1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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Nominee Jim Inhofe James Boren
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote670,610474,162
Percentage56.68%40.08%

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County results

Inhofe:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Contents

Boren:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Jim Inhofe
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Inhofe
Republican

The 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, first elected in a 1994 special election, won re-election to his first full term. This election is the first time that a Republican United States Senator was re-elected to the Class 2 Senate seat from Oklahoma.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Inhofe (Incumbent) 116,241 75.34%
Republican Dan Lowe38,04424.66%
Total votes154,285 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Results

Libertarian primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Libertarian Agnes Marie Regier 1,511 51.39%
Libertarian Michael A. Clem1,42948.61%
Total votes2,940 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Boren 186,611 55.53%
Democratic Don McCorkell122,63536.49%
Democratic David Louis Annanders26,7947.97%
Total votes336,040 100.00%

Results

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Inhofe (incumbent) 670,610 56.68%
Democratic Jim Boren474,16240.08%
Independent Bill Maguire15,0921.28%
Libertarian Agnes Marie Regier14,5951.23%
Independent Chris Nedbalek8,6910.73%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1996".