2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma explained

See also: 2020 United States Senate elections.

Election Name:	2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Country:	Oklahoma
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
Previous Year:	2014
Next Election:	2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma
Next Year:	2022 (special)
Election Date:	November 3, 2020
Image1:	Jim Inhofe official portrait.jpg
Nominee1:	Jim Inhofe
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	979,140
Percentage1:	62.91%
Nominee2:	Abby Broyles
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	509,763
Percentage2:	32.75%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Jim Inhofe
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Jim Inhofe
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2020 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. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe won reelection to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic challenger Abby Broyles.^[1]

This proved to be the fifth U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma in a row in which the Democratic nominee failed to carry any of Oklahoma's counties, but Broyles came very close to breaking this drought, losing Oklahoma County by less than one percentage point.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator

Eliminated in primary

• Neil Mavis, Wi-Fi engineer and Libertarian nominee for in 2000^[2]
• J.J. Stitt, farmer and gun shop owner^[3]
• John Tompkins, orthopedic surgeon^[2]

Declined

• Scott Pruitt, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, former attorney general of Oklahoma, and former state senator^[4]

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Abby Broyles, attorney and former KFOR news reporter^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Sheila Bilyeu, perennial candidate^[2]
• Elysabeth Britt, human resources professional and candidate for in 2018^[5]
• R. O. Joe Cassity, Jr., lawyer and retired college professor^[2]

Withdrawn

• Dylan Billings, political science professor^[6]
• Tyler Dougherty, software developer^[5]
• Bevon Rogers, former oil and gas industrialist^[7] (ran for state senate)^[8]
• Paul Tay, perennial candidate (ran for Mayor of Tulsa)
• Perry Williams^[9]
• Mike Workman, political consultant, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, and nominee for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner in 2014^{[6] [10]}

Declined

• Brad Henry, former governor of Oklahoma^[11]

Results

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Robert Murphy, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016^[12]

Independents

Declared

• Joan Farr, 2014 candidate^[8]
• A. D. Nesbit^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[13]		October 29, 2020
align=left	Inside Elections^[14]		October 28, 2020
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[15]		November 2, 2020
Daily Kos^[16]		October 30, 2020
Politico^[17]		November 2, 2020
RCP^[18]		October 23, 2020
DDHQ^[19]		November 3, 2020
538^[20]		November 2, 2020
Economist^[21]		November 2, 2020

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Inhofe (R)	Abby Broyles (D)	Other	Undecided
SoonerPoll	October 15–20, 2020	5,466 (LV)	± 1.33%		56%	37%	2%	4%
Amber Integrated	September 17–20, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		46%	30%	5%	19%
SoonerPoll	September 2–8, 2020	486 (LV)	± 4.45%		57%	33%	3%	6%
DFM Research (D)	July 29–30, 2020	572 (LV)	± 4.1%		50%	34%	5%	11%
Amber Integrated	March 5–8, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%		57%	31%	–	12%
Abby Broyles	Released February 17, 2020	– (V)	–		56%	44%	–	–

