Oklahoma Exit Polls

Oklahoma carried 7 electoral votes in the election of the next President of the United States. After the polls closed, MSNBC and CNN called the state for John McCain. The same polls indicate that Republican incumbent U.S. Senator James Inhofe has won a third term.¹

Based on absentee balloting, Oklahomans set record voter turnout, with the Secretary of State estimating 1.5 million voters.²

Fast Facts

1. Electoral Votes: 7
2. Polls open: 7 am to 7pm
3. 60% of voters named the economy as their first concern³
4. Current polls: McCain leads Obama 60.5% to 36.1%⁴
5. Registered voters: 2,185,144⁵
6. Democratic primary winner: Hillary Clinton
7. Republican primary winner: John McCain

Past Oklahoma Winners

• 2004: George W. Bush

McCain's Chances

On November 3, 2008, the GOP predicted that Oklahoma or Utah would provide McCain his biggest win margin. The Senate race looks to be closer, although Inhofe is expected to win, as are four incumbent Republican and one incumbent Democratic congressperson.⁶

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