2016 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Oklahoma was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Oklahoma voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
On March 1, 2016, in the presidential primaries, Oklahoma voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic and Republican parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party could only vote in their party's primary, while independent voters could only vote in the Democratic primary.[2]
Donald Trump won the election in Oklahoma with 65.3% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 28.9% of the vote.[3] Considered a safe Republican state, Oklahoma has voted Republican in fifteen of the last sixteen elections.[original research?] It was also one of two states where Donald Trump won every county, the other being West Virginia.[original research?] This also marked the fourth consecutive election in which the Republican candidate carried every county in the state.[original research?]
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, became the first third party candidate to achieve ballot access in Oklahoma since 2000. He received 5.75% of the vote, the highest percentage for a third party in the state since Ross Perot in 1996. He was the only third party candidate to successfully file for ballot access in Oklahoma.
Primary elections
Democratic primary
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- Results
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| Oklahoma Democratic primary, March 1, 2016 | |||||
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| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Bernie Sanders | 174,228 | 51.88% | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| Hillary Clinton | 139,443 | 41.52% | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | 7,672 | 2.28% | |||
| Keith Judd | 4,386 | 1.31% | |||
| Michael Steinberg | 4,171 | 1.24% | |||
| Star Locke (withdrawn) | 3,458 | 1.03% | |||
| Rocky De La Fuente | 2,485 | 0.74% | |||
| Uncommitted | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 335,843 | 100% | 38 | 4 | 42 |
| Source: The Green Papers, Oklahoma State Election Board | |||||
Republican primary
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Twelve candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[4]
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
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| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Ted Cruz | 158,078 | 34.37% | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Donald Trump | 130,267 | 28.32% | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Marco Rubio | 119,633 | 26.01% | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Carson | 28,601 | 6.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich | 16,524 | 3.59% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 2,091 | 0.45% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul (withdrawn) | 1,666 | 0.36% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) | 1,308 | 0.28% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 610 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 545 | 0.12% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 375 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) | 224 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total: | 459,922 | 100.00% | 43 | 0 | 43 |
| Source: The Green Papers | |||||
Polling
General Election
Statewide Results
| United States presidential election in Oklahoma, 2016[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Republican | Donald Trump | 949,136 | 65.32% | 7 | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 420,375 | 28.93% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 83,481 | 5.75% | 0 | |
| Totals | 1,452,992 | 100.00% | 7 | ||
Analysis
 | This section possibly contains original research. (April 2017) |
The Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, easily[opinion] carried Oklahoma with a victory margin of 36.39%.[original research?] While Trump improved over Mitt Romney's 2012 vote total and victory margin, his vote percentage of 65.3% was down from Romney's 66.8%, making 2016 the first time since 1992 the Republican's vote percentage decreased from the previous election.[original research?] Hillary Clinton's vote percentage of 28.9% is the worst for a Democratic candidate in Oklahoma since George McGovern's 24% in the 1972 election.[original research?] Clinton however, did make gains in heavily populated Oklahoma County, its surrounding suburban counties, and Tulsa County.[original research?] In Oklahoma County, Clinton turned a 16.66% advantage for Romney into a 10.5% advantage for Trump, while Trump was held below the 60% mark in Tulsa.[original research?]
