Thomas A. Coburn, U.S. Senator

Thomas A. Coburn

U.S. Senator
Born
March 14, 1948
Died
March 28, 2020
Age at death
72
Home state
Oklahoma
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1994–2010
5-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Coburn1.8M
Opponents1.2M
5
Elections run

Between 1994 and 2010, Thomas A. Coburn ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 5. Coburn's biggest single-election total was 763,433 votes, in the 2004 U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Coburn's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Oklahoma's District 2, decided by 6,536 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma, every U.S. House race in Oklahoma's District 2, or all 2010 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Thomas A. Coburn received?

Thomas A. Coburn has received 1,762,248 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–0.

Election history

Thomas A. Coburn’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. SenateOklahomaWon718,48270.64%Jim Rogers
Stephen P. Wallace

Ronald F. Dwyer
2004U.S. SenateOklahomaWon763,43352.77%Brad Carson
Sheila Bilyeu
1998U.S. HouseOklahomaWon85,58157.72%Kent Pharaoh
Albert Jones
1996U.S. HouseOklahomaWon112,27355.47%Glen D. Johnson
1994U.S. HouseOklahomaWon82,47952.06%Virgil R. Cooper
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (C000560) and Wikidata (Q509093). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Thomas A. Coburn: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/thomas-coburn. 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.