Oklahoma 2004 General Election

The Green Papers: Oklahoma 2004 General Election

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Oklahoma
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 27 July 2004
Runoff (no runoffs for statewide or federal offices): Tuesday 24 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:	3,458,819	(1.23% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,531,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	2,233,602
Capital:	Oklahoma City
Tuesday 27 July 2004 polls close 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 24 August 2004 polls close 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 2 November 2004 polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)

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Oklahoma State and Local Government

Oklahoma 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats Republicans Third Parties

OKLAHOMA Election Returns from an official source



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors. List of States: Details.

	Republican	959,792	65.57%	President George W. Bush (7 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
	Democrat	503,966	34.43%	Senator John Kerry • Vice President: Senator John Edwards
Total		1,463,758	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican			Senator James M. Inhofe • First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996; re-elected 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3	Republican			Senator Don Nickles • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Open Seat - 7 October 2003: Senator Nickles announced that he will not seek re-election in 2004.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Republican	763,433	52.77%	former Congressman Tom Coburn
	Democrat	596,750	41.24%	Congressman Brad Carson • Congressman CD 2
	Independent	86,663	5.99%	Sheila Bilyeu
Total		1,446,846	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms, All Governors

	Democrat			Governor Brad Henry • First elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

	Republican			Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Lieutenant Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

108^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republicans (4 Renominated); 1 Democrat (1 Open)

CD 1	Republican			Congressman John Sullivan • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Elected 8 January 2002 in Special Election for the term to begin 15 February, the effective date of the resignation of Steve Largent (who resigned to run for OK Governor). Representative Sullivan will take oath of office 27 February 2002. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 27 July 2004 Primary
	Republican	187,145	60.19%	Congressman John Sullivan
	Democrat	116,731	37.54%	Doug Dodd
	Independent	7,058	2.27%	John Krymski
Total		310,934	100.00%

CD 2	Democrat			Congressman Brad Carson • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Open Seat - Running for the Senate in 2004.
		Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Democrat	179,579	65.89%	Dan Boren
	Republican	92,963	34.11%	Wayland Smalley
Total		272,542	100.00%

CD 3	Republican			Congressman Frank D. Lucas • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 27 July 2004 Primary
	Republican	215,510	82.21%	Congressman Frank D. Lucas
	Independent	46,621	17.79%	Gregory M. Wilson
Total		262,131	100.00%

CD 4	Republican			Congressman Tom Cole • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 27 July 2004 Primary
	Republican	198,985	77.77%	Congressman Tom Cole
	Independent	56,869	22.23%	Charlene K. Bradshaw
Total		255,854	100.00%

CD 5	Republican			Congressman Ernest Istook • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Renominated - 27 July 2004 Primary
	Republican	180,430	66.06%	Congressman Ernest Istook
	Democrat	92,719	33.94%	Bert Smith
Total		273,149	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

	Democrat			Attorney General Drew Edmondson • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

	Democrat			Treasurer Robert Butkin • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Auditor and Inspector 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

	Democrat			Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Auditor and Inspector is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Commissioner of Labor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican			Labor Commissioner Brenda Reneau Wynn • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democrat			Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: 2 4-year terms

	Democrat			Public Instruction Superintendent Sandy Garrett • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Superintendent of Public Instruction is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Corporation Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 1998, 2004. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

	Republican			Corporation Commissioner Denise A. Bode • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Appointed: 1997; first elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • The current Corporation Commissioner 1 is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated - 27 July 2004 Primary
	Republican	857,387	63.64%	Corporation Commissioner Denise A. Bode
	Democrat	489,759	36.36%	John Wylie
Total		1,347,146	100.00%

Corporation Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2006. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

	Republican			Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony • First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • The current Corporation Commissioner 2 is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Running for the Senate in 2004

Corporation Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2008. Term Limit: Effective 2010: 2 6-year terms

	Republican			Corporation Commissioner Jeff Cloud • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • The current Corporation Commissioner 3 is unaffected by the State's term limit.