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2008 Senate elections · Oklahoma history

Oklahoma U.S. Senate election 2008

James M. Inhofe REP +17.5 · Class II seat · held 11/4/08

Votes counted
1,346,819
Margin
17.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld
President in OK
R+31.3same year

General election 11/4/08

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
James M. Inhofe WonREP763,37556.68%
Andrew RiceDEM527,73639.18%
Stephen P. WallaceIND55,7084.14%
Total1,346,819

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 2008 Oklahoma Senate race?

James M. Inhofe (REP) won with 56.7% of the vote, ahead of Andrew Rice (39.2%), a margin of 17.5 points.

Did the Oklahoma Senate seat change party in 2008?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2008 Oklahoma Senate race?

1,346,819 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.