Author :  Bryan Smith 
Date :  06/20/2008

(OK) When candidate filing closed this year, Oklahoma State Election Board officials cited two interesting occurrences: lower total filing numbers and younger candidates.

Though the Election Board does not keep age records on candidates for previous elections, staff did say that the candidates seemed to be younger than previous years.

Fifty-eight candidates under the age of 35 filed for the state House and the state Senate this year.