Election 2010: Oklahoma Senate
Oklahoma Senate: Coburn (R) Continues To Far Outdistance Rogers (D)
Republican Senator Tom Coburn receives his highest level of support yet against Democratic challenger Jim Rogers in his bid for reelection in Oklahoma.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone of Likely Voters shows Coburn picking up 68% of the vote, while Rogers, who has run for the seat twice previously, earns 26% support. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate, and four percent (4%) remain undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
Oklahoma remains Solid GOP in the Rasmussen Reports Election 2010 Senate Balance of Power rankings.
Late last month, Coburn held a 67% to 24% lead over Rogers. In four surveys conducted since June, Coburn has earned between 65% and 68% support from voters. Rogers has picked up 24% to 31% of the vote during the same period.
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This statewide telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters in Oklahoma was conducted on September 23, 2010 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/-4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Field work for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.
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