Three seats in the state legislature will be decided Tuesday and the state could be looking at $200,000 total in special election costs this year.

Overall, it's been an embarrassing year for state lawmakers. They passed an unconstitutional tax and forced a special session, failed to reach a budget deal, and have been distracted by one scandal after another.

Two state seats are one step closer to being filled. 

Former Oklahoma Sen. Kyle Loveless pleaded guilty, Thursday morning, to embezzling money from his own campaign.

With three special elections underway on Tuesday, Oklahomans are paying for the second, third and fourth time to fill seats left empty by Republican lawmakers, with more than a half dozen more elections on the way.  In all, seven seats were vacated this year. 

Republican State Senator Bryce Marlatt (R-Woodward) will be stripped from his committee leadership positions after accusations he made unwanted advances toward an Uber driver in June.

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission announced a settlement agreement with former Sen. Kyle Loveless, who resigned in April amid allegations of misusing campaign funds.