1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Dan Lowe

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

• Don McCorkell
• Jim Boren, former chief of staff to Senator Ralph Yarborough
• David Louis Annanders

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

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

• 1996 United States Senate elections