with generic Democrat

Results

County	Jim Inhofe Republican		Abby Broyles Democratic		Robert Murphy Libertarian		Joan Farr Independent		A. D. Nesbit Independent		Margin		Total votes
	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%		data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%
	Adair		5,134		72.58		1,615		22.83		138		1.95		124		1.75		63		0.89		3,519		49.75		7,074
	Alfalfa		1,899		84.10		262		11.60		46		2.04		38		1.68		13		0.58		1,637		72.50		2,258
	Atoka		4,380		81.93		798		14.93		83		1.55		54		1.01		31		0.58		3,582		67.00		5,346
	Beaver		1,889		87.29		195		9.01		43		1.99		22		1.02		15		0.69		1,694		78.28		2,164
	Beckham		6,417		80.95		1,196		15.09		178		2.25		89		1.12		47		0.59		5,221		65.86		7,927
	Blaine		2,987		76.87		751		19.33		65		1.67		59		1.52		24		0.62		2,236		57.54		3,886
	Bryan		11,928		74.99		3,335		20.97		358		2.25		185		1.16		101		0.63		8,593		54.02		15,907
	Caddo		6,761		68.72		2,665		27.09		186		1.89		151		1.53		75		0.76		4,096		41.63		9,838
	Canadian		41,519		67.31		17,386		28.19		1,525		2.47		818		1.33		433		0.70		24,133		39.12		61,681
	Carter		14,344		73.85		4,352		22.41		345		1.78		243		1.25		140		0.72		9,992		51.44		19,424
	Cherokee		10,249		58.03		6,519		36.91		436		2.47		302		1.71		156		0.88		3,730		21.12		17,662
	Choctaw		4,555		78.51		1,070		18.44		74		1.28		67		1.15		36		0.62		3,485		60.07		5,802
	Cimarron		948		90.89		64		6.14		14		1.34		11		1.05		6		0.58		884		84.75		1,043
	Cleveland		64,540		53.98		49,632		41.51		2,890		2.42		1,635		1.37		857		0.72		14,908		12.47		119,554
	Coal		1,964		79.16		430		17.33		33		1.33		30		1.21		24		0.97		1,534		61.83		2,481
	Comanche		21,026		59.25		12,687		35.75		852		2.40		596		1.68		327		0.92		8,339		23.50		35,488
	Cotton		2,114		82.51		358		13.97		39		1.52		33		1.29		18		0.70		1,756		68.54		2,562
	Craig		4,278		71.22		1,446		24.07		144		2.40		94		1.56		45		0.75		2,832		47.14		6,007
	Creek		22,097		72.63		6,956		22.86		688		2.26		486		1.60		199		0.65		15,141		49.77		30,426
	Custer		7,735		72.54		2,454		23.01		275		2.58		134		1.26		65		0.61		5,281		49.53		10,663
	Delaware		12,829		74.67		3,700		21.54		283		1.65		249		1.45		120		0.70		9,129		53.13		17,181
	Dewey		2,045		86.87		253		10.75		29		1.23		20		0.85		7		0.30		1,792		76.12		2,354
	Ellis		1,621		86.87		187		10.02		28		1.50		18		0.96		12		0.64		1,434		76.85		1,866
	Garfield		16,306		72.96		5,006		22.40		519		2.32		332		1.49		185		0.83		11,300		50.56		22,348
	Garvin		8,504		78.11		1,993		18.31		164		1.51		137		1.26		89		0.82		6,511		59.80		10,887
	Grady		17,700		76.81		4,503		19.54		397		1.72		283		1.23		160		0.69		13,197		57.27		23,043
	Grant		1,835		82.84		304		13.72		37		1.67		24		1.08		15		0.68		1,531		69.12		2,215
	Greer		1,534		78.35		347		17.72		40		2.04		19		0.97		18		0.92		1,187		60.63		1,958
	Harmon		730		78.24		182		19.51		12		1.29		6		0.64		3		0.32		548		58.73		933
	Harper		1,290		87.04		144		9.72		18		1.21		22		1.48		8		0.54		1,146		77.32		1,482
	Haskell		3,892		78.20		926		18.61		81		1.63		49		0.98		29		0.58		2,966		59.59		4,977
	Hughes		3,660		75.81		1,002		20.75		75		1.55		65		1.35		26		0.54		2,658		55.06		4,828
	Jackson		6,407		78.24		1,447		17.67		194		2.37		100		1.22		41		0.50		4,960		60.57		8,189
	Jefferson		1,943		82.37		323		13.69		45		1.91		32		1.36		16		0.68		1,620		68.68		2,359
	Johnston		3,318		78.66		749		17.76		68		1.61		57		1.35		26		0.62		2,569		60.90		4,218
	Kay		12,219		71.07		4,159		24.19		369		2.15		286		1.66		161		0.94		8,060		46.88		17,194
	Kingfisher		5,332		82.62		895		13.87		130		2.01		73		1.13		24		0.37		4,437		68.75		6,454
	Kiowa		2,592		75.77		730		21.34		57		1.67		23		0.67		19		0.56		1,862		54.43		3,421
