NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2:38 p.m. EDT

A Republican runoff in Oklahoma this week has set the stage for a colorful race for state insurance commissioner between the state's first woman commissioner and a Republican who is challenging the constitutionality of the health care law.

The Republican challenger, John Doak, who won Tuesday's GOP runoff with over 71 percent of the vote against former insurance commissioner John Crawford, is opposing incumbent Kim Holland. She was elected in 2006 after having been appointed by Gov. Brad Henry in 2005 to fill an unexpired term.

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