1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1984 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
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

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

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% Increase10.15
Republican Will Crozier 280,638 23.43% Decrease9.43
Libertarian Robert T. Murphy 11,168 0.93% Increase0.93
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.