1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Jim Inhofe Dave McCurdy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 542,390 392,488 Percentage 55.21% 39.95%

County results Inhofe:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% McCurdy:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election David Boren Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe Republican

The 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 1994 in the wake of incumbent Democratic Senator David Boren's impending resignation to become President of the University of Oklahoma. Republican Jim Inhofe won the open seat, having previously unsuccessfully run against Boren for Governor of Oklahoma in 1974.

General election

• Danny Corn (Independent)
• Jim Inhofe, U.S. Representative from Tulsa (Republican)
• Dave McCurdy, U.S. Representative from Norman (Democratic)

Results

General election results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Inhofe	542,390	55.21%
	Democratic	Dave McCurdy	392,488	39.95%
	Independent	Danny Corn	47,552	4.84%
Majority			149,902	15.26%
Turnout			982,430
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate - Special Election Race - Nov 08, 1994".