The 2008 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 4, 2008. The statewide primary election was held July 29, with the run-off on August 26. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe won re-election to a third term over DemocratAndrew Rice.
This was the last time a Democrat carried any counties in an Oklahoma U.S. Senate election until 2022 and the last time any Democrat did so in a regular Senate election.
Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday, June 2, 2008.[2][3] He won the Democratic primary against Jim Rogers, a retired schoolteacher who stressed campaign finance reform. As in earlier campaigns, Rogers refused to accept money to avoid any question of his allegiances. State Senator Kenneth Corn had earlier expressed interest in the race.
Inhofe, who in August 2008 had a 61% approval rating,[5] emphasized his conservative record and tried to label Rice as a "committed liberal." In the debates, Rice tried to connect Inhofe to George W. Bush saying "An era allowed this to happen. George Bush came into office eight years ago with a Republican majority and … an agenda of radical deregulation."[6] Rice also believed in global warming, something Inhofe is famous for denying.[7] In the election, Inhofe had over $5 million in the bank. Rice had $3.8 million.[8]
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 4 2008 The statewide primary election was held July 29 with the run off on August 26 Incumbent Republican U S Senator Jim Inhofe won re election to a third term over Democrat Andrew Rice 2008 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 2002 November 4 2008 2014 Nominee Jim Inhofe Andrew Rice Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 763 375 527 736 Percentage 56 68 39 18 County resultsInhofe 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Rice 50 60 U S senator before election Jim Inhofe Republican Elected U S Senator Jim Inhofe Republican This was the last time a Democrat carried any counties in an Oklahoma U S Senate election until 2022 and the last time any Democrat did so in a regular Senate election Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Background 2 2 Candidates 2 3 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Campaign 3 3 Endorsements 3 4 Predictions 3 5 Polling 3 6 Results 3 6 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksRepublican primary editCandidates edit Jim Inhofe incumbent U S Senator Dennis Lopez Evelyn Rogers Ted Ryals Results edit Republican primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Inhofe Incumbent 116 371 84 18 Republican Evelyn R Rogers 10 770 7 79 Republican Ted Ryals 7 306 5 28 Republican Dennis Lopez 3 800 2 75 Total votes 138 247 100 00 Democratic primary editBackground edit Rice officially filed as a candidate for the United States Senate from Oklahoma on Monday June 2 2008 2 3 He won the Democratic primary against Jim Rogers a retired schoolteacher who stressed campaign finance reform As in earlier campaigns Rogers refused to accept money to avoid any question of his allegiances State Senator Kenneth Corn had earlier expressed interest in the race Candidates edit Andrew Rice State Senator Jim Rogers Results edit nbsp Primary results by county Rice 50 60 60 70 70 80 Rogers 50 60 70 80 Democratic primary results 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Andrew Rice 113 795 59 65 Democratic Jim Rogers 76 981 40 35 Total votes 190 776 100 00 General election editCandidates edit Jim Inhofe R incumbent U S Senator Andrew Rice D State Senator Stephen Wallace I businessman 4 Campaign edit Inhofe who in August 2008 had a 61 approval rating 5 emphasized his conservative record and tried to label Rice as a committed liberal In the debates Rice tried to connect Inhofe to George W Bush saying An era allowed this to happen George Bush came into office eight years ago with a Republican majority and an agenda of radical deregulation 6 Rice also believed in global warming something Inhofe is famous for denying 7 In the election Inhofe had over 5 million in the bank Rice had 3 8 million 8 Endorsements edit Andrew Rice D Individuals Wesley Clark General 2004 democratic presidential candidate 9 Predictions edit Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 10 Likely R October 23 2008 CQ Politics 11 Likely R October 31 2008 Rothenberg Political Report 12 Safe R November 2 2008 Real Clear Politics 13 Safe R November 4 2008 Polling edit Poll Source Dates administered Rice Inhofe Benenson Strategy Group December 8 12 2007 35 49 Tulsa World KOTV SoonerPoll December 16 19 2007 19 60 Research 2000 Daily Kos June 9 11 2008 31 53 KSWO August 12 14 2008 41 50 Survey USA September 5 7 2008 34 56 Rasmussen Reports September 11 2008 39 55 Survey USA September 29 2008 37 53 Survey USA October 19 2008 39 51 Survey USA October 29 2008 36 56 Results edit United States Senate election in Oklahoma 2008 14 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Inhofe Incumbent 763 375 56 68 0 62 Democratic Andrew Rice 527 736 39 18 2 87 Independent Stephen Wallace 55 708 4 14 Majority 235 639 17 50 3 50 Turnout 1 346 819 Republican hold Swing Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Atoka Largest city Atoka Coal Largest city Coalgate Bryan Largest city Durant Johnston Largest city Tishomingo Ottawa Largest city Miami Harmon Largest city Hollis Kiowa Largest city Hobart Jefferson Largest city Waurika Love Largest city Marietta Murray Largest city Sulphur Pushmataha Largest city Antlers Choctaw Largest city Hugo Le Flore Largest city Poteau McCurtain Largest city Idabel Hughes Largest city Holdenville Seminole Largest city Seminole Okfuskee Largest city Okemah Latimer Largest city Wilburton Pittsburg Largest city McAlester Sequoyah Largest city Sallisaw Haskell Largest city Stigler See also edit2008 United States Senate electionsReferences edit a b Oklahoma State Election Board Primary Election 2008 Ok gov July 29 2008 Retrieved December 8 2012 Candidates for Federal State and Legislative Offices Oklahoma State Election Board June 2 4 2008 State Lawmaker To Run For U S Senate Archived September 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine Associated Press August 3 2007 Wallace Archived from the original on September 3 2010 Retrieved June 8 2010 RealClearPolitics Politics Nation OK Inhofe 22 Retrieved April 8 2023 Rice Inhofe spar over economy Tulsa World Retrieved April 8 2023 An interview with Andrew Rice the Democrat challenging GOP Sen James Inhofe Grist January 8 2008 Retrieved April 8 2023 Politics Home Page Roll Call Archived from the original on September 29 2008 Retrieved July 27 2008 Patty Wetterling MN 6 WesPAC November 4 2006 Archived from the original on November 4 2006 Retrieved April 8 2023 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link 2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23 2008 The Cook Political Report Retrieved April 1 2021 Race Ratings Chart Senate Archived October 28 2010 at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics 2008 Senate ratings Inside Elections Retrieved April 1 2021 2008 RCP Averages amp Senate Results Real Clear Politics Retrieved August 31 2021 2008 Election Statistics Clerk house gov Retrieved December 8 2012 External links editU S Congress candidates for Oklahoma at Project Vote Smart Oklahoma U S Senate from CQ Politics Oklahoma U S Senate from OurCampaigns com Oklahoma U S Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Inhofe R i vs Rice D graph of multiple polls from Pollster com Official campaign websites Archived James Inhofe R Andrew Rice D Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 United States Senate election in Oklahoma amp oldid 1194174606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
