John McCarthy (Oklahoma)

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John McCarthy

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John McCarthy (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.

McCarthy was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the same seat.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2

Incumbent Markwayne Mullin defeated Jason Nichols, John Foreman, and Richard Castaldo in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin (R)	65.0	140,451
		Jason Nichols (D)	30.1	65,021
		John Foreman (Independent)	3.0	6,390
		Richard Castaldo (L)	1.9	4,140

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 216,002 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2

Jason Nichols defeated Clay Padgett in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Nichols	56.8	19,562
		Clay Padgett	43.2	14,850

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,412
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2

Jason Nichols and Clay Padgett advanced to a runoff. They defeated Elijah McIntosh and Virginia Jenner in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Nichols	37.9	32,549
✔		Clay Padgett	24.2	20,833
		Elijah McIntosh	19.0	16,359
	Submit photo	Virginia Jenner	18.9	16,222

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 85,963
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2

Incumbent Markwayne Mullin defeated Jarrin Jackson, Brian Jackson, and John McCarthy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Markwayne Mullin	54.1	32,654
		Jarrin Jackson	25.2	15,204
		Brian Jackson	11.5	6,907
	Submit photo	John McCarthy	9.2	5,549

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 60,314
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2016

See also: Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Markwayne Mullin (R) defeated Joshua Harris-Till (D) and John McCarthy (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mullin defeated Jarrin Jackson in the Republican primary, while Harris-Till defeated Paul Schiefelbein to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Markwayne Mullin Incumbent	70.6%	189,839
	Democratic	Joshua Harris-Till	23.2%	62,387
	Independent	John McCarthy	6.2%	16,644
Total Votes				268,870
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 2 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Markwayne Mullin Incumbent	63.4%	20,065
Jarrin Jackson	36.6%	11,580
Total Votes		31,645
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joshua Harris-Till	60%	31,681
Paul Schiefelbein	40%	21,152
Total Votes		52,833
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

James Lankford (R)

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Representatives

District 1

Kevin Hern (R)

District 2

Josh Brecheen (R)

District 3

Frank Lucas (R)

District 4

Tom Cole (R)

District 5

Stephanie Bice (R)

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