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Race For The Presidency
Winning the 2008 Nomination
By Rhodes Cook |
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Oklahoma hit the jackpot in 2004, holding a hotly contested Democratic primary that drew the interest of the party's major presidential contenders. However, the Sooner State will be hard pressed to attract such attention in 2008. While its primary remains on the first Tuesday in February, the number of states that share the date has more than doubled since 2004.
Oklahoma holds a closed primary, with only registered Democrats allowed to vote in the Democratic primary and registered Republicans in the GOP primary. As of January 2007, there were 2,075,561 registered voters in Oklahoma—1,045,490 Democrats, 805,607 Republicans, and 224,464 independents.
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DEMOCRATS |
REPUBLICANS |
| THE CALENDAR |
Primary Date
(polling hours) |
Feb. 5
(7 a.m.-7 p.m.) |
Feb. 5
(7 a.m.-7 p.m.) |
| Filing Deadline |
Dec. 5, 2007 |
Dec. 5, 2007 |
| Filing Procedure |
Candidates must pay a $2,500 filing fee to the state board of elections or submit petitions signed by 1% or 1,000 registered voters of their party in each congressional district, whichever is less. |
| THE DELEGATES |
| Number (% of national total) |
47 (1.1%) |
41 (1.7%) |
| Distribution: |
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By district |
25 (5 per district) |
15 (3 per district) |
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At-Large |
8 |
23 |
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Pledged PEOs |
5 |
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RNC members |
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3 |
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Superdelegates |
9 |
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| Method of Allocation |
Proportional—15% of vote needed to win a share of statewide or district delegates. |
Winner-take-all—statewide winner takes all the at-large delegates; winner in each district takes all of that district's delegates. |
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