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1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
	County results ; Inhofe: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Boren: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Jim Inhofe; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jim Inhofe; Republican

The 1996 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe, first elected in a 1994 special election, won re-election to his first full term. This election is the first time that a Republican United States Senator was re-elected to the Class 2 Senate seat from Oklahoma.

Republican primary

Candidates

Jim Inhofe, incumbent U.S. Senator
Dan Lowe

Results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James M. Inhofe (Incumbent)	116,241	75.34%
	Republican	Dan Lowe	38,044	24.66%
Total votes			154,285	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Michael A. Clem
Agnes Marie Regier

Results

Libertarian primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Agnes Marie Regier	1,511	51.39%
	Libertarian	Michael A. Clem	1,429	48.61%
Total votes			2,940	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Don McCorkell
Jim Boren, former chief of staff to Senator Ralph Yarborough
David Louis Annanders

Results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Boren	186,611	55.53%
	Democratic	Don McCorkell	122,635	36.49%
	Democratic	David Louis Annanders	26,794	7.97%
Total votes			336,040	100.00%

Results

General election results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Jim Inhofe (incumbent)	670,610	56.68%
Democratic	Jim Boren	474,162	40.08%
Independent	Bill Maguire	15,092	1.28%
Libertarian	Agnes Marie Regier	14,595	1.23%
Independent	Chris Nedbalek	8,691	0.73%
Republican hold