1998Final results
1998 election for Oklahoma's 2nd District
U.S. House · Oklahoma
Tom Coburn (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Kent Pharaoh (D) by 17.9 points.
Tom CoburnRepublican · winner
57.7%85,581
Kent PharaohDemocrat
39.8%59,042
Albert JonesIndependent
2.5%3,641
148,264 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Kent PharaohTom Coburn
$125.2K
Raised by the campaign
$521.3K
$123.7K
Spent by the campaign
$496.6K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$126.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998