The 2004 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primary, part of the process of selecting that party's nominee for President of the United States, took place on February 3, one of the seven nominating contests of 2004's "Mini-Tuesday". The primary election chose 40 pledged delegates to represent Oklahoma at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. The remainder of Oklahoma's 47 delegates consisted of unpledged superdelegates not bound by the results of the primary. The election was a closed primary, meaning that only registered Democrats could vote in this election. Wesley Clark won the primary by a razor-thin margin over John Edwards, making Oklahoma the only state to vote for Clark in the primary.
Candidates General Wesley Clark of Arkansas Former Governor Howard Dean of Vermont Senator John Edwards of North Carolina Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, 2000 Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate Reverend Al Sharpton of New York
Withdrawn Representative Dick Gephardt of Missouri, former House Minority Leader Former Senator and Ambassador Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois
Results Key: Withdrewprior to contest 2004 Oklahoma Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotesPercentageNational delegates Wesley Clark 90,526 29.94% 15 John Edwards 89,310 29.54% 13 John Kerry 81,073 26.81% 12 Joe Lieberman 19,680 6.51% 0 Howard Dean 12,734 4.21% 0 Al Sharpton 3,939 1.30% 0 Dennis Kucinich 2,544 0.84% 0 Dick Gephardt 1,890 0.63% 0 Lyndon LaRouche 689 0.23% 0 Totals 302,385 100.00% 40
See also 2004 Oklahoma Republican presidential primary
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