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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Oklahoma

James Inhofe (Republican) beat David Walters (Democrat) in Oklahoma in 2002, 57.3% to 36.3%, a margin of 21.0 points and 213,790 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when James M. Inhofe also won.

Republicans led in 52 of the 77 counties and Democrats in 25. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 186,279 votes and went to the Republican by 31.1 points. The closest was Craig, where 5 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Inhofe won	Republican	583,579	57.3%
David Walters	Democratic	369,789	36.3%
James Germalic	Independent	65,056	6.4%
Total		1,018,424

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	58,759 31.5%	116,737 62.7%	10,783	186,279	R+31.1
Tulsa	56,321 32.7%	105,620 61.3%	10,256	172,197	R+28.6
Cleveland	21,088 32.8%	39,025 60.7%	4,204	64,317	R+27.9
Canadian	6,947 24.6%	19,493 69.2%	1,748	28,188	R+44.5
Rogers	8,626 35.1%	14,111 57.4%	1,868	24,605	R+22.3
Comanche	8,061 37.5%	12,100 56.3%	1,330	21,491	R+18.8
Muskogee	9,513 47.8%	8,960 45.0%	1,442	19,915	D+2.8
Payne	6,720 34.0%	11,698 59.3%	1,324	19,742	R+25.2
Creek	7,224 36.8%	10,664 54.3%	1,757	19,645	R+17.5
Pottawatomie	7,104 36.9%	10,749 55.9%	1,384	19,237	R+18.9
Wagoner	6,367 34.7%	10,540 57.4%	1,446	18,353	R+22.7
Garfield	4,675 27.0%	11,609 66.9%	1,059	17,343	R+40.0
Washington	5,057 30.0%	10,626 63.0%	1,183	16,866	R+33.0
Kay	4,606 29.9%	9,599 62.3%	1,194	15,399	R+32.4
Pittsburg	7,302 47.7%	7,044 46.1%	950	15,296	D+1.7
Grady	4,904 34.8%	8,128 57.7%	1,058	14,090	R+22.9
Stephens	5,269 37.5%	7,701 54.9%	1,067	14,037	R+17.3
Osage	5,891 43.1%	6,642 48.6%	1,121	13,654	R+5.5
Carter	5,346 40.5%	7,017 53.2%	821	13,184	R+12.7
Cherokee	6,011 47.9%	5,356 42.7%	1,182	12,549	D+5.2
Mayes	5,498 45.0%	5,726 46.8%	1,003	12,227	R+1.9
Le Flore	6,407 54.9%	4,938 42.3%	319	11,664	D+12.6
Logan	3,316 29.9%	7,051 63.5%	731	11,098	R+33.7
Lincoln	3,802 34.3%	6,472 58.3%	821	11,095	R+24.1
Okmulgee	5,068 46.7%	4,809 44.3%	977	10,854	D+2.4
Delaware	4,400 41.3%	5,463 51.3%	783	10,646	R+10.0
Pontotoc	3,915 38.3%	5,633 55.1%	668	10,216	R+16.8
Bryan	4,769 48.9%	4,394 45.0%	594	9,757	D+3.8
McClain	3,098 32.3%	5,813 60.5%	693	9,604	R+28.3
Sequoyah	4,668 51.2%	4,029 44.2%	419	9,116	D+7.0
Garvin	3,611 41.4%	4,500 51.6%	612	8,723	R+10.2
McCurtain	4,850 57.3%	3,367 39.8%	244	8,461	D+17.5
Ottawa	4,332 51.7%	3,542 42.3%	504	8,378	D+9.4
Custer	2,781 34.9%	4,840 60.7%	348	7,969	R+25.8
Caddo	3,520 46.1%	3,608 47.2%	512	7,640	R+1.2
Seminole	3,538 48.2%	3,374 46.0%	424	7,336	D+2.2
McIntosh	3,367 50.8%	2,689 40.6%	571	6,627	D+10.2
Jackson	1,889 30.5%	4,039 65.2%	263	6,191	R+34.7
Adair	2,690 45.4%	2,867 48.4%	372	5,929	R+3.0
Woodward	1,640 28.6%	3,798 66.3%	290	5,728	R+37.7
Beckham	2,372 45.9%	2,594 50.2%	201	5,167	R+4.3
Pawnee	1,928 39.3%	2,569 52.4%	406	4,903	R+13.1
Texas	1,309 27.0%	3,437 70.9%	104	4,850	R+43.9
Kingfisher	975 20.3%	3,553 73.9%	279	4,807	R+53.6
Craig	1,997 45.1%	2,002 45.2%	426	4,425	R+0.1
Murray	2,028 46.6%	1,999 45.9%	328	4,355	D+0.7
Marshall	1,897 45.5%	1,966 47.2%	306	4,169	R+1.7
Noble	1,170 28.1%	2,703 64.9%	292	4,165	R+36.8
Haskell	2,392 58.4%	1,466 35.8%	239	4,097	D+22.6
Hughes	2,002 49.7%	1,746 43.3%	283	4,031	D+6.4
Choctaw	2,165 57.3%	1,451 38.4%	163	3,779	D+18.9
Washita	1,724 46.2%	1,855 49.7%	156	3,735	R+3.5
Atoka	1,822 48.9%	1,661 44.6%	245	3,728	D+4.3
Pushmataha	1,911 51.9%	1,576 42.8%	192	3,679	D+9.1
Nowata	1,508 41.8%	1,843 51.1%	258	3,609	R+9.3
Okfuskee	1,625 47.7%	1,527 44.8%	258	3,410	D+2.9
Blaine	1,039 31.3%	2,046 61.6%	238	3,323	R+30.3
Johnston	1,613 49.1%	1,399 42.6%	273	3,285	D+6.5
Latimer	1,771 55.5%	1,234 38.6%	188	3,193	D+16.8
Woods	1,084 35.4%	1,853 60.4%	129	3,066	R+25.1
Kiowa	1,453 47.8%	1,415 46.6%	171	3,039	D+1.3
Major	660 24.1%	1,921 70.1%	158	2,739	R+46.0
Love	1,309 48.8%	1,199 44.7%	172	2,680	D+4.1
Tillman	1,198 46.5%	1,241 48.2%	135	2,574	R+1.7
Grant	620 29.3%	1,357 64.0%	142	2,119	R+34.8
Alfalfa	542 26.9%	1,358 67.3%	117	2,017	R+40.5
Coal	1,116 55.9%	776 38.9%	104	1,996	D+17.0
Beaver	384 19.8%	1,513 78.2%	38	1,935	R+58.3
Greer	875 46.3%	926 49.0%	89	1,890	R+2.7
Jefferson	984 52.5%	804 42.9%	87	1,875	D+9.6
Dewey	586 32.3%	1,103 60.9%	123	1,812	R+28.5
Cotton	782 43.4%	886 49.2%	132	1,800	R+5.8
Ellis	472 29.4%	1,057 65.8%	78	1,607	R+36.4
Roger Mills	514 36.4%	829 58.6%	71	1,414	R+22.3
Harper	354 25.5%	972 69.9%	64	1,390	R+44.5
Cimarron	255 20.1%	974 76.8%	39	1,268	R+56.7
Harmon	403 47.6%	397 46.9%	47	847	D+0.7

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Oklahoma Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
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

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