1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results

1994 election for Oklahoma's 2nd District

Name: 1994 election for Oklahoma's 2nd District
Start: 1994-11-08
Location: Oklahoma

U.S. House · Oklahoma

Tom Coburn (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Virgil R. Cooper (D) by 4.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Tom CoburnRepublican · winner

52.1%82,479

47.9%75,943

158,422 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Virgil R. CooperTom Coburn

$75.2K

Raised by the campaign

$608.2K

$75.2K

Spent by the campaign

$604.9K

Cash on hand

$3.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994