Leslie Osborn from Tuttle took an early lead in the House District 47 race and held onto it all evening to win the Republican nomination for the House of Representatives seat soon to be vacated by Representative Susan Winchester.

John Paul Jordan remained in second place all evening with Jane McNeff coming in a distant third.

Osborn garnered more than 60 percent of the Republican votes to set up a Nov. 4 general election showdown with Democrat Harold Jackson of Chickasha, who was unopposed in the primary.

“We’re just thrilled to not have a runoff,” said Osborn. “It makes it easier to focus on November. I am honored to receive such support. Now it’s time to roll up our sleeves and focus on November.”

Osborn said that because Chickasha has suffered with the loss of businesses, she will do everything legislatively possible to bring industry to the area if she is elected.

“I’ll work with the county, the city and the mayor to help with the jobs that have been lost in the southern part of District 47. I’d like to jump in where Susan Winchester left off.”

Having already “knocked on all the Republican doors,” Osborn plans to take a week off and then “knock on all those Democrat’s doors” as well.

Early in the evening, Osborn had nearly 74 percent of the votes with six of 19 precincts reporting, with Jordan having about 14 percent and McNeff with around 11 percent.

Hesitant to say too much too soon, Osborn said, “I would say I am cautiously optimistic.” Because both of her opponents are from Mustang, Osborn was waiting to hear results from those precincts.

“I was in a win win situation,” said Jordan. “The seat opened earlier than I expected. I hadn’t planned on running until I was 30. But, I finished the race and overall, it was a great learning experience. If anything, it helped me sharpen the different ideas I have.”

Jordan said he and his wife agreed on several rules regarding his campaign, one of which was not to go into debt.

“I lived up to that goal - I was outspent 10 to one,” he said.

8, and more than 1,300 ahead of McNeff, who had 404 votes.

McNeff could not be reached for comment.