $4,000 to $6,000 per year for home insurance. He said he wants to bring agents, homeowners and insurance companies together to find solutions.
HD 91 sits in Cleveland County and covers parts of southwest Oklahoma City and Moore, including the 73139, 73159, 73160 and 73170 ZIP codes. Seda will face Democrat Chris Fowler on Nov. 3.
HD 99: ER doctor Brown wins open OKC seat
Brown, an emergency room doctor, dominated the Democratic runoff with 67.8 percent (2,059 votes) over Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Carlos Robinson's 32.2 percent (976 votes).
The north and northeast Oklahoma City seat opened after Rep. Ajay Pittman (D-OKC) resigned in January and pleaded guilty to three felony charges: conspiracy to commit a felony, forgery in the second degree and violating the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act. The charges stemmed from submitting a forged check to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. Pittman received a seven-year deferred sentence.
Brown will face Republican Melvin Latham in the general election.
What's next
All three races move to the Nov. 3 general election. Talley faces Hornbeek-Allen in HD 81, Seda faces Fowler in HD 91 and Brown faces Latham in HD 99.
