Turnout in Tuesday’s primary election exceeded previous elections
Ponca City Now - June 28, 2018 8:52 am
Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said Wednesday afternoon that the turnout in Tuesday’s primary election was very strong.
“As the state’s chief election official, I am proud of Oklahoma voters for turning out in large numbers for Tuesday’s Primary Election. More people voted Tuesday than in the 2014 General Election or the 2016 Presidential Primary. We hope this level of voter engagement continues in the Runoff Primary on Aug. 28 and the General Election on Nov. 6.”
Turnout comparison
Republican
2018 Primary votes cast: 452,194
2014 Primary votes cast: 264,894
2016 PPP votes cast: 459,922
Libertarian
2018 Primary votes cast: 3,549
Democrat
2018 Primary votes cast: 395,038
2014 Primary votes cast: 167,863
2016 PPP votes cast: 335,843
Totals
2018 SQ votes cast: 891,654
2014 combined primary votes cast: 432,757
2014 general votes cast: 824,831
2016 combined PPP votes cast: 795,765