1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

Summary

The 1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 6, 1984.

1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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Nominee David Boren Bill Crozier
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 906,131 280,638
Percentage 75.64% 23.43%

County results
Boren:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election

David Boren
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

David Boren
Democratic

Incumbent Senator David Boren was re-elected to a second term in office in a landslide. This was the last time that a Senate candidate was elected to the United States Senate in Oklahoma at the same time that a presidential candidate of a different political party won Oklahoma.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

1984 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Boren (incumbent) 432,534 89.87%
Democratic Marshall A. Luse, Jr. 48,761 10.13%
Total votes 481,295 100.00%

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

  • William Crozier, management instructor[2] and nominee for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in 1972
  • Gar Graham, Democratic candidate for Senate in 1980
  • George L. Mothershed, Oklahoma City attorney

Results edit

1984 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George L. Mothershed 46,933 39.30%
Republican Will Crozier 39,581 33.15%
Republican Gar Graham 32,901 27.55%
Total votes 119,415 100.00%
1984 Republican U.S. Senate runoff[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Crozier 101,194 50.05%
Republican George L. Mothershed 100,995 49.95%
Total votes 202,189 100.00%

Independents and third parties edit

Libertarian edit

  • Robert T. Murphy, nominee for Senate in 1980

General election edit

Results edit

General election results[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic David Boren (incumbent) 906,131 75.64%  10.15
Republican Will Crozier 280,638 23.43%  9.43
Libertarian Robert T. Murphy 11,168 0.93%  0.93
Total votes 1,197,937 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "OK US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "Crozier Optimistic He Can Capture Boren's Congressional Seat".
  3. ^ "OK US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "OK US Senate – R Runoff". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  5. ^ <ID> "OK US Senate- R Runoff". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.