1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

The 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 1994 in the wake of incumbent Democratic Senator David Boren's impending resignation to become President of the University of Oklahoma. Republican Jim Inhofe won the open seat with more than 55% of votes, despite having previously lost by 27.82% when he ran for Governor of Oklahoma against Boren in 1974.

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1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

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Nominee Jim Inhofe Dave McCurdy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 542,390 392,488 Percentage 55.21% 39.95%

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

U.S. senator before election David Boren Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe Republican

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