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Byrd Enters as Frontrunner
Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 4 ⎸March 24, 2026 ⎸This edition of The Sooner Survey is a little different. Instead of looking at voters, this study examines the responses of 500 parents and/or guardians of school-aged children in the Sooner State. For the simplicity and clarity, when this analysis uses the term “parent” it is referring to both parents and guardians.
Shannon Outdistancing Field
Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 4 ⎸March 24, 2026 ⎸This edition of The Sooner Survey is a little different. Instead of looking at voters, this study examines the responses of 500 parents and/or guardians of school-aged children in the Sooner State. For the simplicity and clarity, when this analysis uses the term “parent” it is referring to both parents and guardians.
Oklahoma Parents Speak Out on Reforms
Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 4 ⎸March 24, 2026 ⎸This edition of The Sooner Survey is a little different. Instead of looking at voters, this study examines the responses of 500 parents and/or guardians of school-aged children in the Sooner State. For the simplicity and clarity, when this analysis uses the term “parent” it is referring to both parents and guardians.
Education Survey 2025 with Overlay
Echols Leads in AG Nomination Contest
Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 3 ⎸February 17, 2026 ⎸While recent campaign finance reports show Jon Echols with almost one million dollars cash-on-hand (which is 33% more money to spend than his opponent Jeff Starling), this is not the only clear advantage Echols has heading into the final four months of the campaign. Echols also starts with a 15-point advantage (35% Echols; 20% Starling) and even stronger leads among key conservative elements.
T.W. Shannon Dominant in LG Contest
Sooner Survey: Volume 37 No. 2 ⎸February 12, 2026 ⎸In our continuing release of Republican primary voting numbers, we have new entrant T.W. Shannon shooting to the forefront, capturing 39% in a five-way contest, State Auditor Cindy Byrd by 16-points. More than a quarter of voters remain undecided (27%) while the three incumbent legislators running for the office are in the single-digits.