	Latimer		3,172		75.18		883		20.93		67		1.59		57		1.35		40		0.95		2,289		54.25		4,219
	Le Flore		14,484		77.68		3,462		18.57		320		1.72		269		1.44		110		0.59		11,022		59.11		18,645
	Lincoln		11,445		77.16		2,767		18.65		312		2.10		205		1.38		104		0.70		8,678		58.51		14,833
	Logan		15,044		70.00		5,542		25.79		516		2.40		247		1.15		141		0.66		9,502		44.21		21,490
	Love		3,230		79.58		701		17.27		56		1.38		44		1.08		28		0.69		2,529		62.31		4,059
	Major		2,992		86.45		348		10.05		71		2.05		39		1.13		11		0.32		2,644		76.40		3,461
	Marshall		12,219		71.07		4,159		24.19		369		2.15		286		1.66		161		0.94		8,060		46.88		17,194
	Mayes		11,826		71.42		3,973		23.99		353		2.13		272		1.64		134		0.81		7,853		47.43		16,558
	McClain		14,603		76.09		3,861		20.12		397		2.07		213		1.11		119		0.62		10,742		55.97		19,193
	McCurtain		9,021		79.61		1,941		17.13		172		1.52		132		1.16		66		0.58		7,080		62.48		11,332
	McIntosh		5,733		69.16		2,235		26.96		143		1.72		114		1.38		65		0.78		3,498		42.20		8,290
	Murray		4,400		74.91		1,252		21.31		108		1.84		75		1.28		39		0.66		3,148		53.60		5,874
	Muskogee		15,529		62.06		8,381		33.50		504		2.01		396		1.58		211		0.84		7,148		28.56		25,021
	Noble		3,603		73.02		1,098		22.25		123		2.49		71		1.44		39		0.79		2,505		50.77		4,934
	Nowata		3,374		77.03		814		18.58		90		2.05		69		1.58		33		0.75		2,560		58.45		4,380
	Okfuskee		2,865		71.34		991		24.68		69		1.72		62		1.54		29		0.72		1,874		46.66		4,016
	Oklahoma		142,092		48.29		139,559		47.43		6,545		2.22		3,799		1.29		2,252		0.77		2,533		0.86		294,247
	Okmulgee		9,114		63.85		4,510		31.60		295		2.07		229		1.60		126		0.88		4,604		32.25		14,274
	Osage		13,276		64.79		6,336		30.92		429		2.09		314		1.53		136		0.66		6,940		33.87		20,491
	Ottawa		7,283		64.27		3,283		28.97		331		2.92		267		2.36		168		1.48		4,000		35.30		11,332
	Pawnee		4,937		73.06		1,459		21.59		166		2.46		133		1.97		62		0.92		3,478		51.47		6,757
	Payne		17,114		57.83		11,010		37.20		863		2.92		388		1.31		218		0.74		6,104		20.63		29,593
	Pittsburg		13,102		73.33		4,032		22.57		343		1.92		263		1.47		128		0.72		9,070		50.76		17,868
	Pontotoc		10,418		68.29		4,168		27.32		351		2.30		191		1.25		128		0.84		6,250		40.97		15,256
	Pottawatomie		19,257		68.49		7,646		27.19		604		2.15		363		1.29		247		0.88		11,611		41.30		28,117
	Pushmataha		3,836		81.43		714		15.16		80		1.70		53		1.13		28		0.59		3,122		66.27		4,711
	Roger Mills		1,528		84.05		233		12.82		29		1.60		15		0.83		13		0.72		1,295		71.23		1,818
	Rogers		32,109		72.24		10,226		23.01		1,134		2.55		693		1.56		288		0.65		21,883		49.23		44,450
	Seminole		5,726		68.81		2,294		27.57		133		1.60		103		1.24		66		0.79		3,432		41.24		8,322
	Sequoyah		11,370		74.46		3,327		21.79		281		1.84		194		1.27		97		0.64		8,043		52.68		15,269
	Stephens		15,216		80.18		3,122		16.45		340		1.79		208		1.10		91		0.48		12,094		63.73		18,977
	Texas		4,368		79.35		853		15.50		149		2.71		97		1.76		38		0.69		3,515		63.85		5,505
	Tillman		2,077		76.87		541		20.02		31		1.15		33		1.22		20		0.74		1,536		56.85		2,702
	Tulsa		145,369		54.59		108,869		40.88		6,250		2.35		3,875		1.46		1,935		0.73		36,500		13.71		266,298
	Wagoner		24,863		70.50		8,851		25.10		776		2.20		530		1.50		246		0.70		16,012		45.40		35,266
	Washington		16,417		70.02		5,898		25.16		589		2.51		393		1.68		148		0.63		10,519		44.87		23,445
	Washita		3,887		81.45		702		14.71		98		2.05		61		1.28		24		0.50		3,185		66.74		4,772
	Woods		2,851		77.64		667		18.16		84		2.29		50		1.36		20		0.54		2,184		59.48		3,672
	Woodward		6,319		81.37		1,105		14.23		185		2.38		106		1.36		51		0.66		5,214		67.14		7,766
Totals	979,140	62.91	509,763	32.75	34,435	2.21	21,652	1.39	11,371	0.73	469,377	30.16	1,556,361

