James M. Inhofe
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- November 17, 1934
- Died
- July 9, 2024
- Age at death
- 89
- Home state
- Oklahoma
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1976–2020
10-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Inhofe4.6M
Opponents3.2M
11
Elections run
Between 1976 and 2020, James M. Inhofe ran in 11 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 10 and losing 1. Inhofe's biggest single-election total was 979,140 votes, in the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Inhofe's closest win came in the 1988 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 1, decided by 10,357 votes.
Browse every U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma, every U.S. House race in Oklahoma's District 1, or all 2020 U.S. Senate races.
How many votes has James M. Inhofe received?
James M. Inhofe has received 4,558,840 popular votes across 11 U.S. elections, with a career record of 10–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 979,14062.91% | Abby Broyles Robert T. Murphy Joan Farr (head-to-head) A. D. Nesbit |
| 2014 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 558,16668.01% | Matt Silverstein Joan Farr (head-to-head) Ray Woods Aaron Delozier |
| 2008 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 763,37556.68% | Andrew Rice Stephen P. Wallace |
| 2002 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 583,57957.3% | David Walters James Germalic |
| 1996 | U.S. SenateOklahoma | Won | 670,61056.68% | Jim Boren Bill Maguire Agnes Marie Regier Chris Nedbalek |
| 1994 | U.S. SenateOklahoma · Special | Won | 542,39055.21% | Dave McCurdy Danny Corn |
| 1992 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 119,21152.79% | John Selph |
| 1990 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 75,61855.96% | Kurt G. Glassco (head-to-head) |
| 1988 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 103,45852.63% | Kurt G. Glassco (head-to-head) |
| 1986 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Won | 78,91954.79% | Gary D. Allison Carl E. McCullough Jr. |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseOklahoma | Lost | 84,37445.11% | James R. Jones W. D. Mackintosh |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (I000024) and Wikidata (Q723134). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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