Harvey Sparks
Harvey Sparks was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.[1] He was defeated in the Republican primary on June 26, 2014.[2]
Biography
Sparks grew up in Oklahoma City and attended Oklahoma City and Putnam City public schools.[3] He graduated from Putnam City West High School. He went on to graduate from Oklahoma Baptist University with a degree in family psychology. He also has a master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas.[3]
Career
Sparks is an ordained minister.[3] He has served as a pastor at churches in Oklahoma City, Norman and Tulsa. He also served as a missionary for two years in southern Africa.[3]
Elections
2014
Sparks ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma's 5th District.[1] Former state Senator Steve Russell, and Commissioner of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission Patrice Douglas defeated Sparks, state Rep. Mike Turner, state Sen. Clark Jolley and Shane Jett in the Republican primary on June 24, 2014.[2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Russell |
26.6% | 14,597 | ||
| Patrice Douglas |
24.5% | 13,440 | ||
| Clark Jolley | 16.8% | 9,226 | ||
| Mike Turner | 14.1% | 7,757 | ||
| Shane Jett | 12.8% | 7,019 | ||
| Harvey Sparks | 5.3% | 2,895 | ||
| Total Votes | 54,934 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
||||
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
He is married to his high school sweetheart, Jenifer, and together they have four children.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Harvey + Sparks + Oklahoma + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
