The 2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 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. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe won reelection to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic challenger Abby Broyles.
This proved to be the fifth U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma in a row in which the Democratic nominee failed to carry any of Oklahoma's counties, but Broyles came very close to breaking this drought, losing Oklahoma County by less than one percentage point. To date, this election has seen the largest age-gap between major party nominees in a U.S. Senate election, as Inhofe was nearly 55 years older than Broyles.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator
Eliminated in primary Neil Mavis, Wi-Fi engineer and Libertarian nominee for in 2000 J.J. Stitt, farmer and gun shop owner John Tompkins, orthopedic surgeon
Declined Scott Pruitt, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, former attorney general of Oklahoma, and former state senator
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Abby Broyles, attorney and former KFOR news reporter
Eliminated in primary Sheila Bilyeu, perennial candidate Elysabeth Britt, human resources professional and candidate for in 2018 R. O. Joe Cassity Jr., lawyer and retired college professor
Withdrawn Dylan Billings, political science professor Tyler Dougherty, software developer Bevon Rogers, former oil and gas industrialist (ran for state senate) Paul Tay, perennial candidate (ran for Mayor of Tulsa) Perry Williams Mike Workman, political consultant, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, and nominee for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner in 2014
Declined Brad Henry, former governor of Oklahoma
Endorsements
Results
Other candidates Libertarian Party Nominee Robert Murphy, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
Independents Declared Joan Farr, 2014 candidate A. D. Nesbit
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report October 29, 2020 Inside Elections October 28, 2020 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 2, 2020Daily Kos October 30, 2020PoliticoNovember 2, 2020RCPOctober 23, 2020DDHQNovember 3, 2020538November 2, 2020EconomistNovember 2, 2020
Additional general election endorsements
Polling
Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JimInhofe (R) AbbyBroyles (D) Other UndecidedSoonerPollSoonerPollOctober 15–20, 20205,466 (LV)± 1.33%56%37%2%4%Amber IntegratedAmber IntegratedSeptember 17–20, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%46%30%5%19%SoonerPollSoonerPollSeptember 2–8, 2020486 (LV)± 4.45%57%33%3%6%DFM Research (D)DFM Research (D)July 29–30, 2020572 (LV)± 4.1%50%34%5%11%Amber IntegratedAmber IntegratedMarch 5–8, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%57%31%–12%Abby BroylesAbby BroylesReleased February 17, 2020 – (V) –56%44% – –
with generic Democrat Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JimInhofe (R) GenericDemocrat (D) UndecidedAmber IntegratedAmber IntegratedJune 3–4, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%54%34%12%
Results
By county CountyJim InhofeRepublicanAbby BroylesDemocraticRobert MurphyLibertarianJoan FarrIndependentA. D. NesbitIndependentMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adair5,13472.581,61522.831381.951241.75630.893,51949.757,074Alfalfa1,89984.1026211.60462.04381.68130.581,63772.502,258Atoka4,38081.9379814.93831.55541.01310.583,58267.005,346Beaver1,88987.291959.01431.99221.02150.691,69478.282,164Beckham6,41780.951,19615.091782.25891.12470.595,22165.867,927Blaine2,98776.8775119.33651.67591.52240.622,23657.543,886Bryan11,92874.993,33520.973582.251851.161010.638,59354.0215,907Caddo6,76168.722,66527.091861.891511.53750.764,09641.639,838Canadian41,51967.3117,38628.191,5252.478181.334330.7024,13339.1261,681Carter14,34473.854,35222.413451.782431.251400.729,99251.4419,424Cherokee10,24958.036,51936.914362.473021.711560.883,73021.1217,662Choctaw4,55578.511,07018.44741.28671.15360.623,48560.075,802Cimarron94890.89646.14141.34111.0560.5888484.751,043Cleveland64,54053.9849,63241.512,8902.421,6351.378570.7214,90812.47119,554Coal1,96479.1643017.33331.33301.21240.971,53461.832,481Comanche21,02659.2512,68735.758522.405961.683270.928,33923.5035,488Cotton2,11482.5135813.97391.