CREATE TABLE table_21772 ("District" FLOAT, "Incumbent" TEXT, "2008 Status" TEXT, "Democratic" TEXT, "Republican" TEXT, "Independent Green" TEXT, "Libertarian" TEXT, "Other Party" TEXT)

Who was the republican candidate in the race with incumbent thelma drake?
SELECT "Republican" FROM table_21772 WHERE "Incumbent" = 'Thelma Drake'
SELECT "Republican" FROM "table_21772" WHERE "Incumbent" = 'Thelma Drake'