2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
(Redirected from United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2002)
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 term.
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County results Inhofe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Walters: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates edit
Democratic edit
- David Walters, former Governor
Independent edit
- James Germalic
Republican edit
- James Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator
General election edit
Debates edit
- Complete video of debate, October 21, 2002
- Complete video of debate, October 23, 2002
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Likely R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling edit
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
James Inhofe (R) |
David Walters (D) |
Other / Undecided |
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SurveyUSA | November 1–3, 2002 | 710 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 53% | 36% | 12% |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | James Inhofe (incumbent) | 583,579 | 57.30% | ||
Democratic | David Walters | 369,789 | 36.31% | ||
Independent (United States) | 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 edit
- Cotton (Largest city: Walters)
- Greer (Largest city: Mangum)
- Marshall (Largest city: Madill)
- Osage (Largest city: Hominy)
- Tillman (Largest city: Frederick)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References edit
- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OK US Senate Race - Nov 05, 2002".