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Election 1980 Results

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1980 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Don Nickles (Republican) beat Andy Coats (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1980, 53.5% to 43.5%, a margin of 9.9 points and 108,969 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1974, when Henry Bellmon won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 38. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 196,975 votes and went to the Republican by 19.2 points. The closest was Adair, where 14 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Don Nickles won Republican 587,252 53.5%
Andy Coats Democratic 478,283 43.5%
All other candidates 32,759 3.0%
Total1,098,294

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Oklahoma 74,524 37.8% 112,271 57.0% 10,180 196,975 R+19.2
Tulsa 71,569 38.4% 108,130 58.0% 6,726 186,425 R+19.6
Cleveland 19,448 40.4% 26,328 54.6% 2,418 48,194 R+14.3
Comanche 12,421 49.3% 12,141 48.2% 609 25,171 D+1.1
Payne 8,803 35.0% 15,275 60.7% 1,070 25,148 R+25.7
Garfield 7,265 30.5% 16,061 67.4% 505 23,831 R+36.9
Muskogee 13,383 56.8% 9,845 41.8% 352 23,580 D+15.0
Washington 7,296 32.9% 14,542 65.5% 351 22,189 R+32.7
Kay 6,603 30.2% 15,037 68.7% 234 21,874 R+38.6
Pottawatomie 9,867 48.1% 10,106 49.3% 525 20,498 R+1.2
Canadian 6,516 31.8% 13,498 65.9% 483 20,497 R+34.1
Creek 8,161 44.4% 9,886 53.8% 333 18,380 R+9.4
Stephens 8,543 47.8% 9,016 50.4% 318 17,877 R+2.6
Rogers 7,354 42.1% 9,783 56.0% 333 17,470 R+13.9
Carter 8,000 49.6% 7,837 48.6% 279 16,116 D+1.0
Pittsburg 9,227 58.0% 6,336 39.8% 337 15,900 D+18.2
Wagoner 5,775 42.3% 7,607 55.7% 264 13,646 R+13.4
Le Flore 7,834 57.6% 5,611 41.2% 162 13,607 D+16.3
Okmulgee 7,519 56.2% 5,662 42.4% 188 13,369 D+13.9
Grady 6,185 46.5% 6,797 51.1% 317 13,299 R+4.6
Osage 5,994 45.2% 7,027 52.9% 253 13,274 R+7.8
Pontotoc 7,252 57.4% 5,104 40.4% 277 12,633 D+17.0
Ottawa 6,676 57.1% 4,713 40.3% 298 11,687 D+16.8
Mayes 5,504 48.3% 5,693 50.0% 189 11,386 R+1.7
McCurtain 7,865 70.5% 3,056 27.4% 231 11,152 D+43.1
Garvin 5,672 52.5% 4,826 44.7% 304 10,802 D+7.8
Cherokee 5,815 54.6% 4,636 43.5% 206 10,657 D+11.1
Bryan 7,290 71.1% 2,783 27.1% 179 10,252 D+44.0
Caddo 5,206 51.0% 4,800 47.0% 208 10,214 D+4.0
Seminole 5,675 56.3% 4,133 41.0% 279 10,087 D+15.3
Logan 3,880 38.9% 5,747 57.6% 346 9,973 R+18.7
Sequoyah 5,477 55.5% 4,249 43.0% 150 9,876 D+12.4
Lincoln 3,800 40.0% 5,476 57.6% 229 9,505 R+17.6
Custer 3,957 41.8% 5,286 55.9% 213 9,456 R+14.1
Delaware 4,460 49.6% 4,395 48.9% 137 8,992 D+0.7
Jackson 4,347 56.4% 3,231 41.9% 132 7,710 D+14.5
Woodward 2,029 28.9% 4,864 69.3% 121 7,014 R+40.4
McClain 3,373 48.2% 3,470 49.6% 157 7,000 R+1.4
Beckham 3,292 50.0% 3,200 48.6% 96 6,588 D+1.4
Texas 1,915 29.1% 4,586 69.7% 83 6,584 R+40.6
Kingfisher 1,683 27.3% 4,361 70.7% 120 6,164 R+43.4
McIntosh 3,604 58.9% 2,401 39.2% 116 6,121 D+19.7
Choctaw 4,128 69.1% 1,757 29.4% 89 5,974 D+39.7
Adair 2,892 49.6% 2,878 49.3% 65 5,835 D+0.2
Pawnee 2,155 37.3% 3,516 60.8% 113 5,784 R+23.5
Hughes 3,473 63.1% 1,928 35.0% 105 5,506 D+28.1
Craig 2,943 54.3% 2,377 43.9% 99 5,419 D+10.4
Noble 1,530 29.8% 3,510 68.4% 94 5,134 R+38.6
Washita 2,199 43.4% 2,788 55.1% 77 5,064 R+11.6
Murray 2,857 56.4% 2,060 40.7% 145 5,062 D+15.7
Blaine 1,546 30.8% 3,396 67.6% 83 5,025 R+36.8
Woods 1,537 31.0% 3,304 66.7% 116 4,957 R+35.6
Haskell 3,168 64.7% 1,658 33.9% 72 4,898 D+30.8
Kiowa 2,529 52.0% 2,275 46.8% 56 4,860 D+5.2
Pushmataha 3,115 65.5% 1,533 32.2% 109 4,757 D+33.3
Atoka 2,739 65.4% 1,366 32.6% 81 4,186 D+32.8
Marshall 2,546 61.1% 1,551 37.2% 68 4,165 D+23.9
Tillman 2,402 57.9% 1,687 40.7% 56 4,145 D+17.2
Okfuskee 2,171 52.7% 1,864 45.2% 85 4,120 D+7.5
Nowata 1,713 42.7% 2,214 55.1% 88 4,015 R+12.5
Latimer 2,329 59.0% 1,533 38.8% 87 3,949 D+20.2
Johnston 2,383 62.6% 1,347 35.4% 79 3,809 D+27.2
Major 771 21.4% 2,790 77.3% 48 3,609 R+55.9
Alfalfa 1,022 30.2% 2,315 68.3% 50 3,387 R+38.2
Grant 964 29.2% 2,298 69.7% 35 3,297 R+40.5
Jefferson 1,972 60.1% 1,253 38.2% 56 3,281 D+21.9
Cotton 1,728 54.5% 1,373 43.3% 67 3,168 D+11.2
Love 1,669 55.5% 1,284 42.7% 53 3,006 D+12.8
Beaver 779 27.0% 2,061 71.4% 46 2,886 R+44.4
Greer 1,616 56.1% 1,186 41.2% 78 2,880 D+14.9
Dewey 1,013 37.7% 1,618 60.3% 54 2,685 R+22.5
Coal 1,641 67.8% 720 29.7% 60 2,421 D+38.0
Ellis 711 29.4% 1,670 69.1% 37 2,418 R+39.7
Harper 615 28.9% 1,477 69.5% 33 2,125 R+40.6
Roger Mills 922 46.3% 1,036 52.1% 32 1,990 R+5.7
Cimarron 444 26.7% 1,195 71.8% 25 1,664 R+45.1
Harmon 1,002 61.1% 628 38.3% 10 1,640 D+22.8

