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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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The2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent the State ofOklahoma, concurrently with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the United States Senate in other states andelections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held June 28.[1]
IncumbentRepublican SenatorJames Lankford won re-election to a full term in office by a landslide margin of 43%, sweeping every county statewide in the Republican stronghold.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Robert Murphy | 1,537 | 58.89% | |
| Libertarian | Dax Ewbank | 1,073 | 41.11% | |
| Total votes | 2,610 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[7] | Safe R | November 2, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[9] | Safe R | November 3, 2016 |
| Daily Kos[10] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Real Clear Politics[11] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | James Lankford (R) | Mike Workman (D) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyMonkey[12] | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,271 | ± 4.6% | 61% | 37% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[13] | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 1,116 | ± 4.6% | 60% | 38% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[14] | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 905 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 36% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[15] | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 737 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 36% | 2% |
| SurveyMonkey[16] | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 519 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| SurveyMonkey[17] | October 25–31, 2016 | 472 | ± 4.6% | 62% | 35% | 3% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
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Lankford won all five congressional districts.[19]
| District | Lankford | Workman | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 65% | 27% | Jim Bridenstine |
| 2nd | 69% | 24% | Markwayne Mullin |
| 3rd | 76% | 17% | Frank Lucas |
| 4th | 68% | 23% | Tom Cole |
| 5th | 60% | 31% | Steve Russell |
Official campaign websites