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Number of candidates for the Oklahoma House and Senate who are running unopposed in 2014, out of 126 races.
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board
Number of Oklahomans with a serious mental illness or substance abuse disorder who are uninsured.
The number of Oklahoma candidates who filed for state or federal office on Wednesday. Filing continues through 5pm on Friday.
Source: The Tulsa World
Percentage of Oklahoma voters in a recent poll who opposed providing tax breaks to oil and gas companies for using horizontal drilling.
Source: Global Strategy Group
Number of earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher in Oklahoma so far this year, matching the total for all of 2013.
Source: Oklahoma Geological Survey via Bloomberg News
Percent of African-American children in Oklahoma who have asthma, more than twice the rates for white (7.9), Hispanic (7.5), or American Indian (10.3) children.
Source: Oklahoma Health Department
Average homeowners’ insurance rate in Oklahoma in March 2014. Oklahoma average annual insurance rates are the highest in the nation.
Source: HomeownersInsurance.com
Percentage of Hispanic immigrants who own their own businesses, compared to 10.0 percent for the US as a whole.
Source: The Partnership for a New American Economy and the Latino Donor Collaborative
The number of Americans enrolled in health insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace by March 31.
Source: The White House via The Los Angeles Times
The change in Oklahoma’s unemployment rate from February 2013 to February 2014, the 45th smallest decrease in the nation.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