By congressional district

Inhofe won all 5 congressional districts.^[22]

District	Infohe	Broyles	Representative
		58%	38%		Kevin Hern
		72%	24%		Markwayne Mullin
		72%	24%		Frank Lucas
		64%	32%		Tom Cole
	50%	45%		Kendra Horn (116th Congress)
				Stephanie Bice (117th Congress)

Notes

Partisan clients

Voter samples and additional candidates

External links

• • • Web site: League of Women Voters of Oklahoma . (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)

Official campaign websites

• Abby Broyles (D) for Senate
• Joan Farr (I) for Senate
• Jim Inhofe (R) for Senate
• Robert Murphy (L) for Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inhofe says he's seeking another term in Senate. Associated Press. March 5, 2020. KTUL. March 6, 2020. April 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200404060452/https://ktul.com/news/local/inhofe-announces-plans-for-re-election. live.
2. Web site: Krehbiel . Randy . U.S. Senate primary draws lively competition despite Inhofe's decades dominating at polls . Tulsa World . June 7, 2020 . June 16, 2020 . June 16, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200616042118/https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/u-s-senate-primary-draws-lively-competition-despite-inhofes-decades-dominating-at-polls/article_1d9568c2-f7f1-5993-81e3-ef9795bf3f2c.html . live .
3. Web site: Krehbiel . Randy . Inspired by Oklahoma's governor, another Stitt is running for U.S. Senate . Tulsa World . October 31, 2019 . October 27, 2019 . October 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031194118/https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/inspired-by-oklahoma-s-governor-another-stitt-is-running-for/article_76eb29a9-9dbf-579b-a5de-7360303f5a27.html . live .
4. Web site: Davenport . Coral . Scott Pruitt, Trump's Rule-Cutting E.P.A. Chief, Plots His Political Future . The New York Times . August 29, 2019 . March 17, 2018 . March 21, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210321162313/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/climate/scott-pruitt-political-ambitions.html . live .
5. Web site: Savage . Tres . Abby Broyles is fifth Dem to file against Jim Inhofe . Non Doc . November 4, 2019 . January 5, 2020 . December 15, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191215091306/https://nondoc.com/2019/11/04/abby-broyles-fifth-dem-to-file-against-jim-inhofe/ . live .
6. Web site: Incoming OSU instructor launches U.S. Senate campaign. Simmons. Beau. August 16, 2019. Stillwater News Press. August 25, 2019. August 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190826035308/https://www.stwnewspress.com/news/incoming-osu-instructor-launches-u-s-senate-campaign/article_491504ea-1bfc-5937-8e14-07e211f9de69.html. live.
7. Web site: Bach . Tawnya . Coffee With The Candidates: Bevon Rogers . KOAM News . November 1, 2019 . January 5, 2020 . January 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101225857/https://www.koamnewsnow.com/coffee-with-the-candidates-bevon-rogers/ . live .
8. Web site: Filing data. www.ok.gov. June 29, 2020. June 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612143936/https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/ok_filing_2020.html. live.
9. Web site: May 15, 2020 . United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2020 . Ballotpedia . March 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200319160217/https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Oklahoma,_2020 . live .
10. Web site: Workman 4 Oklahoma. www.facebook.com. April 10, 2020. October 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211014150741/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWorkman4OK%2Fposts%2F1037133033336434. live.
11. Web site: Crap. Scott Pruitt wants to be Oklahoma's next U.S. Senator . The Last Ogle . August 29, 2019 . August 15, 2017 . January 11, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200111014404/https://www.thelostogle.com/2017/08/15/crap-scott-pruitt-wants-to-be-oklahomas-next-u-s-senator/ . live .
12. Web site: Murphy for Senate 2020. secure.anedot.com. April 6, 2020. April 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406155911/https://secure.anedot.com/murphy-for-senate-2020/donate. live.
13. Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for October 29, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . March 11, 2021 . May 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210530142700/https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/230641 . live .
14. Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . March 11, 2021 . March 13, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210313104907/http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2020-senate-ratings-october-28-2020 . live .
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