1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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.

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 56.7% 40.1%

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

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 670,610 56.7%
Democratic Jim Boren 474,162 40.1%
Independent Bill Maguire 15,092 1.3%
Libertarian Agnes Marie Regier 14,595 1.2%
Independent Chris Nedbalek 8,691 0.7%
Republican hold

See also

References

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