Oklahoma Senate2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
James Lankford
RACE WINNER
James Lankford
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
James Lankford (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated: Jan 14, 2021Race summary
Both public and private polling has shown Lankford registered in the 60s or 70s, while Lahmeyer has remained mired in the teens or single digits.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
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James Lankford
First Elected: 2014
Last General Election: 67.7%
Last Primary Election: -
Full Bio:
LANKFORD, James,
A Senator and a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., March 4, 1968; B.S., University of Texas, Austin, Tex., 1990; M.Div., Southwestern Theological Baptist Seminary, Ft. Worth, Tex., 1994; youth camp director, 1996-2009; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2011-January 3, 2015); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in the November 4, 2014, special election to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 3, 2017, left vacant by the resignation of Thomas Coburn; took the oath of office on January 3, 2015; reelected in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023; chair, Select Committee on Ethics (One Hundred Sixteenth Congress [January 3, 2020-January 3, 2021]).
Source: Bioguide
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STATE DATA
Oklahoma
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
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xx.x%xx votes
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2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jun 24, 2022
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