Political Highlights: Okla. House, 1967-69; Okla. Senate, 1969-77; Republican nominee for governor, 1974; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1976; mayor of Tulsa, 1978-84; defeated for re-election as mayor of Tulsa, 1984; U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-94 Born: November 17, 1934; Des Moines, Iowa Residence: Tulsa Religion: Presbyterian Family: Wife, Kay Inhofe; four children (one deceased) Education: U. of Tulsa, B.A. 1973 Elected: 1994 Committee Assignments: Armed Services; Environment & Public Works (Clean Air & Nuclear Safety; Superfund, Waste Management & Regulatory Oversight; Transportation & Infrastructure); Small Business & Entrepreneurship Social Media:
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District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 7th ranked Senate Republican Twitter: 15,588 followers
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
House Race
Senate Race
1986 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Gary Allison (D)
Votes
78,919 61,663
%
55.0% 43.0%
1988 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Kurt Glassco (D)
Votes
103,458 93,101
%
53.0% 47.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Kurt Glassco (D)
Votes
75,618 59,521
%
56.0% 44.0%
1992 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) John Selph (D)
Votes
119,211 106,619
%
52.8% 47.2%
1994 Election Results
1996 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Jim Boren (D) Bill Maguire (I) Agnes Regier (LIBERT) Chris Nedbalek (I)
Votes
670,610 474,162 15,092 14,595 8,691
%
56.7% 40.1% 1.3% 1.2% 0.7%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) David Walters (D) James Germalic (I)
Votes
583,579 369,789 65,056
%
57.3% 36.3% 6.4%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Andrew Rice (D) Stephen Wallace (I)
Votes
763,375 527,736 55,708
%
56.7% 39.2% 4.1%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
James Inhofe (R) Matt Silverstein (D) Joan Farr (I) Ray Woods (I) Aaron DeLozier (I)
