See also: 2016 United States Senate elections.
Election Name: | 2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Country: | Oklahoma |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma |
Previous Year: | 2014 (special) |
Next Election: | 2022 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
Image1: | File:James Lankford official Senate photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | James Lankford |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 980,892 |
Percentage1: | 67.74% |
Nominee2: | Mike Workman |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 355,911 |
Percentage2: | 24.58% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | James Lankford |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | James Lankford |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.[1]
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.
Source | Ranking | As of | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
align=left | The Cook Political Report[6] | November 2, 2016 | ||
align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | November 7, 2016 | ||
align=left | Rothenberg Political Report[8] | November 3, 2016 | ||
align=left | Daily Kos[9] | November 8, 2016 | ||
align=left | Real Clear Politics[10] | November 7, 2016 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | James Lankford (R) | Mike Workman (D) | Undecided | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SurveyMonkey[11] | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,271 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 61% | 37% | 2% | |
SurveyMonkey[12] | October 31–November 6, 2016 | 1,116 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 60% | 38% | 2% | |
SurveyMonkey[13] | October 28–November 3, 2016 | 905 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 62% | 36% | 2% | |
SurveyMonkey[14] | October 27–November 2, 2016 | 737 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 62% | 36% | 2% | |
SurveyMonkey[15] | October 26–November 1, 2016 | 519 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 62% | 35% | 3% | |
SurveyMonkey[16] | October 25–31, 2016 | 472 | ± 4.6% | align=center | 62% | 35% | 3% |
Lankford won all 5 congressional districts.[17]
District | Lankford | Workman | Representative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65% | 27% | Jim Bridenstine | ||||
69% | 24% | Markwayne Mullin | ||||
76% | 17% | Frank Lucas | ||||
68% | 23% | Tom Cole | ||||
60% | 31% | Steve Russell |
Official campaign websites