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1986 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Oklahoma · 2 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election?

Don Nickles won the 1986 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election. Don Nickles received 493,436 popular votes (55.21%). The main challenger was James R. Jones (44.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Nickles and Jones

Nickles +10.4 pts · won by 93,206 votes
Don NicklesRepublicanWINNER55.21%
493,436 votes
James R. JonesDemocratic44.79%
400,230 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.