Results by County
Final results by county from the Oklahoma State Election Board.[1]
| County | Clinton | Trump | Johnson | Total | |
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| Adair County | Votes | 1,382 | 4,787 | 344 | 6,513 |
| % | 21.22% | 73.50% | 5.28% | 100.00% | |
| Alfalfa County | Votes | 216 | 1,933 | 109 | 2,258 |
| % | 9.57% | 85.61% | 4.83% | 100.00% | |
| Atoka County | Votes | 795 | 4,084 | 139 | 5,018 |
| % | 15.84% | 81.39% | 2.77% | 100.00% | |
| Beaver County | Votes | 176 | 1,993 | 74 | 2,243 |
| % | 7.85% | 88.85% | 3.30% | 100.00% | |
| Beckham County | votes | 960 | 6,308 | 284 | 7,552 |
| percent | 12.71% | 83.53% | 3.76% | 100.00% | |
| Blaine County | votes | 711 | 2,884 | 198 | 3,793 |
| percent | 18.75% | 76.03% | 5.22% | 100.00% | |
| Bryan County | votes | 2,804 | 10,478 | 536 | 13,818 |
| percent | 20.29% | 75.83% | 3.88% | 100.00% | |
| Caddo County | votes | 2,420 | 6,482 | 446 | 9,348 |
| percent | 25.89% | 69.34% | 4.77% | 100.00% | |
| Canadian County | votes | 11,674 | 39,986 | 3,618 | 55,278 |
| percent | 21.12% | 72.34% | 6.55% | 100.00% | |
| Carter County | votes | 4,002 | 13,752 | 780 | 18,534 |
| percent | 21.59% | 74.20% | 4.21% | 100.00% | |
| Cherokee County | votes | 5,456 | 9,994 | 1,040 | 16,490 |
| percent | 33.09% | 60.61% | 6.31% | 100.00% | |
| Choctaw County | votes | 1,067 | 4,206 | 153 | 5,426 |
| percent | 19.66% | 77.52% | 2.82% | 100.00% | |
| Cimarron County | votes | 71 | 963 | 45 | 1,079 |
| percent | 6.58% | 89.25% | 4.17% | 100.00% | |
| Cleveland County | votes | 38,829 | 62,538 | 8,083 | 109,450 |
| percent | 35.48% | 57.14% | 7.39% | 100.00% | |
| Coal County | votes | 411 | 1,898 | 90 | 2,399 |
| percent | 17.13% | 79.12% | 3.75% | 100.00% | |
| Comanche County | votes | 11,463 | 19,183 | 1,918 | 32,564 |
| percent | 35.20% | 58.91% | 5.89% | 100.00% | |
| Cotton County | votes | 424 | 2,054 | 124 | 2,602 |
| percent | 16.30% | 78.94% | 4.77% | 100.00% | |
| Craig County | votes | 1,252 | 4,283 | 250 | 5,785 |
| percent | 21.64% | 74.04% | 4.32% | 100.00% | |
| Creek County | votes | 5,841 | 21,575 | 1,414 | 28,830 |
| percent | 20.26% | 74.84% | 4.90% | 100.00% | |
| Custer County | votes | 2,104 | 7,826 | 611 | 10,541 |
| percent | 19.96% | 74.24% | 5.80% | 100.00% | |
| Delaware County | votes | 3,311 | 11,826 | 579 | 15,716 |
| percent | 21.07% | 75.25% | 3.68% | 100.00% | |
| Dewey County | votes | 222 | 1,965 | 61 | 2,248 |
| percent | 9.88% | 87.41% | 2.71% | 100.00% | |
| Ellis County | votes | 155 | 1,611 | 61 | 1,827 |
| percent | 8.48% | 88.18% | 3.34% | 100.00% | |
| Garfield County | votes | 4,397 | 16,009 | 1,304 | 21,710 |
| percent | 20.25% | 73.74% | 6.01% | 100.00% | |
| Garvin County | votes | 1,855 | 8,253 | 438 | 10,546 |
| percent | 17.59% | 78.26% | 4.15% | 100.00% | |
| Grady County | votes | 3,882 | 17,316 | 1,088 | 22,286 |
| percent | 17.42% | 77.70% | 4.88% | 100.00% | |
| Grant County | votes | 288 | 1,827 | 86 | 2,201 |
| percent | 13.08% | 83.01% | 3.91% | 100.00% | |
| Greer County | votes | 323 | 1,482 | 91 | 1,896 |
| percent | 17.04% | 78.16% | 4.80% | 100.00% | |
