1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma explained

Election Name:1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Country:Oklahoma
Flag Year:1988
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma
Next Year:1994 (special)
Election Date:November 6, 1990
Nominee1:David Boren
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:735,684
Percentage1:83.18%
Nominee2:Stephen Jones
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:148,814
Percentage2:16.82%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:David Boren
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:David Boren
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 6, 1990 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma 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 elections. The primaries were held August 28.

Incumbent Senator David Boren won re-election to a third term in a landslide over challenger Stephen Jones, carrying every county in the state with more than 60% of the vote.[1] As of 2024, this is the last time Democrats have won a U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma. Boren later resigned his seat in 1994 to become president of the University of Oklahoma.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1990 Oklahoma Election Results . Oklahoma State Election Board . 1990 . November 4, 2018.
  2. Web site: Boren Will Leave Senate Seat. Los Angeles Times. April 28, 1994. November 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Senator Inhofe Swearing-in Ceremony C-SPAN.org . 2023-11-12 . www.c-span.org.