Oklahoma selects Trump, Biden in primaries, Tulsa County approves Sunday liquor sales

Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump overwhelmingly won Oklahoma’s Republican Party primary election on Super Tuesday, receiving 92.6% of the vote in a field of six candidates. Joe Walsh, who had already dropped out of the race prior to Tuesday, came in second with 3.7%, followed by Matthew Matern with 1.3%.

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Oklahoma Democratic Party’s delegates with 38.7% of the vote in a fourteen candidate field. Senator Bernie Sanders received 25.4% of the vote, followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren with 13.4%. Sanders previously won the Oklahoma election in 2016.

295,409 votes were cast in the Republican primary. 303,977 votes were cast in the Democratic primary, which was also open to Independents. No Libertarian candidates filed in Oklahoma. More than 32,000 Oklahomans voted for candidates who had already dropped out of the race.

A Tulsa County proposition to allow Sunday liquor sales was overwhelmingly approved, with 73.3% of voters in support. 106,590 voters responded to the question. Liquor stores in Tulsa County will be allowed to operate as soon as this coming Sunday.