Oklahoma

OKLAHOMA

7 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oklahoma State Election Board)

Total Population, July 1, 2008 est.	3,642,361
Total Registration, Nov. 1, 2008	2,184,092

Dem. 1,079,373 (49.42%) Rep. 859,872 (39.37%) Ind. 244,847 (11.21%)
Oklahoma has: 77 counties.
Largest counties (four over 100,000): Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Comache. >
Largest cities (three over 100,000): Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman. >

Government
Governor: Brad Henry (D) elected 2002, re-elected 2006.
State Legislature: Oklahoma Legislature House: 101 seats Senate: 48 seats
Local: Communities NACO Counties
U.S. House: 4R, 1D - 1. J.Sullivan (R) | 2. D.Boren (D) | 3. F.Lucas (R) | 4. T.Cole (R) | 5. M.Falllin (R).
U.S. Senate: James Inhofe (R) up for re-election in 2008, Tom Coburn (R) elected in 2004.

2008
update
U.S. Senate: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R) defeated state Sen. Andrew Rice (D) of Oklahoma City by 763,375 (56.68%) to 527,736 (39.18%) and 55,708 (4.14%) for an Independent candidate.
U.S. House: All five congressmen were re-elected with comfortable margins (minimum share of the vote 65.89%); the balance of the U.S. House delegation remains 4R, 1D.
> In the Legislature Republicans gain control of the Senate chamber. MORE

The Sooner State

State of Oklahoma
State Election Board

Green Party of OK
Libertarian Party of OK
OK Democratic Party
OK Republican Party
Constitution Party of OK

Daily Oklahoman
Newsp, Radio, TV
Newspapers
TV, Radio

Politics1-OK

The McCarville Report Online

General Election -- Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Voting Eligible Population*: 2,578,351.
VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.7%.

43,913 valid signatures from registered Oklahoma voters by July 15th required to place a candidate on the ballot as an Independent.

Official Results >
+McCain/Palin (Rep.)	960,165	(65.65)
Obama/Biden (Dem.)	502,496	(34.35)
Total........1,462,661

2008 Overview
Despite the continued efforts of Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform, Oklahomans again had just two choices on the presidential ballot in the general election. The outcome was very similar to 2004; McCain-Palin achieved a plurality of 457,699 votes (31.30 percentage points). Oklahoma provided their highest share of the vote and second biggest margin of any state. +
Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader | Barr

[Primary Election: July 29, 2008]

Presidential Preferential Primary -- Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Registration Jan. 15, 2008 - Dem. 1,012,594 (50.07%) Rep. 790,713 (39.10%) Ind. 219,230 (10.84%) ...Total 2,022,537

Democrats
47 Delegates (38 Pledged and 9 Unpledged) and 6 Alternates.
1.16% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton | Obama
former:
Edwards
Richardson - On March 19, 2007 the campaign announced Jim East as state director.

Official Results 2,220 of 2,220 precincts

+Hillary Clinton
228,480

54.76%

Bill Richardson
7,078

1.70%

Chris Dodd
2,511

0.60%

Barack Obama
130,130

31.19%

Dennis Kucinich
2,378

0.57%

John Edwards
42,725

10.24%

Jim Rogers
3,905

0.94%

417,207

Republicans
41 Delegates: 3 RNC; 23 at-large; 15 by CD (3 x 5 CDs).
1.72% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Allocation: At-large is winner-take-all per statewide vote; CD is winner-take-all per CD.

Huckabee | McCain | Paul | Romney
former:
Giuliani, F.Thompson

former Gov. Frank Keating ruled out a presidential campaign in Jan. 2007.

Official Results 2,220 of 2,220 precincts

+John McCain
122,772

36.64%

Mike Huckabee
111,899

33.40%

Rudy Giuliani
2,412

0.72%

Tom Tancredo
189

0.06%

Mitt Romney
83,030

24.78%

Ron Paul
11,183

3.34%

Duncan Hunter
317

0.09%

Daniel Gilbert
124

0.04%

Jerry Curry
387

0.12%

Alan Keyes
817

0.24%

Fred Thompson
1,924

0.57%

Total
335,054

Filing period for Presidential Preferential Primary Election: December 3, 4, and 5, 2007, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Every other state had at least three candidates to choose from. Oklahoma requires 51,781 signatures to secure full party ballot access and 37,027 signatures to place a presidential candidate on the ballot. The state does not allow write-ins. The Oklahoma Green, Libertarian, and Constitution parties organized a None of the Above campaign to protest the exclusion of third party and independent candidates. They encouraged Oklahoma voters to vote in state and local races but leave the presidential ballot line blank.
Note: Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform continued their efforts after the election; early in 2005 Rep. Marian Cooksey (R-Edmond) introduced a bill (HB1429) to lower the number of signatures required but the effort subsequently stalled.

Official Results
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	503,966	(34.43)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	959,792	(65.57)
Total.......1,463,758

2004 Overview
Oklahoma was the second best state for the Bush/Cheney ticket as it improved on its 2000 showing, amassing a plurality of 455,826 votes over Kerry/Edwards (a margin of 31.14 percentage points).

-The Oklahoman, Tulsa World, Enid News & Eagle, and The Shawnee News-Star endorsed President Bush.

-The Muskogee Daily Phoenix & Times-Democrat endorsed Senator Kerry.

[State Primary July 27, 2004]

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

For ballot access as an independent, Oklahoma requires signatures of 36,202 registered voters, the highest signature requirement, per capita, of any state in the country, Further, Oklahoma’s signature deadline of July 15 is one of the earliest in the country (only 8 states are earlier). Additionally, Oklahoma is one of only 7 states that don’t allow write-in votes for U.S. President. The Nader campaign made a strong effort to achieve the required number of signatures in Oklahoma, but came up a bit short. On Aug. 11, 2000 the campaign filed suit against the Oklahoma State Election Board in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma citing harassment in its signature gathering effort and seeking to extend the deadline to Sept. 1, 2000 (Nader v Ward, cv-00-1340-R). Judge David Russell ruled against Nader on Aug. 30.

Official Results
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	744,337	(60.31)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)	9,014	(0.73)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	474,276	(38.43)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	6,602	(0.53)
Total........1,234,229

2000 Overview
Gov. Bush had no trouble winning his neighboring state's eight electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 270,061 votes (21.88 percentage points).

1992 and 1996 General Elections

1992

Bush (Rep.)............592,929	(42.64)
Clinton (Dem.)........473,066	(34.02)
Perot (Ind.).............319,878	(23.01)
Marrou (Lib.)..............4,486	(0.32)
Total........1,390,395

1996

Dole (Rep.)..............582,315	(48.26)
Clinton (Dem.).........488,105	(40.45)
Perot (Ref.).............130,788	(10.84)
Browne (Lib.)..............5,505	(0.46)
Total........1,206,713

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