United States Senate Election In Oklahoma, 2020 (June 30 Republican Primary)

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U.S. Senate, Oklahoma
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: April 10, 2020
	Primary: June 30, 2020; Primary runoff: August 25, 2020; General: November 3, 2020; Pre-election incumbent:; Jim Inhofe (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2020
See also
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 30, 2020, in Oklahoma to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 3, 2020.

Incumbent Jim Inhofe advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma.

Candidate filing deadline	Primary election	General election
April 10, 2020	June 30, 2020	November 3, 2020

Heading into the election, the incumbent was Jim Inhofe (Republican), who was first elected in 1994.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.^[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Oklahoma's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020[edit]

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Oklahoma modified its primary election process as follows:

Voting procedures: Voters casting absentee ballots may submit copies of their identification in lieu of fulfilling the notarization requirement in the event of a state of emergency occurring within 45 days of an election. Individuals experiencing symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and individuals classified as vulnerable to infection, may cast an absentee ballot under the 'physical incapacitation' eligibility criterion.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

Candidates and election results[edit]

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Oklahoma

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jim Inhofe	74.1	277,868
	JJ Stitt	15.3	57,433
	John Tompkins	6.3	23,563
	Neil Mavis	4.4	16,363

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 375,227
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Campaign finance[edit]

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022. The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Jim Inhofe	Republican Party	$4,670,324	$4,973,446	$323,565	As of December 31, 2020
JJ Stitt	Republican Party	$49,351	$48,185	$-22,070	As of September 30, 2020
Neil Mavis	Republican Party	$15,241	$12,838	$2,403	As of July 15, 2020
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

General election race ratings[edit]

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Tossup ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 3, 2020	October 27, 2020	October 20, 2020	October 13, 2020
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

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Footnotes[edit]

↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed January 3, 2014
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Inhofe (R)

James Lankford (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Markwayne Mullin (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

Republican Party (7)

[1] Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed January 3, 2014

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

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