The Oklahoma State Election Board says Tuesday’s turnout for the primary election outpaced other recent elections with more than 890,000 votes cast.
Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax released a statement with election comparisons on Wednesday.
“As the state’s chief election official, I am proud of Oklahoma voters for turning out in large numbers for yesterday’s Primary Election. More people voted yesterday than in the 2014 General Election or the 2016 Presidential Primary. We hope this level of voter engagement continues in the Runoff Primary on August 28 and the General Election on November 6,” said Ziriax.
Many local political pundits point to the enthusiasm behind State Question 788, the medicinal marijuana vote, and the teacher walkout as reasons for the motivated electorate.
The State Election Board’s Turnout Comparison is below.
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