52331.29180.701,75668.542,562Craig4,27871.221,44624.071442.40941.56450.752,83247.146,007Creek22,09772.636,95622.866882.264861.601990.6515,14149.7730,426Custer7,73572.542,45423.012752.581341.26650.615,28149.5310,663Delaware12,82974.673,70021.542831.652491.451200.709,12953.1317,181Dewey2,04586.8725310.75291.23200.8570.301,79276.122,354Ellis1,62186.8718710.02281.50180.96120.641,43476.851,866Garfield16,30672.965,00622.405192.323321.491850.8311,30050.5622,348Garvin8,50478.111,99318.311641.511371.26890.826,51159.8010,887Grady17,70076.814,50319.543971.722831.231600.6913,19757.2723,043Grant1,83582.8430413.72371.67241.08150.681,53169.122,215Greer1,53478.3534717.72402.04190.97180.921,18760.631,958Harmon73078.2418219.51121.2960.6430.3254858.73933Harper1,29087.041449.72181.21221.4880.541,14677.321,482Haskell3,89278.2092618.61811.63490.98290.582,96659.594,977Hughes3,66075.811,00220.75751.55651.35260.542,65855.064,828Jackson6,40778.241,44717.671942.371001.22410.504,96060.578,189Jefferson1,94382.3732313.69451.91321.36160.681,62068.682,359Johnston3,31878.6674917.76681.61571.35260.622,56960.904,218Kay12,21971.074,15924.193692.152861.661610.948,06046.8817,194Kingfisher5,33282.6289513.871302.01731.13240.374,43768.756,454Kiowa2,59275.7773021.34571.67230.67190.561,86254.433,421Latimer3,17275.1888320.93671.59571.35400.952,28954.254,219Le Flore14,48477.683,46218.573201.722691.441100.5911,02259.1118,645Lincoln11,44577.162,76718.653122.102051.381040.708,67858.5114,833Logan15,04470.005,54225.795162.402471.151410.669,50244.2121,490Love3,23079.5870117.27561.38441.08280.692,52962.314,059Major2,99286.4534810.05712.05391.13110.322,64476.403,461Marshall12,21971.074,15924.193692.152861.661610.948,06046.8817,194Mayes11,82671.423,97323.993532.132721.641340.817,85347.4316,558McClain14,60376.093,86120.123972.072131.111190.6210,74255.9719,193McCurtain9,02179.611,94117.131721.521321.16660.587,08062.4811,332McIntosh5,73369.162,23526.961431.721141.38650.783,49842.208,290Murray4,40074.911,25221.311081.84751.28390.663,14853.605,874Muskogee15,52962.068,38133.505042.013961.582110.847,14828.5625,021Noble3,60373.021,09822.251232.49711.44390.792,50550.774,934Nowata3,37477.0381418.58902.05691.58330.752,56058.454,380Okfuskee2,86571.3499124.68691.72621.54290.721,87446.664,016Oklahoma142,09248.29139,55947.436,5452.223,7991.292,2520.772,5330.86294,247Okmulgee9,11463.854,51031.602952.072291.601260.884,60432.2514,274Osage13,27664.796,33630.924292.093141.531360.666,94033.8720,491Ottawa7,28364.273,28328.973312.922672.361681.484,00035.3011,332Pawnee4,93773.061,45921.591662.461331.97620.923,47851.476,757Payne17,11457.8311,01037.208632.923881.312180.746,10420.6329,593Pittsburg13,10273.334,03222.573431.922631.471280.729,07050.7617,868Pontotoc10,41868.294,16827.323512.301911.251280.846,25040.9715,256Pottawatomie19,25768.497,64627.196042.153631.292470.8811,61141.3028,117Pushmataha3,83681.4371415.16801.70531.13280.593,12266.274,711Roger Mills1,52884.0523312.82291.60150.83130.721,29571.231,818Rogers32,10972.2410,22623.011,1342.556931.562880.6521,88349.2344,450Seminole5,72668.812,29427.571331.601031.24660.793,43241.248,322Sequoyah11,37074.463,32721.792811.841941.27970.648,04352.6815,269Stephens15,21680.183,12216.453401.792081.10910.4812,09463.7318,977Texas4,36879.3585315.501492.71971.76380.693,51563.855,505Tillman2,07776.8754120.02311.15331.22200.741,53656.852,702Tulsa145,36954.59108,86940.886,2502.353,8751.461,9350.7336,50013.71266,298Wagoner24,86370.508,85125.107762.205301.502460.7016,01245.4035,266Washington16,41770.025,89825.165892.513931.681480.6310,51944.8723,445Washita3,88781.4570214.71982.05611.28240.503,18566.744,772Woods2,85177.6466718.16842.29501.36200.542,18459.483,672Woodward6,31981.371,10514.231852.381061.36510.665,21467.147,766 Totals979,14062.91509,76332.7534,4352.2121,6521.3911,3710.73469,37730.161,556,361
By congressional district Inhofe won all five congressional districts. District Infohe Broyles Representative58%38%Kevin Hern 72% 24%Markwayne Mullin 72% 24%Frank Lucas 64% 32%Tom Cole 50% 45%Kendra Horn (116th Congress)Stephanie Bice (117th Congress)
Notes Partisan clients
Voter samples and additional candidates
References
External links
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Official campaign websites Abby Broyles (D) for Senate Joan Farr (I) for Senate Jim Inhofe (R) for Senate Robert Murphy (L) for Senate