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United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2010
County results
The 2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent first-term Republican U.S. Senator Tom Coburn won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Jim Rogers , retired college professor
Mark Myles, businessman
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Tom Coburn , incumbent U.S. Senator
Evelyn Rogers, librarian[ 2]
Lewis Kelly Spring, teacher[ 3]
Results
General election
Candidates
Tom Coburn (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
Ronald Dwyer (I), activist
Jim Rogers (D), teacher
Stephen Wallace (I), businessman[ 4]
Campaign
Coburn, a very popular incumbent, promised to self-term limit himself to two terms. Despite his popularity, he did release television advertisements. In 2009, Coburn's approval rating in a PPP poll was 59%, including a 39% approval rating among Democrats.[ 5] His Democratic opponent is a perennial candidate[ 6] who did little campaigning.[ 7]
Predictions
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tom Coburn (R)
Dan Boren (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
53%
36%
—
11%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tom Coburn (R)
Brad Henry (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
52%
40%
—
8%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tom Coburn (R)
Mark Myles (D)
Other
Undecided
Rasmussen Reports
June 30, 2010
500
± 4.5%
62%
27%
4%
6%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tom Cole (R)
Dan Boren (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
42%
40%
—
18%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Tom Cole (R)
Brad Henry (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
44%
43%
—
13%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
J. C. Watts (R)
Dan Boren (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
46%
41%
—
13%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
J. C. Watts (R)
Brad Henry (D)
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling
May 13–17, 2009
715
± 3.7%
45%
44%
—
11%
Fundraising
Candidate (party)
Receipts
Disbursements
Cash on hand
Debt
Tom Coburn (R)
$1,935,820
$2,103,749
$671,135
$0
Jim Rogers (D)
$0
$0
$0
$0
Source: Federal Election Commission[ 13]
Results
[ 15]
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