OKLAHOMA | 8 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Oklahoma State Election Board)
Oklahoma has: 77 counties. Largest counties: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Comache. Largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton. Government
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State
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Parties of OK
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Past
Results
1996
1992
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Results
2000
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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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Notes: 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. |
State Primary August 22, 2000
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Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action.