1980 Senate elections · Oklahoma history
Oklahoma U.S. Senate election 1980
Don Nickles REP +9.9 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,098,294
- Margin
- 9.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in OK
- R+25.5same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nickles Won | REP | 587,252 | 53.47% | |
| Andy Coats | DEM | 478,283 | 43.55% | |
| Charles Nesbitt | IND | 21,179 | 1.93% | |
| Robert Murphy | LIB | 9,757 | 0.89% | |
| Paul E. Trent | IND | 1,823 | 0.17% | |
| Total | 1,098,294 | |||
Official source: data
Other Oklahoma Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | James Lankford | 32.2 |
| 2022 special | Class II | Markwayne Mullin | 26.5 |
| 2020 | Class II | James M. Inhofe | 30.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | James Lankford | 43.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | James M. Inhofe | 39.5 |
| 2014 special | Class III | James Lankford | 38.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Tom Coburn | 44.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | James M. Inhofe | 17.5 |
| 2004 | Class III | Tom Coburn | 11.5 |
| 2002 | Class II | James M. Inhofe | 21.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Don Nickles | 35.1 |
| 1996 | Class II | James M. Inhofe | 16.6 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Oklahoma Senate race?
Don Nickles (REP) won with 53.5% of the vote, ahead of Andy Coats (43.5%), a margin of 9.9 points.
Did the Oklahoma Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Oklahoma Senate race?
1,098,294 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.