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      Home/Elections/1986/US Senate/Oklahoma
      1986·US Senate·Oklahoma

      Oklahoma US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Don Nickles
      55.2%493,436 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      James R Jones
      44.8%400,230 votes
      Margin
      R+10.4
      893,666 total votes
      2 candidates893,666 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Don NicklesREP✓
      		REP493,43655.2%
      James R JonesDEM
      		DEM400,23044.8%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Oklahoma(Class I)

      2022
      James LankfordREP
      R+32.2
      2022(S)
      Markwayne MullinREP
      R+26.5
      2020
      James M InhofeREP
      R+30.2
      2016
      James LankfordREP
      R+43.2
      2014(S)
      James LankfordREP
      R+38.9
      2014
      James M InhofeREP
      R+39.5
      2010
      Tom A CoburnREP
      R+44.5
      2008
      James M InhofeREP
      R+17.5
      2004
      Tom A CoburnREP
      R+11.5
      2002
      James M InhofeREP
      R+21.0
      1998
      Don NicklesREP
      R+35.1
      1996
      James M InhofeREP
      R+16.6
      1994(S)
      James M InhofeREP
      R+15.4
      1992
      Don NicklesREP
      R+20.4
      1990
      David L BorenDEM
      D+66.3
      View all US Senate history for Oklahoma →

      Candidates

      Don NicklesREP
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginR+16.9
      Career1978-1998
      US Senate / State Senate
      Full profile →
      James R JonesDEM
      Record6W-5L
      Avg MarginR+2.3
      Career1970-1998
      State House / US Senate / US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Oklahoma, 1986

      US House6 contests →Governor1 contest →
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