Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hern (R)	59.3	150,129
		Tim Gilpin (D)	40.7	103,042

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,171 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Elections in Oklahoma, 2018

• General election: Nov. 6
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 12
• Early voting: Nov. 1 - Nov. 3
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6

• Online registration: No
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
• Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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On the ballot: U.S. House • Governor • Lt. Gov • Attorney General • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Local judges • State ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • Democratic primaries • Republican primaries

2020 → ← 2016
Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 13, 2018
Primary: June 26, 2018 Primary runoff: August 28, 2018 (if needed) General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Vacant
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+17 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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See also
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Oklahoma, held elections in 2018. Primary runoff elections were held on August 28, 2018. The general election took place on November 6, 2018. Kevin Hern (R) won the election and was sworn into office early on November 13, 2018, since Bridenstine had previously vacated the office.

The former incumbent was Jim Bridenstine (R), who did not seek re-election.

As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District was located in the northeastern portion of the state and included Washington, Tulsa, and Wagoner counties and parts of Creek and Rogers counties.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

Kevin Hern defeated Tim Gilpin in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hern (R)	59.3	150,129
		Tim Gilpin (D)	40.7	103,042

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 253,171 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

Tim Gilpin defeated Amanda Douglas in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Gilpin	59.4	16,995
		Amanda Douglas	40.6	11,628

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,623
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

Kevin Hern defeated Tim Harris in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin Hern	54.9	40,401
		Tim Harris	45.1	33,155

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,556
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

Tim Gilpin and Amanda Douglas advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gwendolyn Fields, Mark Keeter, and David Matthew Hullum in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Gilpin	34.5	24,567
✔		Amanda Douglas	32.4	23,093
		Gwendolyn Fields	19.6	13,980
	Submit photo	Mark Keeter	8.5	6,025
		David Matthew Hullum	5.0	3,580

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,245
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1

Tim Harris and Kevin Hern advanced to a runoff. They defeated Andy Coleman, Nathan Dahm, and Danny Stockstill in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Harris	27.5	28,431
✔		Kevin Hern	22.7	23,466
		Andy Coleman	21.8	22,608
		Nathan Dahm	20.2	20,868
		Danny Stockstill	7.8	8,100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 103,473
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Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Tim Gilpin	Democratic Party	$402,482	$398,492	$3,990	As of December 31, 2018
Kevin Hern	Republican Party	$2,940,362	$2,874,702	$65,660	As of December 31, 2018
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

District history

2016

See also: Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Jim Bridenstine (R) defeated David Matthew Hullum (independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bridenstine defeated Evelyn Rogers and Tom Atkinson in the Republican primary on June 28, 2016. No Democratic candidates filed to run.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 1 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Bridenstine Incumbent	100%
Total Votes				0
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 1 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Bridenstine Incumbent	80.8%	50,595
Tom Atkinson	16%	10,056
Evelyn Rogers	3.2%	2,004
Total Votes		62,655
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

