5100 Votes: Dems Barely Outnumber GOP In Sooner State
Democratic votes barely outnumber Republicans in Oklahoma
by Rick Green
More than 2 million Oklahomans are registered to vote, with the Democrats barely outnumbering Republicans in the state, state Election Board secretary Paul Ziriax said.
He released figures Thursday showing that as of the end of September, there were 882,778 Democrats, 877,678 Republicans and 253,889 Independents, along with 8 registered in Americans Elect.
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 4 general election is Oct. 10.
As of Sept. 30, Oklahoma had 2,014,353 registered voters.
Democrats narrowly make up the largest percentage of Oklahoma voters at 43.8 percent.