1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma

November 8, 1994

Nominee Jim Inhofe Dave McCurdy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 542,390 392,488 Percentage 55.2% 40.0%

County Results Inhofe:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% McCurdy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election David Boren Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe Republican

The 1994 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator David Boren decided to resign his position to accept the position as President of the University of Oklahoma, which prompted a special election. Republican Jim Inhofe won the open seat.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Dave McCurdy, U.S. Representative

Republican

• Jim Inhofe, U.S. Representative

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Inhofe	542,390	55.21%
	Democratic	Dave McCurdy	392,488	39.95%
	Independent	Danny Corn	47,552	4.84%
Majority			149,902	15.26%
Turnout			982,430

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1994