1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 presidential no 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma 1994 (special) 2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 2002 November 5, 1996 150x150px Jim Inhofe official photo (cropped).jpg Jim Inhofe Republican Party (United States) 670,610 56.68% 3x4.svg James Boren Democratic Party (United States) 474,162 40.08% 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County results Inhofe: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Boren: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe Republican Party (United States) Jim Inhofe Republican Party (United States) 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 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 James M. Inhofe (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 116,241 75.34% Dan Lowe Republican Party (United States) 38,044 24.66% 154,285 100.00% Libertarian primary Candidates Michael A. Clem Agnes Marie Regier Results Libertarian primary results Agnes Marie Regier Libertarian Party (United States) 1,511 51.39% Michael A. Clem Libertarian Party (United States) 1,429 48.61% 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 Jim Boren Democratic Party (United States) 186,611 55.53% Don McCorkell Democratic Party (United States) 122,635 36.49% David Louis Annanders Democratic Party (United States) 26,794 7.97% 336,040 100.00% Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=181 Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1996 Republican Party (United States) Jim Inhofe (incumbent) 670,610 56.68% Democratic Party (United States) Jim Boren 474,162 40.08% Independent (United States) Bill Maguire 15,092 1.28% Libertarian Party (United States) Agnes Marie Regier 14,595 1.23% Independent (United States) Chris Nedbalek 8,691 0.73% Republican Party (United States) See also 1996 United States Senate elections References Oklahoma 1996 Category:1996 Oklahoma elections