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CHICAGO (AP) — Campaign official says McCain calls Obama to concede.

State Sen. Andrew Rice lost his hard-fought race against the longtime Republican incumbent, Jim Inhofe. Rice conceded defeat to Inhofe by phone shortly after 9 p.m. and spoke to an otherwise jubilant crowd at the Democratic watch party at 9:28 p.m.

He remained upbeat in his remarks to supporters.

“The senator ran a very aggressive, negative campaign, and he did so very early, which put us on the defensive,” Rice later told reporters. “We had to spend a lot of our money. We raised $3 million. Spent all of it.”

Despite the outcome, he said he is happy, especially about poll results suggesting Obama will win the election.

“I think his approach to government is what our country needs,” he said.

Rice said he will serve his remaining two years as a state senator and “when I’m done with that, I’ll figure out what I want to do. It may be that I’m not in politics at all. I don’t know.”

– Staff Writer Ken Raymond

Before Sen. Jim Inhofe could speak, everyone had to be really quiet. Jerry Buchanan, a former Tulsa County Republican Party, began introducing Inhofe, but the crowd was too wound up to quiet down. Murmurs of excitement continued through the first part of the introduction. Then, an hour and a half after the senator was first spotted, Buchanan threatened to make everyone wait even longer to hear his speech.

“Should we continue this or should we wait?” he asked the crowd. “Can I please have your attention one more time?”

The talking continued until the crowd was shushed one more time. Inhofe appeared on stage to cheers and whistling, but once again, everyone was scolded.

“It’s sort of hard to hear,” the senator said. “They’re talking over on that end.”

Everyone from the quiet side of the room shot death stares to the rest of the Republican crowd. Shushing hissed across the room. The talkers canned it immediately. Then Inhofe began his speech in earnest.

Staff Writer Carrie Coppernoll

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                   708 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP   267,989   64.62%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM   146,755   35.38%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                   708 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP   209,240   54.69%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM   157,224   41.10%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND    16,116    4.21%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                             37 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP    22,003   60.99%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM    14,071   39.01%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                            271 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP    36,791   29.72%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    87,005   70.28%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                            220 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP    67,514   70.85%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM    21,110   22.15%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND     6,670    7.00%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                            126 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP    41,976   62.14%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM    22,501   33.31%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND     3,071    4.55%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                             58 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP    35,378   62.09%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM    21,598   37.91%

Latest presidential, congressional tallies from the state Election Board:

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                   488 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP   199,481   64.75%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM   108,596   35.25%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                   488 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP   155,708   54.78%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM   116,877   41.12%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND    11,672    4.11%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                             36 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP    21,162   60.55%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM    13,788   39.45%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                            190 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP    28,727   30.04%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    66,900   69.96%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                            150 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP    47,644   71.23%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM    14,207   21.24%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND     5,037    7.53%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                             58 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP    18,261   65.54%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM     8,453   30.34%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND     1,150    4.13%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                             58 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP    35,378   62.09%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM    21,598   37.91%

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                   276 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP   122,163   61.35%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM    76,947   38.65%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                   276 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP    94,960   51.94%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM    80,580   44.07%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND     7,300    3.99%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                              6 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP     7,077   46.42%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM     8,170   53.58%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                            107 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP    17,531   28.54%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    43,903   71.46%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                            100 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP    34,424   69.23%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM    12,039   24.21%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND     3,260    6.56%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                             43 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP    14,003   65.40%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM     6,520   30.45%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND       889    4.15%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                             24 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP    18,745   55.84%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM    14,827   44.16%

From the state Election Board. Inhofe regains lead over Rice.

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                   144 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP    75,615   58.84%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM    52,895   41.16%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                   144 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP    59,829   50.99%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM    53,117   45.27%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND     4,388    3.74%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                              6 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP     7,077   46.42%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM     8,170   53.58%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                             33 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP     6,996   30.52%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    15,927   69.48%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                             70 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP    23,734   68.65%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM     8,661   25.05%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND     2,178    6.30%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                             20 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP     8,431   65.17%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM     3,962   30.63%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND       543    4.20%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                             19 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP    16,756   54.39%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM    14,052   45.61%

Despite AP’s call for Jim Inhofe, Andrew Rice has an early lead in votes that are actually counted. Stay tuned.

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                    48 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP    29,813   54.43%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM    24,960   45.57%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                    48 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP    23,581   47.03%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM    24,903   49.67%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND     1,652    3.30%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                              3 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP     3,351   69.48%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM     1,472   30.52%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                             15 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP     4,578   31.08%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM    10,153   68.92%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                             13 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP     6,569   68.41%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM     2,401   25.00%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND       633    6.59%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                             14 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP     4,638   65.35%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM     2,193   30.90%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND       266    3.75%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                              6 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP     4,440   32.91%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM     9,053   67.09%

The Associated Press is projecting Jim Inhofe as the winner in his re-election bid for the U.S. Senate.

From the state Election Board. So far, the GOP is holding strong at the top of the ticket. Lone exception is U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, D-Muskogee, who is (as expected) running strong.

FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT                                    19 OF 2231
          JOHN McCAIN                           REP    17,530   63.06%
          BARACK OBAMA                          DEM    10,271   36.94%

FOR U.S. SENATOR                                                    19 OF 2231
          JIM INHOFE                            REP    13,840   54.54%
          ANDREW RICE                           DEM    10,640   41.93%
          STEPHEN P. WALLACE                    IND       894    3.52%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 1                              2 OF  349
          JOHN SULLIVAN                         REP     3,169   69.48%
          GEORGIANNA W. OLIVER                  DEM     1,392   30.52%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 2                              6 OF  570
          RAYMOND J. WICKSON                    REP     2,507   34.13%
          DAN BOREN                             DEM     4,839   65.87%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 3                              7 OF  571
          FRANK D. LUCAS                        REP     3,547   75.97%
          FRANKIE ROBBINS                       DEM       768   16.45%
          FORREST MICHAEL                       IND       354    7.58%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 4                              2 OF  416
          TOM COLE                              REP     2,237   71.52%
          BLAKE CUMMINGS                        DEM       770   24.62%
          DAVID E. JOYCE                        IND       121    3.87%

FOR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT NO. 5                              3 OF  330
          MARY FALLIN                           REP     2,473   44.65%
          STEVEN L. PERRY                       DEM     3,066   55.35%