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OKLAHOMARace Summary
TOP RACES
GOVERNOR: Gov. Frank Keating (R), first elected in 1994, is seeking a second term.
He faces marriage and family therapist Laura Boyd (D).
SENATE: Sen. Don Nickles (R), first elected in 1980, is seeking a fourth term. He will face businessman Don Carroll (D).
back to top 1998 POLLSback to topPOLL HOURS8 a.m. ET (7 a.m. CT) to 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT) back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998Sen. James M. Inhofe (R), first elected 1994; next election in 2002. back to top VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTS
Howard Plowman (D); Steve Largent (inc) (R) Kent Pharaoh (D) ; Tom Coburn (inc) (R) Walt Roberts (D); Wes Watkins (inc) (R) Ben Odom (D); J.C. Watts Jr. (inc) (R) Mary "M.C." Catherine Smothermon (D); Ernest Istook (inc) (R) Paul M. Barby (D); Frank D. Lucas (inc) (R) back to top PRIMARY DATEAugust 25 (September 15 runoff)back to top FILING DEADLINEJuly 8 back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 6
Governor: Republican back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Senate: 24 seats up back to top PARTY REGISTRATION
State Projected Voting Age Population: 2,426,000 (1996)
back to top ELECTORAL VOTES8 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYDole won in 1996; Bush in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Ford in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Nixon in 1960. LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1964PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:
Dole 48% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:
Bush 43% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:
Bush 58% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:
Reagan 69% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:
Reagan 61% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1994: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 3,301,000 (1996)
White: 84.3% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 2.2% of the voting population (from 1990 Census) back to top STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Oklahoma City Oklahoma is no stranger to boom-and-bust upheavals. Fickle forces, from the 1930s dustbowl drought to the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building, have etched the Sooners with a distinct skepticism. Buoyed by the growth of the service sector, Oklahoma's economy is stable, but past upheavals have reverberated in the political realm as well. In 1990, Oklahoma was one of the first states to approve term limits for state legislators. This used to be a Democratic outpost, but in the past few years Oklahoma has swung markedly to the right. In the last 10 presidential elections, Oklahoma has voted Republican nine times; in 1964 the state went Democratic. The Republicans control the governorship, both U.S. Senate seats and all six seats in the House of Representatives. back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:
Oklahoma Secretary of State News Media:CNN Affiliates
KOCO (Oklahoma City) State Newspapers
The Daily Oklahoman General Interest:The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html The House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ The Senate http://www.senate.gov/ Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html Congressional Quarterly's American Voter http://voter.cq.com/ Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch http://pathfinder.com/CQ/ THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/ Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/ Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/ Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/ Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org Policy.com http://www.policy.com/ Updated: October 25, 1998 |
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