5 . ▁The ▁primary ▁election ▁for ▁state wide ▁offices ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁run off ▁primary ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁August ▁ 2 6 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁elections ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁State ▁history ▁that ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁won ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Senate ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁they ▁retained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁thereby ▁creating ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁control ▁Oklahoma ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁State ▁history . ▁ ▁President ▁ ▁Primary ▁Oklahoma ▁vot ers ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁pol ls ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 ▁( Super ▁T ues day ) ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁president ial ▁primary ▁election . ▁Republic ans ▁nominated ▁Senator ▁John ▁McC ain , ▁while ▁Democr ats ▁nominated ▁Senator ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton . ▁ ▁Ele ven ▁Republic ans ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁seven ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁for ▁President . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁faced ▁John ▁McC ain ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁President ial ▁E lection . ▁McC ain ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁received ▁all ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁elect oral ▁votes . ▁Oklahoma ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁state ▁in ▁which ▁McC ain ▁received ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁every ▁county . ▁ ▁US ▁Senate ▁ ▁Two ▁term ▁Republican ▁Senator ▁Jim ▁In hof e ▁def ended ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election ▁against ▁Democratic ▁State ▁Senator ▁Andrew ▁R ice ▁and