2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

See also: 2016 United States Senate elections

2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee  | James Lankford | Mike Workman  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 980,892 | 355,911
Percentage  | 67.7% | 24.6%

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County results

Precinct results

Lankford:  40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Workman:  30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie:  40–50%
No votes

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James Lankford
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The 2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, 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. The primaries were held June 28.[citation needed]

Incumbent Republican Senator James Lankford won re-election to a full term in office by a landslide margin of 43%, sweeping every county statewide in the Republican stronghold.[citation needed]

## Republican primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* James Lankford, incumbent Senator[1]

## Democratic primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* Mike Workman, political consultant and nominee for Labor Commissioner in 2014[2]

#### Withdrew[edit]

* Steve Perry, attorney and nominee for OK-05 in 2008[2]

#### Declined[edit]

* Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative[3]
* Joe Dorman, former State Representative, and nominee for Governor in 2014[3]
* Brad Henry, former Governor of Oklahoma[3]
* Constance N. Johnson, former State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[3]

## Libertarian primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Declared[edit]

* Dax Ewbank, Republican candidate for Governor in 2014[4]
* Robert Murphy, independent candidate for OK-05 in 2014[4]

### Results[edit]

Libertarian primary results[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Libertarian | Robert Murphy  | 1,537  | 58.89%
| Libertarian | Dax Ewbank  | 1,073  | 41.11%
Total votes  | 2,610  | 100.00%

## General election[edit]

### Predictions[edit]

Source  | Ranking  | As of

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The Cook Political Report[6] | Safe R  | November 2, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R  | November 7, 2016
Rothenberg Political Report[8] | Safe R  | November 3, 2016
Daily Kos[9] | Safe R  | November 8, 2016
Real Clear Politics[10] | Safe R  | November 7, 2016

### Polling[edit]

Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin of
error  | James
Lankford (R)  | Mike
Workman (D)  | Undecided

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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016  | 1,271  | ± 4.6%  | 61% | 37%  | 2%
SurveyMonkey | October 31–November 6, 2016  | 1,116  | ± 4.6%  | 60% | 38%  | 2%
SurveyMonkey | October 28–November 3, 2016  | 905  | ± 4.6%  | 62% | 36%  | 2%
SurveyMonkey | October 27–November 2, 2016  | 737  | ± 4.6%  | 62% | 36%  | 2%
SurveyMonkey | October 26–November 1, 2016  | 519  | ± 4.6%  | 62% | 35%  | 3%
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016  | 472  | ± 4.6%  | 62% | 35%  | 3%

### Results[edit]

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2016[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | James Lankford (incumbent)  | 980,892  | 67.74%  | -0.11%
| Democratic | Mike Workman  | 355,911  | 24.58%  | -4.40%
| Libertarian | Robert T. Murphy  | 43,421  | 3.00%  | N/A
| Independent | Sean Braddy  | 40,405  | 2.79%  | N/A
| Independent | Mark T. Beard  | 27,418  | 1.89%  | -1.28%
Total votes  | 1,448,047  | 100.0%  | N/A
| Republican hold

## References[edit]

1. ^ Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. ^ a b "Candidates file challenges while other withdraw from races". Tulsa World. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
3. ^ a b c d Dallas Franklin; Leslie Rangel (November 4, 2014). "U.S. Senate seat goes to Republican James Lankford". KFOR. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
4. ^ a b Casteel, Chris (June 12, 2016). "Libertarians look to first appearance on Oklahoma ballot in 16 years". NewsOK. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
5. ^ "Oklahoma Senate Races Results". Politico. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
6. ^ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
7. ^ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
8. ^ "2016 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
9. ^ "Daily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version". Daily Kos. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
10. ^ "Battle for the Senate 2016". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
11. ^ "Official Results - General Election — November 8, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

## External links[edit]

Official campaign websites

* James Lankford (R) for Senate
* Mike Workman (D) for Senate
* Dax Ewbank (L) for Senate

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