United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2016

United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 2016

November 8, 2016

Nominee James Lankford Mike Workman Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Senator James Lankford Republican

The 2016 United States Senate election in Oklahoma will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Oklahoma, concurrently with the 2016 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 James Lankford is running for re-election to a first full term in office.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• James Lankford, incumbent Senator^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Workman, political consultant and nominee for Labor Commissioner in 2014^[2]

Withdrew

• Steve Perry, attorney and nominee for OK-05 in 2008^[2]

Declined

• Dan Boren, former U.S. Representative^[3]
• Joe Dorman, former State Representative, and nominee for Governor in 2014^[3]
• Brad Henry, former Governor of Oklahoma^[3]
• Constance N. Johnson, former State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[3]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[4]	Safe R	March 25, 2016
Daily Kos[5]	Safe R	April 4, 2016
Roll Call[6]	Safe R	April 4, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	March 21, 2016

References

1. Emily Cahn; Alexis Levinson (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
2. "Candidates file challenges while other withdraw from races". Tulsa World. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
3. Dallas Franklin; Leslie Rangel (November 4, 2014). "U.S. Senate seat goes to Republican James Lankford". KFOR. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
4. "2016 Senate Race Ratings for March 25, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
5. "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
6. "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
7. "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

External Links

Official campaign websites

• James Lankford for Senate (R)
• Mike Workman for Senate (D)