1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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.

1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee David Boren Stephen Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 735,684 148,814
Percentage 83.18% 16.82%

Boren:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Jones:      100%
     Tie      No votes

U.S. senator before election

David Boren
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

David Boren
Democratic

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

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ U.S. Census Voting Tabulation Districts (VTDs) were used in place of true precincts for 74 of 77 counties

References

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  1. ^ "1990 Oklahoma Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "Boren Will Leave Senate Seat". Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1994. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Senator Inhofe Swearing-in Ceremony | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved November 12, 2023.