2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary
2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary
Primary results by county Gore: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 75–80%Bradley: 45–50%
The 2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the week after Super Tuesday in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election , following the Nevada caucuses the weekend before. The Oklahoma primary was a semi-closed primary , with the state awarding 52 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention , of which 45 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
Vice president Al Gore won another southern primary by a large margin with almost 69% of the vote and 38 delegates, while senator Bill Bradley placed second with around 25% and 7 delegates despite having ended his presidential campaign the previous week.[1] Lyndon LaRouche, Jr. did not reach the threshold and earned no delegates.
Procedure
Louisiana was one of six states which held primaries on March 14, 2000, alongside Florida , Louisiana , Mississippi , Tennessee , and Texas after Super Tuesday the week before..[2]
Voting took place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. In the semi-closed primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 42 pledged delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 4 and 6 were allocated to each of the state's 6 congressional districts and another 6 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 10 at-large delegates.[3]
The state convention was subsequently held to vote on the national convention delegates. The state delegation also included 6 unpledged PLEO delegates: 5 members of the Democratic National Committee and 1 add-on.[3]
Candidates
The following candidates appeared on the ballot:
Withdrawn
Results
Results by county
2000 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary (results by county) [6]
County
Al Gore
Bill Bradley
Lyndon LaRouche
Total votes cast
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Adair
419
71.26%
127
21.60%
42
7.14%
588
Alfalfa
205
66.99%
78
25.49%
23
7.52%
306
Atoka
406
66.02%
154
25.04%
55
8.94%
615
Beaver
86
42.79%
93
46.27%
22
10.95%
201
Beckham
568
71.27%
168
21.08%
61
7.65%
797
Blaine
277
65.80%
118
28.03%
26
6.18%
421
Bryan
847
70.06%
291
24.07%
71
5.87%
1,209
Caddo
840
69.02%
306
25.14%
71
5.83%
1,217
Canadian
1,448
60.79%
743
31.19%
191
8.02%
2,382
Carter
1,088
66.59%
437
26.74%
109
6.67%
1,634
Cherokee
849
73.13%
251
21.62%
61
5.25%
1,161
Choctaw
998
69.07%
325
22.49%
122
8.44%
1,445
Cimarron
111
43.02%
119
46.12%
28
10.85%
258
Cleveland
3,480
64.11%
1,585
29.20%
363
6.69%
5,428
Coal
264
68.04%
89
22.94%
35
9.02%
388
Comanche
3,149
69.30%
1,132
24.91%
263
5.79%
4,544
Cotton
291
67.52%
114
26.45%
26
6.03%
431
Craig
475
72.96%
144
22.12%
32
4.92%
651
Creek
2,198
69.29%
810
25.54%
164
5.17%
3,172
Custer
639
65.61%
256
26.28%
79
8.11%
974
Delaware
1,756
64.94%
763
28.22%
185
6.84%
2,704
Dewey
222
57.51%
134
34.72%
30
7.77%
386
Ellis
149
61.83%
71
29.46%
21
8.71%
241
Garfield
964
72.92%
305
23.07%
53
4.01%
1,322
Garvin
946
68.30%
337
24.33%
102
7.36%
1,385
Grady
1,204
63.94%
561
29.79%
118
6.27%
1,883
Grant
202
67.11%
75
24.92%
24
7.97%
301
Greer
230
58.23%
