February 5, 2008 Democrat Hillary Clinton wins Oklahoma primary

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to victory in Oklahoma on Tuesday over rival Barack Obama, who did not campaign in the state in the weeks leading up to the Democratic primary.

John McCain and Mike Huckabee were in a close fight on the Republican side, with Mitt Romney running third. Both Huckabee and Romney campaigned in Oklahoma, while McCain was riding momentum from earlier victories.

The Associated Press called the race based on surveys of voters made at polls.

The only suspense in the Democratic race was whether John Edwards would meet the 15 percent threshold to collect any delegates in the state's five congressional districts.

Edwards, who finished a close second to retired Gen. Wesley Clark in the 2004 Democratic contest, visited the state several times before suspending his campaign.

While registered Democrats outnumber Republicans in Oklahoma, the conservative state has not supported a Democrat for president in a general election since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The state has approximately 1 million registered Democrats and 800,000 Republicans.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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