McCullough wins Woods County sheriff election

Although election results are preliminary until 5 p.m. today, Nov. 8, Republican candidate Randy McCullough is the winner in the election for Woods County sheriff by a sizeable majority over Independent Keith Dale. McCullough received 3,012 votes (83.18 percent) while Dale had 609 (16.82 percent). The election drew an unusual number of early voters with 1,261 voting early, 123 absentee and 2,213 on Nov. 5 in the sheriff's race.

After over 25 years with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and a total of 28 years in law enforcement, McCullough recently retired and decided to run for sheriff. He and his...