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2004 Senate elections · Oklahoma history

Oklahoma U.S. Senate election 2004

Tom Coburn REP +11.5 · Class III seat · held 11/2/04

Votes counted
1,446,846
Margin
11.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in OK
R+31.1same year

General election 11/2/04

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Tom Coburn WonREP763,43352.77%
Brad R. CarsonDEM596,75041.25%
Sheila BilyeuIND86,6635.99%
Total1,446,846

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Oklahoma Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIIJames Lankford32.2
2022 specialClass IIMarkwayne Mullin26.5
2020Class IIJames M. Inhofe30.2
2016Class IIIJames Lankford43.2
2014Class IIJames M. Inhofe39.5
2014 specialClass IIIJames Lankford38.9
2010Class IIITom Coburn44.5
2008Class IIJames M. Inhofe17.5
2004Class IIITom Coburn11.5
2002Class IIJames M. Inhofe21.0
1998Class IIIDon Nickles35.1
1996Class IIJames M. Inhofe16.6

Full Oklahoma Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2004 Oklahoma Senate race?

Tom Coburn (REP) won with 52.8% of the vote, ahead of Brad R. Carson (41.2%), a margin of 11.5 points.

Did the Oklahoma Senate seat change party in 2004?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2004 Oklahoma Senate race?

1,446,846 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.