The 2020 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Jim Inhofe won reelection to a fifth full term, defeating Democratic challenger Abby Broyles.
This proved to be the fifth U.S. Senate election in Oklahoma in a row in which the Democratic nominee failed to carry any of Oklahoma's counties, but Broyles came very close to breaking this drought, losing Oklahoma County by less than one percentage point. To date, this election has seen the largest age-gap between major party nominees in a U.S. Senate election, as Inhofe was nearly 55 years older than Broyles.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator
Eliminated in primary
- Neil Mavis, Wi-Fi engineer and Libertarian nominee for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in 2000
- J.J. Stitt, farmer and gun shop owner
- John Tompkins, orthopedic surgeon
Declined
- Scott Pruitt, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, former attorney general of Oklahoma, and former state senator
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Abby Broyles, attorney and former KFOR news reporter
Eliminated in primary
- Sheila Bilyeu, perennial candidate
- Elysabeth Britt, human resources professional and candidate for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in 2018
- R. O. Joe Cassity Jr., lawyer and retired college professor
Withdrawn
- Dylan Billings, political science professor
- Tyler Dougherty, software developer
- Bevon Rogers, former oil and gas industrialist (ran for state senate)
- Paul Tay, perennial candidate (ran for Mayor of Tulsa)
- Perry Williams
- Mike Workman, political consultant, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016, and nominee for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner in 2014
Declined
- Brad Henry, former governor of Oklahoma
Endorsements
Results
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Nominee
- Robert Murphy, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
Independents
Declared
- Joan Farr, 2014 candidate
- A. D. Nesbit
General election
Predictions
Additional general election endorsements
Polling
Graphical summary
Results
By county
By congressional district
Inhofe won all 5 congressional districts.
Notes
Partisan clients
Voter samples and additional candidates
References
External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Oklahoma", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Oklahoma: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Oklahoma". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Oklahoma at Ballotpedia
Official campaign websites
- Abby Broyles (D) for Senate
- Joan Farr (I) for Senate
- Jim Inhofe (R) for Senate
- Robert Murphy (L) for Senate
