2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

2010 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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U.S. senator before election; Tom Coburn; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Tom Coburn; Republican

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	100.0%

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	100.00%

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^[8]	Solid R	October 26, 2010
Rothenberg^[9]	Safe R	October 22, 2010
RealClearPolitics^[10]	Safe R	October 26, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[11]	Safe R	October 21, 2010
CQ Politics^[12]	Safe R	October 26, 2010

Polling[]

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

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Coburn (R)	Dan Boren (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	53%	36%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Coburn (R)	Brad Henry (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	52%	40%	—	8%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Coburn (R)	Mark Myles (D)	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	June 30, 2010	500	± 4.5%	62%	27%	4%	6%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Cole (R)	Dan Boren (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	42%	40%	—	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Cole (R)	Brad Henry (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	44%	43%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J. C. Watts (R)	Dan Boren (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	46%	41%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	J. C. Watts (R)	Brad Henry (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 13–17, 2009	715	± 3.7%	45%	44%	—	11%

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	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

General

^ ^a ^b "Oklahoma Primary Results". Politico. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
^ "Candidate - Evelyn Rogers". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ http://www.springforussenate.com/Spring.cfm^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Wallace". Wallace4senate.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
^ http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_OK_519.pdf^{[dead link]}
^ GOP may dominate elections statewide | Tulsa World
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Oklahoma". fec.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election - November 2, 2010". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

Specific

Official candidate list Archived September 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Government of Oklahoma

External links[]

"Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2010.

Oklahoma State Election Board
U.S. Congress candidates for Oklahoma at Project Vote Smart
Oklahoma U.S. Senate 2010 from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from Open Secrets
2010 Oklahoma Polls graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
Election 2010: Oklahoma Senate from Rasmussen Reports
2010 Oklahoma Senate Coburn vs. Rogers from Real Clear Politics
2010 Oklahoma Senate Race from CQ Politics
Race profile from The New York Times
News coverage from The Oklahoman

Official campaign websites (Archived)

[Politico-1] "Oklahoma Primary Results". Politico. July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.

[2] "Candidate - Evelyn Rogers". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2010.

[3] ttp://www.springforussenate.com/Spring.cfm^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Wallace". Wallace4senate.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.

[5] ttp://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/surveys/2009_Archives/PPP_Release_OK_519.pdf^{[dead link]}

[6] GOP may dominate elections statewide | Tulsa World

[7] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[8] "Senate". Cook Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[9] "Senate Ratings". Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[10] "Battle for the Senate". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[11] "2010 Senate Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[12] "Race Ratings Chart: Senate". CQ Politics. Archived from the original on October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[13] "2010 House and Senate Campaign Finance for Oklahoma". fec.gov. Retrieved May 1, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] "SUMMARY RESULTS: General Election - November 2, 2010". Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2010.

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