United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2010

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United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2010
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Nominee Tom Coburn Jim Rogers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 718,482 265,814
Percentage 70.6% 26.1%
Oklahoma Election Results by County, all Republican.svg
County results
U.S. senator before election

Tom Coburn
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Coburn
Republican
Elections in Oklahoma
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The 2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent first-term Republican U.S. Senator Tom Coburn won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Jim Rogers, retired college professor
  • Mark Myles, businessman

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Rogers 157,955 65.4
Democratic Mark Myles 83,715 34.6
Total votes 241,670 100

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Tom Coburn, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Evelyn Rogers, librarian[2]
  • Lewis Kelly Spring, teacher[3]

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Coburn (incumbent) 223,997 90.4
Republican Evelyn Rogers 15,093 6.1
Republican Lewis Kelly Spring 8,812 3.5
Total votes 247,902 100

General election

Candidates

  • Tom Coburn (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Ronald Dwyer (I), activist
  • Jim Rogers (D), teacher
  • Stephen Wallace (I), businessman[4]

Campaign

Coburn, a very popular incumbent, promised to self-term limit himself to two terms. Despite his popularity, he did release television advertisements. In 2009, Coburn's approval rating in a PPP poll was 59%, including a 39% approval rating among Democrats.[5] His Democratic opponent is a perennial candidate[6] who did little campaigning.[7]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Cook Political Report Solid R[8] October 20, 2010
Rothenberg Safe R[9] October 15, 2010
RealClearPolitics Safe R[10] October 20, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe R[11] October 14, 2010
CQ Politics Safe R[12] October 20, 2010

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Tom
Coburn (R)		 Jim
Rogers (D)		 Other Undecided
SoonerPoll October 3–7, 2010 755 ± ? 62% 22% 2% 14%
Rasmussen Reports September 23, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 68% 26% 2% 4%
Rasmussen Reports August 26, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 67% 24% 3% 5%
Rasmussen Reports July 28, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 65% 31% 1% 4%
Rasmussen Reports June 30, 2010 500 ± 4.5% 65% 26% 3% 7%

Fundraising

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Tom Coburn (R) $1,935,820 $2,103,749 $671,135 $0
Jim Rogers (D) $0 $0 $0 $0
Source: Federal Election Commission[13]

Results

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2010[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tom Coburn (incumbent) 718,482 70.64% +17.87%
Democratic Jim Rogers 265,814 26.13% -15.11%
Independent Stephen Wallace 25,048 2.46% N/A
Independent Ronald F. Dwyer 7,807 0.77% N/A
Majority 452,668 44.50%
Total votes 1,017,151 100
Republican hold Swing

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References

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  3. ↑ http://www.springforussenate.com/Spring.cfm
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  5. ↑ http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_OK_519.pdf
  6. ↑ GOP may dominate elections statewide | Tulsa World
  7. ↑ http://newsok.com/tom-coburn-cruises-to-a-second-and-final-term-in-the-u.s.-senate/article/3510833#ixzz14WqGaxsU
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  14. ↑ SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election - November 2, 2010
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External links

Official campaign websites
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