Elections / 1978 · Senate · OK
Oklahoma — 1978 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1978 · U.S. SenateOklahoma · U.S. SenateDavid Lyle BorenD+32.6
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1978 Senate returns.
- David Lyle Boren✓Democrat493,95365.5%
- Robert B. KammRepublican247,85732.9%
- Glenn E. HagerIndependent3,8750.5%
- Riley DonicaIndependent3,3550.4%
- Paul Edward TrentIndependent3,0150.4%
- Richard King CarterIndependent2,2090.3%
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+1.2Senate 1978D+32.6vs. baselineD+33.8
Oklahoma's 1978 Senate race ran 33.8 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Oklahoma's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +32.6% |
| 1980 | −9.9% |
| 1984 | +52.2% |
| 1986 | −10.4% |
| 1990 | +66.4% |
| 1992 | −20.4% |
| 1994 | −15.3% |
| 1996 | −16.6% |
| 1998 | −35.1% |
| 2002 | −21.0% |
| 2004 | −11.5% |
| 2008 | −17.5% |
| 2010 | −44.5% |
| 2014 | −39.5% |
| 2016 | −43.2% |
| 2020 | −30.2% |
| 2022 | −32.2% |
Same ballot, 1978OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.