138
34.94%
27
6.84%
395
Harmon
177
71.37%
60
24.19%
11
4.44%
248
Harper
148
62.71%
72
30.51%
16
6.78%
236
Haskell
374
73.62%
105
20.67%
29
5.71%
508
Hughes
477
73.27%
135
20.74%
39
5.99%
651
Jackson
754
63.31%
338
28.38%
99
8.31%
1,191
Jefferson
318
66.67%
135
28.30%
24
5.03%
477
Johnston
414
64.69%
175
27.34%
51
7.97%
640
Kay
1,307
70.04%
462
24.76%
97
5.20%
1,866
Kingfisher
310
64.32%
136
28.22%
36
7.47%
482
Kiowa
380
60.80%
199
31.84%
46
7.36%
625
Latimer
430
72.88%
127
21.53%
33
5.59%
590
LeFlore
1,252
69.59%
421
23.40%
126
7.00%
1,799
Lincoln
791
67.90%
285
24.46%
89
7.64%
1,165
Logan
740
69.22%
262
24.51%
67
6.27%
1,069
Love
318
69.28%
111
24.18%
30
6.54%
459
McClain
595
63.16%
262
27.81%
85
9.02%
942
McCurtain
491
54.31%
296
32.74%
117
12.94%
904
McIntosh
811
73.93%
244
22.24%
42
3.83%
1,097
Major
181
67.04%
72
26.67%
17
6.30%
270
Marshall
544
65.70%
244
29.47%
40
4.83%
828
Mayes
1,341
72.45%
413
22.31%
97
5.24%
1,851
Murray
487
65.81%
198
26.76%
55
7.43%
740
Muskogee
2,164
75.16%
577
20.04%
138
4.79%
2,879
Noble
318
65.84%
126
26.09%
39
8.07%
483
Nowata
358
72.32%
108
21.82%
29
5.86%
495
Okfuskee
438
71.57%
133
21.73%
41
6.70%
612
Oklahoma
16,347
67.61%
6,483
26.81%
1,350
5.58%
24,180
Okmulgee
1,311
74.96%
366
20.93%
72
4.12%
1,749
Osage
1,656
75.24%
454
20.63%
91
4.13%
2,201
Ottawa
860
75.17%
225
19.67%
59
5.16%
1,144
Pawnee
441
73.26%
136
22.59%
25
4.15%
602
Payne
2,210
66.57%
947
28.52%
163
4.91%
3,320
Pittsburg
2,989
65.48%
1,220
26.73%
356
7.80%
4,565
Pontotoc
886
67.48%
331
25.21%
96
7.31%
1,313
Pottawatomie
1,478
65.75%
617
27.45%
153
6.81%
2,248
Pushmataha
468
59.47%
230
29.22%
89
11.31%
787
Roger Mills
152
54.48%
99
35.48%
28
10.04%
279
Rogers
1,827
67.82%
712
26.43%
155
5.75%
2,694
Seminole
581
68.76%
207
24.50%
57
6.75%
845
Sequoyah
1,032
69.12%
359
24.05%
102
6.83%
1,493
Stephens
1,384
67.48%
529
25.79%
138
6.73%
2,051
Texas
320
54.15%
222
37.56%
49
8.29%
591
Tillman
320
65.71%
135
27.72%
32
6.57%
487
Tulsa
14,723
74.69%
4,321
21.92%
669
3.39%
19,713
Wagoner
1,136
68.47%
420
25.32%
103
6.21%
1,659
Washington
1,035
71.48%
334
23.07%
79
5.46%
1,448
Washita
548
59.44%
302
32.75%
72
7.81%
922
Woods
298
72.51%
91
22.14%
22
5.35%
411
Woodward
423
70.27%
151
25.08%
28
4.65%
602
Total
92,654
68.71%
34,311
25.44%
7,885
5.85%
134,850
References
^ Fournier, Ron (March 8, 2000). "Bradley To Drop Out, Endorse Gore" . AP News . Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020 .
^ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates" . The Green Papers. Retrieved September 13, 2023 .
^ a b "Oklahoma Democratic Delegation 2000" . The Green Papers. December 23, 2000. Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
^ "Oklahoma State Election Board - 2000-ElectionResults" . www.ok.gov . Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
^ "Election 2000: Oklahoma Democrat" . The Green Papers . Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
^ "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES Democratic Presidential Preferential Primary Election — March 14, 2000" (PDF) . Oklahoma State Election Board . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 3, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023 .
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