2014 United States Senate 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. It was held concurrently with the special election to Oklahoma's other Senate seat, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe was running for re-election to a fourth full 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 a majority in every county.

Republican primary Candidates Declared Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. senator D. Jean McBride-Samuels Rob Moye, retired air traffic controller Evelyn Rogers, perennial candidate Erick Wyatt, Iraq War veteran

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Declared Matt Silverstein, insurance agency owner

Endorsements

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

Independents Candidates Declared Aaron DeLozier Joan Farr Ray Woods

General election Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report November 3, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 3, 2014 Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2014 Real Clear Politics November 3, 2014

Polling Poll source JimInhofe (R) MattSilverstein (D) Other UndecidedRasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 15–16, 2014 750 ± 4% 58% 27% 4% 10%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov July 5–24, 2014 1,312 ± 4.7% 56% 32% 10% 3%Sooner PollSooner Poll August 28–30, 2014 603 ± 3.99% 59% 27% 5%Aaron DeLozier (I) 2%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 2% 9%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov August 18 – September 2, 2014 821 ± 5% 60% 28% 1% 11%Sooner PollSooner Poll September 27–29, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 56% 32% 5% 7%CBS News/NYT/YouGovCBS News/NYT/YouGov September 20 – October 1, 2014 1,244 ± 3% 67% 25% 0% 8%CBS News/NYT/YouGov October 16–23, 2014 995 ± 5% 63% 27% 0% 10%Sooner PollSooner Poll October 25–29, 2014 949 ± 3.18% 63% 28% 5%Aaron DeLozier (I) 1%, Joan Farr (I) 1%, Ray Woods (I) 3% 4%

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cherokee (largest city: Tahlequah) McIntosh (largest city: Checotah) Muskogee (largest city: Muskogee) Okmulgee (largest city: Okmulgee)

2014 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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