Oklahoma is another solid Republican state and Donald Trump is expected to easliy win the states 7 electoral votes. 1964 was the last time Oklahoma voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.
Senator James Lankford (Republican) is up for re-election and expected to easily win.
Oklahoma Political Facts
Governor: Mary Fallin (Republican) – Current Term: 2015 – 2019
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 5
Electoral Votes: 7
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: 7 a.m.
- Polls Close: 7 p.m.
- Oklahoma Voting Information
- Notes: n/a
Past Oklahoma Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 33% | Romney | 67% |
| 2008 | Obama | 34% | McCain | 66% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 34% | Bush | 66% |
| 2000 | Gore | 38% | Bush | 60% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 40% | Dole | 48% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 34% | Bush | 43% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 41% | Bush | 58% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 31% | Reagan | 69% |
| 1980 | Carter | 35% | Reagan | 61% |
| 1976 | Carter | 49% | Ford | 50% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 24% | Nixon | 74% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 32% | Nixon | 48% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 56% | Goldwater | 44% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 41% | Nixon | 59% |
Oklahoma State Facts
Population (2010 census): 3,751,351
Population Rank By State: 28
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 3.4%
Capital: Oklahoma City
Largest City: Oklahoma City
State Nickname: Sooner State
More coverage of Oklahoma’s 2016 elections from other news sources:
- Attribution:
- census.gov
- govtrack.us
- FactMonster.com
- state map icons by anbileru adaleru from the Noun Project
- Ballotpedia.org – Poll Hours
- Senate and House CookPolitical.com