2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

For the other Senate election in Oklahoma held in parallel, see 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma.

2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee  | Jim Inhofe | Matt Silverstein  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 558,166 | 234,307
Percentage  | 68.0% | 28.6%

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County results
Inhofe: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

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| U.S. senator before election

Jim Inhofe
Republican

| Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Inhofe
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The 2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the special election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe was running for re-election to a fourth term in office. He won the Republican primary against several minor candidates; Democratic nominee Matt Silverstein, an insurance agency owner, was unopposed for his party's nomination. This was Inhofe's first election in which he won every county, and his only election in which he won majority in every county.

## Republican primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
* D. Jean McBride-Samuels[2]
* Rob Moye, retired air traffic controller[3]
* Evelyn Rogers, perennial candidate[3]
* Erick Wyatt, Iraq War Veteran[2][4]

### Endorsements[edit]

Jim Inhofe

* FreedomWorks[5]
* The National Federation of Independent Business[6]

### Results[edit]

Republican primary results[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jim Inhofe (incumbent)  | 231,291  | 87.69%
| Republican | Evelyn Rodgers  | 11,960  | 4.53%
| Republican | Erick Wyatt  | 11,713  | 4.44%
| Republican | Rob Moye  | 4,846  | 1.84%
| Republican | D. Jean McBride-Samuels  | 3,965  | 1.50%
Total votes  | 263,775  | 100.00%

## Democratic primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* Matt Silverstein, insurance agency owner[8]

### Endorsements[edit]

Matt Silverstein

Organizations

* Sierra Club[9]
* International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers[10]
* United Automobile Workers[11]
* AFL-CIO[12]

Individuals

* Brad Henry[13]
* Drew Edmondson[13]

Silverstein was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, so no primary was held.

## Independents[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* Aaron DeLozier[3]
* Joan Farr[14]
* Ray Woods[2]

## General election[edit]

### Predictions[edit]

Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[15] | Solid R  | November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] | Safe R  | November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[17] | Safe R  | November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[18] | Safe R  | November 3, 2014

### Polling[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered | Sample
size | Margin of
error | Jim
Inhofe (R)  | Matt
Silverstein (D)  | Other  | Undecided

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Rasmussen Reports | July 15–16, 2014  | 750  | ± 4%  | 58% | 27%  | 4%  | 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | July 5–24, 2014  | 1,312  | ± 4.7%  | 56% | 32%  | 10%  | 3%
Sooner Poll | August 28–30, 2014  | 603  | ± 3.99%  | 59% | 27%  | 5%[19] | 9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | August 18 – September 2, 2014  | 821  | ± 5%  | 60% | 28%  | 1%  | 11%
Sooner Poll | September 27–29, 2014  | 400  | ± 4.9%  | 56% | 32%  | 5%  | 7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | September 20 – October 1, 2014  | 1,244  | ± 3%  | 67% | 25%  | 0%  | 8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov | October 16–23, 2014  | 995  | ± 5%  | 63% | 27%  | 0%  | 10%
Sooner Poll | October 25–29, 2014  | 949  | ± 3.18%  | 63% | 28%  | 5%[20] | 4%

### Results[edit]

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2014[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Jim Inhofe (incumbent)  | 558,166  | 68.01%  | +11.33%
| Democratic | Matt Silverstein  | 234,307  | 28.55%  | -10.63%
| Independent | Joan Farr  | 10,554  | 1.28%  | N/A
| Independent | Ray Woods  | 9,913  | 1.21%  | N/A
| Independent | Aaron DeLozier  | 7,793  | 0.95%  | N/A
Total votes  | '820,733' | '100.0%' | N/A
| Republican hold

## See also[edit]

* United States portal
* Politics portal
* Oklahoma portal

* 2014 United States Senate elections
* 2014 United States elections
* 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma
* 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
* 2014 Oklahoma gubernatorial election

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe announces intent to run for re-election, 4th full term in U.S. Senate". KJRH.com. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
2. ^ a b c Smoot, D.E. (April 9, 2014). "Most candidate filings are for state, federal offices". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
3. ^ a b c "Okla.'s Inhofe continues to draw GOP opponents". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
4. ^ Faught, Jamison (March 3, 2014). "Inhofe draws his first GOP challenger: Iraq vet Erick Wyatt". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
5. ^ [1][dead link]
6. ^ "NFIB Endorses Inhofe". The McCarville Report. April 25, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
7. ^ "Official Results - Primary Election" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
8. ^ "Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, challenger Matt Silverstein report campaign donations". The Oklahoman. October 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
9. ^ Sierra Club EndorsedOK-SEN. "Matt Silverstein | Voter Guide". Content.sierraclub.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
10. ^ "Election 2014: Boilermakers recommend candidates". Boilermakers. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
11. ^ "Official UAW Endorsements- oklahoma". UAW. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
12. ^ "Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). AFL-CIO. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
13. ^ a b "Democratic challenger takes a swing at Inhofe's 'glass jaw'". Matt For Oklahoma. 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
14. ^ "Candidates for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
15. ^ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
16. ^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
17. ^ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
18. ^ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
19. ^ Aaron DeLozier (I) 2%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 2%
20. ^ Aaron DeLozier (I) 1%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 3%
21. ^ "Oklahoma Secretary of State 2014 General Election". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* U.S. Senate elections in Oklahoma, 2014 at Ballotpedia
* Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites

* Jim Inhofe for Senate incumbent
* Joan Farr for Senate
* D. Jean McBride-Samuels for Senate
* Evelyn Rogers for Senate
* Matt Silverstein for Senate
* Erick Wyatt for Senate

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