David Lyle Boren
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- April 21, 1941
- Died
- February 20, 2025
- Age at death
- 83
- Home state
- Oklahoma
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1974–1990
4-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Boren2.7M
Opponents991,390
4
Elections run
Between 1974 and 1990, David Lyle Boren ran in 4 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. Senate), winning all 4. Boren's biggest single-election total was 906,131 votes, in the 1984 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Boren's closest win came in the 1974 governor election in Oklahoma, decided by 223,930 votes.
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How many votes has David Lyle Boren received?
David Lyle Boren has received 2,650,157 popular votes across 4 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–0.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 735,68483.18% | Stephen Jones |
| 1984 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 906,13175.64% | Will E. Bill Crozier Robert T. Murphy |
| 1978 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 493,95365.49% | Robert B. Kamm Glenn E. Hager Riley Donica Paul Edward Trent Richard King Carter |
| 1974 | GovernorOklahoma | Won | 514,38963.91% | Jim Inhofe |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000639) and Wikidata (Q882362). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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