Counties as they stood in 1980; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oklahoma Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 James Lankford (R) R+32.2
2020 Jim Inhofe (R) R+30.2
2016 James Lankford (R) R+43.2
2014 James M. Inhofe (R) R+39.5
2010 Thomas A. Coburn (R) R+44.5
2008 James M. Inhofe (R) R+17.5
2004 Tom Coburn (R) R+11.5
2002 James Inhofe (R) R+21.0
1998 Don Nickles (R) R+35.1
1996 James M. Inhofe (R) R+16.6
1992 Don Nickles (R) R+20.4
1990 David L. Boren (D) D+66.4
1986 Don Nickles (R) R+10.4
1984 David Boren (D) D+52.2
1980 Don Nickles (R) R+9.9
1978 David Lyle Boren (D) D+32.6
1974 Henry Bellmon (R) R+0.5
1972 Dewey F. Bartlett (R) R+3.9
1968 Henry Bellmon (R) R+5.6
1966 Fred R. Harris (D) D+7.4
1962 Mike Monroney (D) D+6.9
1960 Robert S. Kerr (D) D+10.2
1956 Mike Monroney (D) D+10.7
1954 Robert S. Kerr (D) D+12.2
1950 Mike Monroney (D) D+9.6
1948 Robert S. Kerr (D) D+24.9
1944 Elmer Thomas (D) D+11.6
1942 Edward H. Moore (R) R+10.1
1938 Elmer Thomas (D) D+31.5
1936 Josh Lee (D) D+36.4
1932 Elmer Thomas (D) D+31.9
1930 Thomas P. Gore (D) D+4.8
1926 Elmer Thomas (D) D+11.3
1924 William B. Pine (R) R+26.2
1920 John W. Harreld (R) R+6.0
1918 Robert L. Owen (D) D+14.7
1914 Thomas P. Gore (D) D+18.5