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2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →
 
Nominee Jim Inhofe David Walters James Germalic
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 583,579 369,789 65,056
Percentage 57.30% 36.31% 6.39%

County results
Inhofe:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Walters:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

James Inhofe
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James Inhofe
Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe won re-election to a second full term.

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Independent

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  • James Germalic

Republican

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General election

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Debates

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] Likely R November 4, 2002

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
James
Inhofe (R)
David
Walters (D)
Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA[2] November 1–3, 2002 710 (LV) ± 3.8% 53% 36% 12%

Results

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General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James Inhofe (incumbent) 583,579 57.30%
Democratic David Walters 369,789 36.31%
Independent James Germalic 65,056 6.39%
Majority 213,790 20.99%
Turnout 1,018,424
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

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  1. ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ SurveyUSA
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002".