During the special election on Tuesday, March 7th Oklahoma voters rejected a measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana at the state level within Oklahoma. Below are the results of the election.
Candidate Choice | Absentee Mail | Early Voting | Election Day | Total Votes | Percent |
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FOR THE PROPOSAL – YES | 6,441 | 12,554 | 197,888 | 216,883 | |
AGAINST THE PROPOSAL – NO | 7,410 | 21,849 | 319,862 | 349,121 | |
Total | 13,851 | 34,403 | 517,750 | 566,004 |
Oklahoma State Attorney General Gentner Drummond responded to the election saying “I’m proud of Oklahomans for rejecting the expansion of organized crime by defeating State Question 820. Regardless of where one stands on the question of marijuana legalization, the stark reality is that organized crime from China and Mexico has infiltrated Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry”.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt also reacted in a Facebook post saying “Oklahomans rejected State Question 820. I believe this is the best thing to keep our kids safe and for our state as a whole”.