reporter: langford says shannon lacks experience. he thinks we should shut the government down and leave the government shut down. it doesn t solve it. reporter: shannon very popular as the first black speaker of the oklahoma house and a member of the chickasaw nation. i m for james langford and about the ads put out by t. w. if t. w. was in a different race i would have voted for him. reporter: it s a very good bet whoever wins the republican nomination will ultimately win the senate seat in very republican oklahoma in november. the question tonight is will thereabout a winner this evening and might it be james langford or will he fall short of more than the 50% that s need and face this battle going forward until the end of august in a head-to-head runoff. still ahead, tough love from the cdc for smokers. first the human and financial toll from problems at va
the border to that. congressman james langford joins me on the phone now. happy election day to you, sir. happy election day to you as well. this is fun for you and the media, to be able to track us is sport. well, you re right. it s not always sport. t.w. shannon about your support essentially for a modified dream act. right. it s interesting in the last 24 hours that they re very, very behind it. now it s a launch out. the implication is these children coming from central america, somehow i would support them being able to stay and have some sort of citizenship. it s incorrect. it s a humanitarian crisis on the president s manufacturing. a couple of years ago it sent a people around the world that if you get your children here, the president will allow them to stay, separation of parents and kids. we need to lovingly and compassionately send those
reporter: republican congressman james langford is longing for more than 50% of the vote to win the special election primary and avoid a runoff with his top rival, t. w. shannon who is backed by out of state super p.a.c.s. what s the impact? amazing to me. they put over a million dollars just into negative ads. reporter: they portray shannon a conservative who won t compromise. i m looking for somebody to stand up, be a fighter for oklahoma. reporter: the super p.a.c.s portrayed langford as weak. washington insiders like james langford will never change washington. reporter: many have attacked the out of state spending. no, i definitely don t know. it wasn t a negative ad. i do not.
reputation to be the republican nominee. right now he seems to trail. another race being billed as an establishment playing out in the state of oklahoma where congressman langford and t.w. shannon lead a crowded republican field trying to fill senator tom coburn s term. both are frankly establishment. one leadership in washington and the other in oklahoma city. the latest sooner poll had langford in the lead narrowly. still undecide voters meaning there s enough candidates on the ballot to keep either one of them from getting to 50%. if neither candidate cracks 50%, get ready for round two. telling national review that langford says he supports a pathway to citizenship and, indeed, for juveniles and tried to connect the current crisis on
congressman james langford, republican, running in oklahoma, possibly having to do this again in two months. stay safe on the campaign trail. we ll be watching tonight, sir. thank you. you got it. up next, four candidates are fighting it out. three democrats and republican front-runner vying to be the next governor of maryland. they all join me live after the break. but first our tdr soup of the day, charcoal pit wilmington, delaware or simply the pit as it s known to loyal locals like joe biden and brook bauer simply said it s awesome. tomato basil soup. if it s the soup of the day you re sort of shrugging your shoulders. no offense. cut! [bell rings] this.is jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain. .and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for. .all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] roll sound! action!