2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
County results Congressional district results Inhofe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
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
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Endorsements
Jim Inhofe
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State officials
Results
Results by county: 40–50%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Abby Broyles, attorney and former KFOR news reporter[ 9]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Abby Broyles
Organizations
Unions
Oklahoma Building Trades[ 17]
Results
Results by county: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Nominee
Robert Murphy, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 [ 18]
Independents
Declared
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Jim Inhofe (R)
U.S. executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
State officials
Abby Broyles (D)
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Local officials
Organizations
Unions
Polling
Graphical summary
Hypothetical polling
with generic Democrat
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ a]
Margin of error
Jim Inhofe (R)
Generic Democrat (D)
Undecided
Amber Integrated [ 44]
June 3–4, 2020
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
54%
34%
12%
Results
By county
By county
County
Jim Inhofe Republican
Abby BroylesDemocratic
Robert MurphyLibertarian
Joan FarrIndependent
A. D. NesbitIndependent
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
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.[ 46]
Notes
Partisan clients
^ a b Poll conducted for Abby Broyles.
Voter samples and additional candidates
^ a b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ Farr (I), Murphy (L) and Nesbitt (I) with 1%
^ Murphy (L) and Nesbit (I) with 2%; Farr (I) with 1%
^ Murphy (L) with 2%; Farr (I) with 1%
^ "Independent candidate" with 5%
^ Not yet released
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