1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Jim Inhofe James Boren
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 670,610 474,162
Percentage 56.68% 40.08%
County results

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

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 from Oklahoma was re-elected to the Class 2 Senate seat from Oklahoma.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Inhofe (Incumbent) 116,241 75.34%
Republican Dan Lowe 38,044 24.66%
Total votes 154,285 100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Michael A. Clem
  • Agnes Marie Regier

Results

Libertarian primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Libertarian Agnes Marie Regier 1,511 51.39%
Libertarian Michael A. Clem 1,429 48.61%
Total votes 2,940 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Boren 186,611 55.53%
Democratic Don McCorkell 122,635 36.49%
Democratic David Louis Annanders 26,794 7.97%
Total votes 336,040 100.00%

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Inhofe (incumbent) 670,610 56.68%
Democratic Jim Boren 474,162 40.08%
Independent Bill Maguire 15,092 1.28%
Libertarian Agnes Marie Regier 14,595 1.23%
Independent Chris Nedbalek 8,691 0.73%
Republican hold

See also

References

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


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