Political Pulse

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The 2010 Oklahoma gubernatorial campaign
hasn’t yet heated up, but the top candidates still are shelling out
plenty of money.
The latest contribution and expenditure reports filed late
Monday show the candidates combined to spend $663,000 during the
last quarter of 2009.
To date, the campaigns of the five candidates for Oklahoma
governor have raised nearly $4 million and spent more than $1.9
million in the race for the state’s top post.
Among the five candidates, Democratic Attorney General Drew
Edmondson leads in total amount raised ($1.7 million), amount spent
($741,000) and cash on-hand ($910,435).
Candidates officially file for office in June, and the primary
election is on July 27.