OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Bernie Sanders hopes Super Tuesday in Oklahoma will be a repeat of his performance four years ago, while the rest of the Democratic field hope to get a foothold in the Sooner State.

Sanders won Oklahoma’s Democratic primary in 2016 and in September held a rally in Norman and visited a Comanche Nation powwow outside of Lawton. His wife, Jane Sanders, visited Tulsa and Tahlequah last week hoping to rally his base just days ahead of the primary.

At a polling place Tuesday morning in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond, James Dillon, 34, said Sanders was his choice.

“I think he’s truly for the people,” Dillon said. “He wants to turn things around in the right direction, getting income equality.”

Dillon also dismissed the idea that Sanders at the top of the Democratic ticket could hurt down ballot candidates such as U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, the only Democrat among the Oklahoma congressional delegation and who has been targeted by Republicans.

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg spent heavily on advertising and nearly two dozen field staffers in Oklahoma and made multiple campaign stops in the Sooner State, including a January visit to Tulsa's historic Greenwood District, where he outlined an racial economic equality proposal aimed at increasing the number of black-owned homes and businesses.

“We need somebody who is going to look at the facts, be data-driven, and get the right people in the room to solve problems in a pragmatic way, and also someone who is a good manager," said Keith McArtor, 61, a Tulsa attorney who cast his ballot for Bloomberg. “I think all those things, plus those resources that he’s willing to invest, make him the best candidate for my vote."

Early Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged Oklahomans to not support Bloomberg, saying in a tweet that Bloomberg would “kill your drilling, fracking and pipelines.”

Meanwhile, former Vice President Joe Biden looked to turn his decisive win Saturday in South Carolina into momentum for his campaign. Biden's wife, Jill Biden, made a campaign stop in Oklahoma City early Tuesday, visiting an elementary school and meeting with African-American leaders at a diner on the city's northeast side.

“I wasn't sure Joe was going to have the momentum, so I was holding off to see how things evolved," said Edmond business owner Vicki Toombs, 63, who voted for Biden Tuesday. “As it turns out, he goes to South Carolina, and we were very excited about that."

Bloomberg and Biden both are targeting the Democratic Party's moderate lane, especially after Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar suspended their campaigns in recent days. Buttigieg, who ended his campaign on Sunday, and Klobuchar, who dropped out Monday, both had previously planned campaign stops in Oklahoma on Monday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who grew up in Oklahoma City and held a December rally here, hoped her roots in the state would help propel her to success in Oklahoma.

Polls are open statewide on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Also on the ballot Tuesday in seven Oklahoma counties was a question on whether to allow liquor sales on Sunday.

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This story has been corrected to indicate that seven Oklahoma counties, not six, have a question on Sunday liquor sales.

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Associated Press writer Ken Miller contributed to this report from Edmond.