Oklahoma state candidate once said gay people are 'worthy of death'
Facebook comments from 2013 have resurfaced in which candidate Scott Esk said people 'would be totally in the right' to execute gay people.
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Facebook comments from 2013 have resurfaced in which candidate Scott Esk said people 'would be totally in the right' to execute gay people.
With 11 legislative races on runoff primary ballots in Oklahoma, one incumbent held onto his seat and four other legislative races were decided.
Republican primary voters also rejected two controversial legislative candidates who had a history of making discriminatory remarks.
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