Election Name: | 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma |
Country: | Oklahoma |
Flag Year: | 1988 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1990 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Next Year: | 1996 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1994 |
Image1: | Jim Inhofe official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jim Inhofe |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 542,390 |
Percentage1: | 55.21% |
Nominee2: | Dave McCurdy |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 392,488 |
Percentage2: | 39.95% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | David Boren |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jim Inhofe |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 1994 in the wake of incumbent Democratic Senator David Boren's impending resignation to become President of the University of Oklahoma. Republican Jim Inhofe won the open seat, having previously unsuccessfully ran against Boren for Governor of Oklahoma in 1974.