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2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

For the other Senate election in Oklahoma held in parallel, see 2014 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma.

The 2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the special election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat, 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.

2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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Nominee Jim Inhofe Matt Silverstein
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 558,166 234,307
Percentage 68.01% 28.55%
County results
Inhofe:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election

Jim Inhofe
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Inhofe
Republican

Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe was running for re-election to a fourth term in office. He won the Republican primary against several minor candidates; Democratic nominee Matt Silverstein, an insurance agency owner, was unopposed for his party's nomination. This was Inhofe's first election in which he won every county, and his only election in which he won majority in every county.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator[1]
  • D. Jean McBride-Samuels[2]
  • Rob Moye, retired air traffic controller[3]
  • Evelyn Rogers, perennial candidate[3]
  • Erick Wyatt, Iraq War Veteran[2][4]

Endorsements

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Jim Inhofe

Results

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Republican primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Inhofe (incumbent) 231,291 87.69%
Republican Evelyn Rodgers 11,960 4.53%
Republican Erick Wyatt 11,713 4.44%
Republican Rob Moye 4,846 1.84%
Republican D. Jean McBride-Samuels 3,965 1.50%
Total votes 263,775 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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  • Matt Silverstein, insurance agency owner[8]

Endorsements

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Matt Silverstein

Organizations

Individuals

Silverstein was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, so no primary was held.

Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[15] Solid R November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[16] Safe R November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report[17] Safe R November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics[18] Safe R November 3, 2014

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jim
Inhofe (R) 		Matt
Silverstein (D) 		Other Undecided
Rasmussen Reports[19] July 15–16, 2014 750 ± 4% 58% 27% 4% 10%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[20] July 5–24, 2014 1,312 ± 4.7% 56% 32% 10% 3%
Sooner Poll[21] August 28–30, 2014 603 ± 3.99% 59% 27% 5%[22] 9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[23] August 18 – September 2, 2014 821 ± 5% 60% 28% 1% 11%
Sooner Poll[24] September 27–29, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 56% 32% 5% 7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[25] September 20 – October 1, 2014 1,244 ± 3% 67% 25% 0% 8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov[25] October 16–23, 2014 995 ± 5% 63% 27% 0% 10%
Sooner Poll[26] October 25–29, 2014 949 ± 3.18% 63% 28% 5%[27] 4%

Results

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United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2014[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Inhofe (incumbent) 558,166 68.01% +11.33%
Democratic Matt Silverstein 234,307 28.55% −10.63%
Independent Joan Farr 10,554 1.28% N/A
Independent Ray Woods 9,913 1.21% N/A
Independent Aaron DeLozier 7,793 0.95% N/A
Total votes 820,733 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe announces intent to run for re-election, 4th full term in U.S. Senate". KJRH.com. August 7, 2013. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Smoot, D.E. (April 9, 2014). "Most candidate filings are for state, federal offices". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Okla.'s Inhofe continues to draw GOP opponents". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  4. ^ Faught, Jamison (March 3, 2014). "Inhofe draws his first GOP challenger: Iraq vet Erick Wyatt". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  5. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  6. ^ "NFIB Endorses Inhofe". The McCarville Report. April 25, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Official Results - Primary Election" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, challenger Matt Silverstein report campaign donations". The Oklahoman. October 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
  9. ^ Sierra Club EndorsedOK-SEN. "Matt Silverstein | Voter Guide". Content.sierraclub.org. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  10. ^ "Election 2014: Boilermakers recommend candidates". Boilermakers. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "Official UAW Endorsements- oklahoma". UAW. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  12. ^ "Endorsed Candidates" (PDF). AFL-CIO. 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Democratic challenger takes a swing at Inhofe's 'glass jaw'". Matt For Oklahoma. 2014. Archived from the original on October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  14. ^ "Candidates for Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Offices" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  15. ^ "2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  16. ^ "The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  17. ^ "2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  18. ^ "2014 Elections Map - Battle for the Senate 2014". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  19. ^ Rasmussen Reports
  20. ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
  21. ^ Sooner Poll
  22. ^ Aaron DeLozier (I) 2%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 2%
  23. ^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
  24. ^ Sooner Poll
  25. ^ a b CBS News/NYT/YouGov
  26. ^ Sooner Poll Archived November 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  27. ^ Aaron DeLozier (I) 1%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 3%
  28. ^ "Oklahoma Secretary of State 2014 General Election". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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Official campaign websites

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