Andy Coats

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
January 19, 1935
Current age
91
Home state
Oklahoma
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1980
0-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coats478,283
Opponents620,011
1
Elections run

Andy Coats, a Democratic politician from Oklahoma, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 1980 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma to Don Nickles, receiving 478,283 votes (43.55%).

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How many votes has Andy Coats received?

Andy Coats has received 478,283 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Andy Coats’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1980U.S. SenateOklahomaLost478,28343.55%Don Nickles
Charles Nesbitt

Robert T. Murphy

Paul Edward Trent
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q18977690). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Andy Coats: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/andy-coats. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.