| Harmon County | votes | 225 | 715 | 37 | 977 |
| percent | 23.03% | 73.18% | 3.79% | 100.00% | |
| Harper County | votes | 134 | 1,318 | 47 | 1,499 |
| percent | 8.94% | 87.93% | 3.14% | 100.00% | |
| Haskell County | votes | 882 | 3,701 | 155 | 4,738 |
| percent | 18.62% | 78.11% | 3.27% | 100.00% | |
| Hughes County | votes | 961 | 3,388 | 177 | 4,526 |
| percent | 21.23% | 74.86% | 3.91% | 100.00% | |
| Jackson County | votes | 1,473 | 5,969 | 364 | 7,806 |
| percent | 18.87% | 76.47% | 4.66% | 100.00% | |
| Jefferson County | votes | 365 | 1,910 | 75 | 2,350 |
| percent | 15.53% | 81.28% | 3.19% | 100.00% | |
| Johnston County | votes | 786 | 3,093 | 139 | 4,018 |
| percent | 19.56% | 76.98% | 3.46% | 100.00% | |
| Kay County | votes | 3,738 | 12,172 | 893 | 16,803 |
| percent | 22.25% | 72.44% | 5.31% | 100.00% | |
| Kingfisher County | votes | 786 | 5,156 | 189 | 6,131 |
| percent | 12.82% | 84.10% | 3.08% | 100.00% | |
| Kiowa County | votes | 767 | 2,596 | 130 | 3,493 |
| percent | 21.96% | 74.32% | 3.72% | 100.00% | |
| Latimer County | votes | 797 | 3,100 | 159 | 4,056 |
| percent | 19.65% | 76.43% | 3.92% | 100.00% | |
| Le Flore | votes | 3,250 | 13,362 | 609 | 17,221 |
| percent | 18.87% | 77.59% | 3.54% | 100.00% | |
| Lincoln County | votes | 2,430 | 10,854 | 741 | 14,025 |
| percent | 17.33% | 77.39% | 5.28% | 100.00% | |
| Logan County | votes | 4,248 | 13,633 | 1,098 | 18,979 |
| percent | 22.38% | 71.83% | 5.79% | 100.00% | |
| Love County | votes | 735 | 2,922 | 132 | 3,789 |
| percent | 19.40% | 77.12% | 3.48% | 100.00% | |
| Major County | votes | 310 | 2,948 | 149 | 3,407 |
| percent | 9.10% | 86.53% | 4.37% | 100.00% | |
| Marshall County | votes | 1,096 | 4,206 | 190 | 5,492 |
| percent | 19.96% | 76.58% | 3.46% | 100.00% | |
| Mayes County | votes | 3,423 | 11,555 | 739 | 15,717 |
| percent | 21.78% | 73.52% | 4.70% | 100.00% | |
| McClain County | votes | 2,894 | 13,169 | 795 | 16,858 |
| percent | 17.17% | 78.12% | 4.72% | 100.00% | |
| McCurtain County | votes | 1,802 | 8,656 | 268 | 10,726 |
| percent | 16.80% | 80.70% | 2.50% | 100.00% | |
| McIntosh County | votes | 2,123 | 5,505 | 335 | 7,963 |
| percent | 26.66% | 69.13% | 4.21% | 100.00% | |
| Murray County | votes | 1,087 | 4,175 | 266 | 5,528 |
| percent | 19.66% | 75.52% | 4.81% | 100.00% | |
| Muskogee County | votes | 7,977 | 15,043 | 1,196 | 24,216 |
| percent | 32.94% | 62.12% | 4.94% | 100.00% | |
| Noble County | votes | 901 | 3,715 | 262 | 4,878 |
| percent | 18.47% | 76.16% | 5.37% | 100.00% | |
| Nowata County | votes | 742 | 3,321 | 174 | 4,237 |
| percent | 17.51% | 78.38% | 4.11% | 100.00% | |
| Okfuskee County | votes | 943 | 2,800 | 200 | 3,943 |
| percent | 23.92% | 71.01% | 5.07% | 100.00% | |
| Oklahoma County | votes | 112,813 | 141,569 | 19,560 | 273,942 |
| percent | 41.18% | 51.68% | 7.14% | 100.00% | |
| Okmulgee County | votes | 4,385 | 8,944 | 620 | 13,949 |
| percent | 31.44% | 64.12% | 4.44% | 100.00% | |
| Osage County | votes | 5,597 | 12,577 | 792 | 18,966 |
| percent | 29.51% | 66.31% | 4.18% | 100.00% | |
| Ottawa County | votes | 2,584 | 7,631 | 475 | 10,690 |
