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1996 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Oklahoma · 5 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election?

James M. Inhofe won the 1996 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election. James M. Inhofe received 670,610 popular votes (56.68%). The main challenger was Jim Boren (40.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Inhofe and Boren

Inhofe +16.6 pts · won by 196,448 votes
James M. InhofeRepublicanWINNER56.68%
670,610 votes
Jim BorenDemocratic40.08%
474,162 votes
Bill MaguireIndependent1.28%
15,092 votes
Agnes Marie RegierLibertarian1.23%
14,595 votes
Chris NedbalekIndependent0.73%
8,691 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.