Election 2010 • Novotny loses bid to unseat Kern
Posted on 04 Nov 2010 at 9:59pm
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Brittney Novotny lost her bid to become a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Out of 8,600 ballots cast, Novotny, who is transgender, received about 35 percent of the vote.
Her opponent, virulently anti-gay Rep. Sally Kern, will return to office for a fourth term.
Kern made national news saying that homosexuality is a worse threat to the country than terrorism.
Oklahoma has term limits, which means Kern can run for the House only two more times.
Novotny would have become the first transgender state legislator in the United States had she been elected.
What I get from this election is that Ms Novotny garnered 35% of the votes in a very conservative area. From what I understand Ms. Novotny was more professional than Rep. Kern who is a minister's wife. She had to resort to nasty tricks insetead of presenting her record. Ms. Novotny represented herself well and I'm sure that made an impression with many people, including her opponents.
Gennee