| percent | 24.17% | 71.38% | 4.44% | 100.00% | |
| Pawnee County | votes | 1,344 | 4,729 | 291 | 6,364 |
| percent | 21.12% | 74.31% | 4.57% | 100.00% | |
| Payne County | votes | 8,788 | 16,651 | 2,321 | 27,760 |
| percent | 31.66% | 59.98% | 8.36% | 100.00% | |
| Pittsburg County | votes | 3,711 | 12,753 | 807 | 17,271 |
| percent | 21.49% | 73.84% | 4.67% | 100.00% | |
| Pontotoc County | votes | 3,637 | 10,431 | 763 | 14,831 |
| percent | 24.52% | 70.33% | 5.14% | 100.00% | |
| Pottawatomie County | votes | 6,015 | 17,848 | 1,589 | 25,452 |
| percent | 23.63% | 70.12% | 6.24% | 100.00% | |
| Pushmataha County | votes | 748 | 3,581 | 154 | 4,483 |
| percent | 16.69% | 79.88% | 3.44% | 100.00% | |
| Roger Mills County | votes | 151 | 1,547 | 61 | 1,759 |
| percent | 8.58% | 87.95% | 3.47% | 100.00% | |
| Rogers County | votes | 7,902 | 30,913 | 2,047 | 40,862 |
| percent | 19.34% | 75.65% | 5.01% | 100.00% | |
| Seminole County | votes | 2,071 | 5,613 | 353 | 8,037 |
| percent | 25.77% | 69.84% | 4.39% | 100.00% | |
| Sequoyah County | votes | 3,061 | 10,888 | 488 | 14,437 |
| percent | 21.20% | 75.42% | 3.38% | 100.00% | |
| Stephens County | votes | 3,086 | 14,182 | 636 | 17,904 |
| percent | 17.24% | 79.21% | 3.55% | 100.00% | |
| Texas County | votes | 858 | 4,621 | 301 | 5,780 |
| percent | 14.84% | 79.95% | 5.21% | 100.00% | |
| Tillman County | votes | 657 | 1,944 | 105 | 2,706 |
| percent | 24.28% | 71.84% | 3.88% | 100.00% | |
| Tulsa County | votes | 87,847 | 144,258 | 14,949 | 247,054 |
| percent | 35.56% | 58.39% | 6.05% | 100.00% | |
| Wagoner County | votes | 6,723 | 23,005 | 1,572 | 31,300 |
| percent | 21.48% | 73.50% | 5.02% | 100.00% | |
| Washington County | votes | 5,048 | 15,825 | 1,351 | 22,224 |
| percent | 22.71% | 71.21% | 6.08% | 100.00% | |
| Washita County | votes | 588 | 3,854 | 189 | 4,631 |
| percent | 12.70% | 83.22% | 4.08% | 100.00% | |
| Woods County | votes | 522 | 2,947 | 199 | 3,668 |
| percent | 14.23% | 80.34% | 5.43% | 100.00% | |
| Woodward County | votes | 873 | 6,347 | 375 | 7,595 |
| percent | 11.49% | 83.57% | 4.94% | 100.00% | |
| Grand total | votes | 420,375 | 949,136 | 83,481 | 1,452,992 |
| percent | 28.93% | 65.32% | 5.75% | 100.00% | |
See also
| Elections in Oklahoma |
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 Government |
- Democratic Party presidential debates, 2016
- Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
- Republican Party presidential debates, 2016
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016
References
- ^ a b "Official Results General Election — November 8, 2016", OK.gov, The State of Oklahoma
- ^ https://www.ok.gov/elections/faqs.html#c99
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/oklahoma
- ^ "Nineteen candidates file for Oklahoma Presidential Primary". Fox23.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ^ https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_results_seb.pdf
External links
- RNC 2016 Republican Nominating Process
- Green papers for 2016 primaries, caucuses, and conventions
- 2016 Presidential primaries, ElectionProjection.com
- Decision Desk Headquarter Results for Oklahoma
