2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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November 8, 2016
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Lankford: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Workman: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 28.[1]
Incumbent Republican Senator James Lankford won re-election to a full term in office by a landslide margin of 43%, sweeping every county statewide in the Republican stronghold.
Republican primary
[edit | edit source]Candidates
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]- James Lankford, incumbent senator[2]
Democratic primary
[edit | edit source]Candidates
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]Withdrew
[edit | edit source]Declined
[edit | edit source]- Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative[4]
- Joe Dorman, former state representative, and nominee for Governor in 2014[4]
- Brad Henry, former governor of Oklahoma[4]
- Constance N. Johnson, former State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[4]
Libertarian primary
[edit | edit source]Candidates
[edit | edit source]Declared
[edit | edit source]- Dax Ewbank, Republican candidate for Governor in 2014[5]
- Robert Murphy, independent candidate for OK-05 in 2014[5]
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Robert Murphy | 1,537 | 58.89% | |
| Libertarian | Dax Ewbank | 1,073 | 41.11% | |
| Total votes | 2,610 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit | edit source]Predictions
[edit | edit source]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[9] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[10] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics[11] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
Polling
[edit | edit source]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
James Lankford (R) |
Mike Workman (D) |
Undecided |
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| SurveyMonkey[12] | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,271 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 37% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[13] | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 1,116 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 38% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[14] | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 905 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 36% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[15] | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 737 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 36% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[16] | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 519 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey[17] | October 25–31, 2016 | 472 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 35% | 3% |
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Lankford (incumbent) | 980,892 | 67.74% | −0.11% | |
| Democratic | Mike Workman | 355,911 | 24.58% | −4.40% | |
| Libertarian | Robert T. Murphy | 43,421 | 3.00% | N/A | |
| Independent | Sean Braddy | 40,405 | 2.79% | N/A | |
| Independent | Mark T. Beard | 27,418 | 1.89% | −1.28% | |
| Total votes | 1,448,047 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit | edit source]Lankford won all five congressional districts.[19]
| District | Lankford | Workman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 65% | 27% | Jim Bridenstine |
| 2nd | 69% | 24% | Markwayne Mullin |
| 3rd | 76% | 17% | Frank Lucas |
| 4th | 68% | 23% | Tom Cole |
| 5th | 60% | 31% | Steve Russell |
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External links
[edit | edit source]Official campaign websites