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| Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oklahoma State Election Board)
Oklahoma has: 77 counties. Largest counties (five over 100,000): Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Canadian, Comache. > Largest cities (four over 100,000): Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Broken Arrow. > Government
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State of
Oklahoma State Election Board OK Democratic
Party Daily Oklahoman,
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Registration Deadline: Oct. 9, 2020. No excuse absentee voting: Any registered voter can vote absentee by mail; deadline to request a ballot is Oct. 27. Early Voting: Oct. 29, 30, and 31, 2020. >
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Ballot Access For independent presidential candidates and nominees of unrecognized parties requires filing of petition with 35,592 signatures or a filing fee of $35,000 by July 15, 2020. The filing fee is a new option; the law was amended in 2017. [26 O.S. §10-101.1 (A)(4)] |
Overview:
President Trump held his first rally following the
outbreak of the pandemic on June 20, 2020 in Tulsa;
the much scrutinized event fell short of expectations
(+). Oklahoma voters had more choices for president than in past elections as three independent candidates used the filing fee route to get on the ballot. Oklahoma's seven electoral votes ended up solidly in the Republican column. Trump won with a plurality of 516,390 votes (33.08 percentage points), carrying all 77 counties; he obtained almost the same share of the vote as 2016. Biden's result was better than Clinton's showing, but still less than one-third of the vote; he came closest in Oklahoma County, losing by 49.21% to 48.08%. BALLOT [PDF] |
[State Primary: June 30, 2020]
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| Democrats
Biden 117,633 (38.66%), Sanders 77,425 (25.45%), 42,270 (13.89%), Warren 40,732 (13.39%)... Total 304,281. details 43 Delegates: 24 District, 8 At-Large, 5 PLEO and 6 Unpledged.
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Republicans Trump 273,738 (92.6%), Walsh 10,996 (3.72%), Matern 3,810 (1.29%), Ely 3,294 (1.11%), De La Fuente 2,466 (0.83%), Istvan 1,297 (0.44%). Total: 295,601. |
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| 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 |
| Bush 42.64% |
Dole 48.26% |
Bush 60.31% |
Bush 65.57% |
McCain 65.65% |
Romney 66.77% |
Trump 65.32% |
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the details...
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| Voting
Eligible Population*:
2,773,970. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 52.4%. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 14, 2016. Any registered voter can vote absentee by mail. > Early Voting: Nov. 3, 4, and 5, 2016. > Votes tallied in the presidential race:
Registration: Rep. 983,932 (45.60%) Dem. 856,717 (39.71%) Ind. 313,191 (14.52%) Lib. 3,599 Am.Elect. 11... Total: 2,157,450. |
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Overview:
Oklahoma
voters still have limited choices when it comes to
voting for president; a lawsuit filed by Rocky De La
Fuente and Jill Stein noted that, "Oklahoma has the
most restrictive ballot access laws for presidential
and vice presidential candidates of Independent or
non-recognized political party status in the United
States (>)." Voter registration statistics continue to show a decades long trend to the Republican Party. Donald Trump visited for a fundraiser in Norman on Sept. 17. Tim Kaine ventured into the state on Sept. 23, for a fundraiser in Oklahoma City. The Libertarian and Green candidates did not make it to the state. When the votes were tallied Trump carried every county, amassing a plurality of 429,136 votes (36.39 percentage points). Trump's 65.23% of the vote was right in line with the Republican results in 2004, 2008 and 2012, while Hillary Clinton's 28.93% was the worst showing by a Democratic presidential nominee since George McGovern in 1972. Gary Johnson's 5.75% kept the Libertarian Party qualified as a recognized party in the state. Clinton | Trump BALLOT [PDF] |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*:
2,619,121. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 55.8%. Of 1,334,872 votes tallied in the presidential race: 64,007 (4.79%) were absentee mail; and 112,156 (8.40%) were early vote Registration: Dem. 964,874 (45.63%) Rep. 895,625 (42.35%) Ind. 254,223 (12.02%) AmEl. 18... Total: 2,114,713. |
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2012 Overview Oklahoma's restrictive ballot access laws again gave voters just two choices. (51,739 valid signatures were required to petition. See: Johnson press release, Oklahomans for Ballot Access Reform). Romney/Ryan won with a plurality of 447,778 votes (33.54 percentage points). Turnout as a percentage of voting eligible population was fifth lowest of any state, after HI, WV, AR and TX. Mitt Romney (May 9) and Ann Romney (Sept. 10) visited to do fundraisers. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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| 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. Registration: Dem. 1,079,373 (49.42%) Rep. 859,872 (39.37%) Ind. 244,847 (11.21%)... Total: 2,184,092. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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). |
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