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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Don Nickles (Republican) beat James R. Jones (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 1986, 55.2% to 44.8%, a margin of 10.4 points and 93,206 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1980, when Don Nickles also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 38. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 147,996 votes and went to the Republican by 32.6 points. The closest was Washita, where 7 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 493,436 55.2%
James R. Jones Democratic 400,230 44.8%
Total893,666

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Oklahoma 49,852 33.7% 98,144 66.3% 147,996 R+32.6
Tulsa 62,638 44.1% 79,413 55.9% 142,051 R+11.8
Cleveland 14,774 39.0% 23,071 61.0% 37,845 R+21.9
Payne 8,064 42.5% 10,912 57.5% 18,976 R+15.0
Comanche 7,885 41.6% 11,087 58.4% 18,972 R+16.9
Muskogee 11,549 61.3% 7,282 38.7% 18,831 D+22.7
Garfield 6,773 37.2% 11,425 62.8% 18,198 R+25.6
Kay 5,933 33.2% 11,923 66.8% 17,856 R+33.5
Canadian 5,354 30.1% 12,432 69.9% 17,786 R+39.8
Pottawatomie 7,975 45.7% 9,481 54.3% 17,456 R+8.6
Creek 8,631 51.2% 8,240 48.8% 16,871 D+2.3
Washington 6,369 38.0% 10,410 62.0% 16,779 R+24.1
Rogers 7,668 47.5% 8,478 52.5% 16,146 R+5.0
Stephens 6,955 47.0% 7,858 53.0% 14,813 R+6.1
Pittsburg 8,114 62.2% 4,924 37.8% 13,038 D+24.5
Carter 6,935 53.4% 6,042 46.6% 12,977 D+6.9
Wagoner 6,084 48.1% 6,553 51.9% 12,637 R+3.7
Pontotoc 7,249 57.6% 5,341 42.4% 12,590 D+15.2
Grady 5,422 45.4% 6,516 54.6% 11,938 R+9.2
Osage 6,581 55.8% 5,218 44.2% 11,799 D+11.6
Okmulgee 6,926 59.3% 4,745 40.7% 11,671 D+18.7
Mayes 5,662 53.1% 5,002 46.9% 10,664 D+6.2
Le Flore 5,881 55.9% 4,640 44.1% 10,521 D+11.8
Cherokee 5,618 54.3% 4,722 45.7% 10,340 D+8.7
Sequoyah 4,996 51.5% 4,714 48.5% 9,710 D+2.9
Ottawa 5,556 57.4% 4,121 42.6% 9,677 D+14.8
Logan 3,273 35.2% 6,025 64.8% 9,298 R+29.6
Lincoln 3,682 40.1% 5,495 59.9% 9,177 R+19.8
Caddo 4,645 50.9% 4,481 49.1% 9,126 D+1.8
Garvin 4,516 49.9% 4,543 50.1% 9,059 R+0.3
Bryan 5,587 65.2% 2,988 34.8% 8,575 D+30.3
Custer 3,220 38.0% 5,264 62.0% 8,484 R+24.1
Delaware 4,009 47.9% 4,363 52.1% 8,372 R+4.2
Seminole 4,353 54.0% 3,715 46.0% 8,068 D+7.9
Woodward 2,178 31.1% 4,834 68.9% 7,012 R+37.9
McCurtain 4,441 63.8% 2,519 36.2% 6,960 D+27.6
McClain 2,902 43.7% 3,733 56.3% 6,635 R+12.5
Beckham 3,240 50.5% 3,179 49.5% 6,419 D+1.0
Jackson 3,018 47.2% 3,370 52.8% 6,388 R+5.5
Adair 2,695 46.5% 3,102 53.5% 5,797 R+7.0
McIntosh 3,423 60.7% 2,216 39.3% 5,639 D+21.4
Kingfisher 1,504 27.2% 4,021 72.8% 5,525 R+45.6
Pawnee 2,611 47.5% 2,883 52.5% 5,494 R+5.0
Texas 1,676 32.0% 3,562 68.0% 5,238 R+36.0
Blaine 1,620 35.1% 3,000 64.9% 4,620 R+29.9
Craig 2,577 56.1% 2,019 43.9% 4,596 D+12.1
Hughes 2,872 63.9% 1,626 36.1% 4,498 D+27.7
Washita 2,185 50.1% 2,178 49.9% 4,363 D+0.2
Woods 1,460 33.5% 2,903 66.5% 4,363 R+33.1
Murray 2,504 57.4% 1,858 42.6% 4,362 D+14.8
Noble 1,412 32.7% 2,911 67.3% 4,323 R+34.7
Choctaw 2,962 69.2% 1,319 30.8% 4,281 D+38.4
Haskell 2,672 65.3% 1,423 34.7% 4,095 D+30.5
Atoka 2,567 63.1% 1,499 36.9% 4,066 D+26.3
Kiowa 2,086 52.0% 1,923 48.0% 4,009 D+4.1
Marshall 2,349 61.1% 1,495 38.9% 3,844 D+22.2
Pushmataha 2,242 61.4% 1,411 38.6% 3,653 D+22.7
Nowata 1,763 50.6% 1,724 49.4% 3,487 D+1.1
Latimer 2,073 63.0% 1,220 37.0% 3,293 D+25.9
Major 937 28.7% 2,332 71.3% 3,269 R+42.7
Okfuskee 1,812 56.0% 1,424 44.0% 3,236 D+12.0
Tillman 1,856 59.0% 1,292 41.0% 3,148 D+17.9
Alfalfa 1,295 44.4% 1,624 55.6% 2,919 R+11.3
Grant 1,102 38.7% 1,746 61.3% 2,848 R+22.6
Johnston 1,823 65.6% 954 34.4% 2,777 D+31.3
Beaver 718 27.6% 1,879 72.4% 2,597 R+44.7
Love 1,583 63.7% 901 36.3% 2,484 D+27.5
Dewey 850 37.3% 1,428 62.7% 2,278 R+25.4
Greer 1,219 54.9% 1,002 45.1% 2,221 D+9.8
Coal 1,466 67.9% 693 32.1% 2,159 D+35.8
Jefferson 1,329 64.2% 740 35.8% 2,069 D+28.5
Cotton 1,175 58.0% 850 42.0% 2,025 D+16.0
Ellis 642 32.0% 1,364 68.0% 2,006 R+36.0
Roger Mills 795 42.9% 1,057 57.1% 1,852 R+14.1
Harper 516 28.1% 1,323 71.9% 1,839 R+43.9
Cimarron 514 37.6% 852 62.4% 1,366 R+24.7
Harmon 837 63.6% 479 36.4% 1,316 D+27.2

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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