The flaccid liberal wing of the Oklahoma business lobby was thumped once again by State Rep. Randy Terrill last night as their candidate, Curtis Bruehl of Moore, finished a distant second to the Immigration and Reform Act author. The House District 53 incumbent soundly defeated his opponent 74% to 26%. Bruehl’s campaign coffers were flush with money from business groups who apparently favor illegal aliens running wild in Oklahoma. Terrill was outspent more than 3-1, according to officials in his campaign.

It’s been a tough month for the Moore Republican, whose enemies attempted a last-ditch effort to spin details of his bankruptcy into a full blown scandal. The attempt failed. Terrill will face Democrat Troy Green, a candidate he’s defeated twice before, in November.

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By M. Scott Carter Norman Transcript : Calling his primary win the equivalent of “surviving an assassination attempt,” an angry Randy Terrill blasted his Republican opponent and an “Oklahoma City oligarchy” which tried to defeat him Tuesday evening.