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The 2002 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe won re-election to a second term.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball [1] | Likely R | November 4, 2002 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | James Inhofe (R) | David Walters (D) | Other / Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA | November 1–3, 2002 | 710 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 53% | 36% | 12% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | James Inhofe (incumbent) | 583,579 | 57.30% | ||
| Democratic | David Walters | 369,789 | 36.31% | ||
| Independent (United States) | James Germalic | 65,056 | 6.39% | ||
| Majority | 213,790 | 20.99% | |||
| Turnout | 1,018,424 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
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