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1978 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
← 1972
November 7, 1978
1984 →
Nominee
David Boren
Robert B. Kamm
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Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
493,953
247,857
Percentage
65.49%
32.86%
County results Boren: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Kamm: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election
Dewey F. Bartlett
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Elected U.S. Senator
David Boren
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The 1978 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Senator Dewey F. Bartlett retired, leaving the seat vacant. He was succeeded by popular Democratic Governor David Boren.
Boren won a competitive Democratic primary against former U.S. Representative Ed Edmondson and State Senator Gene Stipe, then defeated Edmondson in a run-off election. Boren easily defeated Republican nominee Robert B. Kamm in the general election.
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