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2008 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election

Oklahoma · 3 candidates · See every 2008 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2008 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election?

James M. Inhofe won the 2008 Oklahoma U.S. Senate Election. James M. Inhofe received 763,375 popular votes (56.68%). The main challenger was Andrew Rice (39.18%).

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

Inhofe +17.5 pts · won by 235,639 votes
James M. InhofeRepublicanWINNER56.68%
763,375 votes
Andrew RiceDemocratic39.18%
527,736 votes
Stephen P. WallaceIndependent4.14%
55,708 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.