Study shows voter turnout low in Oklahoma primary

<br>(Oklahoma City-AP) -- A new study says Oklahoma was one of 17 states to set a new low for voter turnout during a non-presidential primary. <br><br>The study by the Committee for the Study of the American

Sunday, October 13th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Oklahoma City-AP) -- A new study says Oklahoma was one of 17 states to set a new low for voter turnout during a non-presidential primary.

The study by the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate showed the August 27th primary drew 21.3% of the people who were eligible to vote in Oklahoma.

About 2.6-million Oklahomans were eligible to vote in August. But only 526,265 voters showed up at the polls.

The highest Oklahoma turnout for a non-presidential primary was recorded by the group was 41.35% in 1974.

In 1994, the last midterm primary with US Senate and gubernatorial races on the ballot, turnout was 26.9%.