1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 6, 1990 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma 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 elections. The primaries were held August 28.
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Incumbent Senator David Boren won re-election to a third term in a landslide over challenger Stephen Jones, carrying every county in the state with more than 60% of the vote.[1] As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats have won a U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Boren later resigned his seat in 1994 to become president of the University of Oklahoma.[2] [3]
Democratic primary
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Boren (incumbent) | 445,969 | 84.3% | |
Democratic | Virginia Jenner | 57,909 | 10.9% | |
Democratic | Manuel Ybarra | 25,169 | 4.8% | |
Total votes | 529,047 | 100.00% |
General election
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Boren (Incumbent) | 735,684 | 83.18% | |
Republican | Stephen Jones | 148,814 | 16.82% | |
Majority | 586,870 | 66.35% | ||
Total votes | 884,498 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ U.S. Census Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) were used in place of true precincts for 74 of 77 counties
References
edit- ^ "1990 Oklahoma Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Boren Will Leave Senate Seat". Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- ^ "Senator Inhofe Swearing-in Ceremony | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 12, 2023.