2014

See also: Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jim Bridenstine (R) won an unopposed general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Bridenstine Incumbent	0%	0
Total Votes				0
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+17, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District the 63rd most Republican nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.91. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.91 points toward that party.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in Oklahoma. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Oklahoma with 65.3 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 28.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1904 and 2016, Oklahoma voted for the winning presidential candidate 72.4 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Oklahoma supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 65.5 to 34.5 percent. The state favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Oklahoma. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 8 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 11 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 27.7 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 93 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 90 out of 101 state House districts in Oklahoma with an average margin of victory of 42.2 points. Trump won 18 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	24.32%	75.68%	R+51.4	16.67%	80.81%	R+64.1	D
2	29.47%	70.53%	R+41.1	20.82%	76.06%	R+55.2	R
3	29.56%	70.44%	R+40.9	19.56%	76.82%	R+57.3	R
4	43.62%	56.38%	R+12.8	34.58%	58.79%	R+24.2	D
5	31.75%	68.25%	R+36.5	22.03%	74.09%	R+52.1	R
6	28.92%	71.08%	R+42.2	19.41%	76.14%	R+56.7	D
7	34.12%	65.88%	R+31.8	23.64%	72.17%	R+48.5	D
8	29.55%	70.45%	R+40.9	19.53%	75.61%	R+56.1	R
9	26.43%	73.57%	R+47.1	20.72%	73.96%	R+53.2	R
10	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	19.29%	75.83%	R+56.5	R
11	26.06%	73.94%	R+47.9	23.18%	70.49%	R+47.3	R
12	30.64%	69.36%	R+38.7	21.78%	73.34%	R+51.6	R
13	46.26%	53.74%	R+7.5	36.08%	59.48%	R+23.4	R
14	38.47%	61.53%	R+23.1	29.50%	65.07%	R+35.6	R
15	31.90%	68.10%	R+36.2	20.23%	75.99%	R+55.8	D
16	39.02%	60.98%	R+22	29.97%	65.84%	R+35.9	R
17	31.39%	68.61%	R+37.2	21.06%	74.60%	R+53.5	D
18	31.64%	68.36%	R+36.7	21.84%	73.83%	R+52	D
19	27.18%	72.82%	R+45.6	17.56%	79.47%	R+61.9	R
20	25.66%	74.34%	R+48.7	19.48%	75.42%	R+55.9	R
21	27.83%	72.17%	R+44.3	20.76%	75.19%	R+54.4	R
22	29.42%	70.58%	R+41.2	19.19%	76.84%	R+57.7	R
23	37.17%	62.83%	R+25.7	34.74%	59.77%	R+25	R
24	34.55%	65.45%	R+30.9	24.22%	71.24%	R+47	D
25	30.62%	69.38%	R+38.8	24.52%	70.33%	R+45.8	R
26	33.33%	66.67%	R+33.3	27.68%	65.11%	R+37.4	R
27	27.54%	72.46%	R+44.9	19.98%	74.47%	R+54.5	R
28	31.29%	68.71%	R+37.4	23.00%	72.55%	R+49.6	R
29	27.44%	72.56%	R+45.1	19.03%	76.45%	R+57.4	R
30	27.26%	72.74%	R+45.5	22.28%	72.41%	R+50.1	R
31	24.22%	75.78%	R+51.6	21.13%	72.89%	R+51.8	R
32	28.96%	71.04%	R+42.1	19.60%	75.11%	R+55.5	R
33	30.42%	69.58%	R+39.2	24.69%	68.50%	R+43.8	R
34	43.63%	56.37%	R+12.7	41.69%	47.73%	R+6	D
35	27.29%	72.71%	R+45.4	19.27%	75.77%	R+56.5	R
36	27.27%	72.73%	R+45.5	20.70%	74.80%	R+54.1	R
37	30.60%	69.40%	R+38.8	24.59%	70.14%	R+45.6	R
38	22.95%	77.05%	R+54.1	15.96%	79.29%	R+63.3	R
39	27.52%	72.48%	R+45	30.36%	61.83%	R+31.5	R
40	27.22%	72.78%	R+45.6	23.93%	69.43%	R+45.5	R
41	20.25%	79.75%	R+59.5	19.65%	74.25%	R+54.6	R
42	24.59%	75.41%	R+50.8	16.63%	79.04%	R+62.4	R
43	23.51%	76.49%	R+53	22.34%	70.39%	R+48.1	R
44	60.12%	39.88%	D+20.2	58.74%	32.02%	D+26.7	D
45	46.57%	53.43%	R+6.9	45.28%	45.98%	R+0.7	D
46	40.27%	59.73%	R+19.5	41.33%	51.65%	R+10.3	D
47	20.44%	79.56%	R+59.1	18.77%	75.26%	R+56.5	R
48	31.02%	68.98%	R+38	24.52%	71.34%	R+46.8	R
49	25.99%	74.01%	R+48	17.67%	78.58%	R+60.9	R
50	24.87%	75.13%	R+50.3	18.06%	78.21%	R+60.2	R
51	21.55%	78.45%	R+56.9	15.47%	80.44%	R+65	R
52	26.37%	73.63%	R+47.3	19.34%	76.19%	R+56.9	R
53	30.19%	69.81%	R+39.6	28.09%	64.20%	R+36.1	R
54	30.53%	69.47%	R+38.9	27.73%	64.36%	R+36.6	R
55	20.90%	79.10%	R+58.2	13.10%	82.88%	R+69.8	R
56	35.15%	64.85%	R+29.7	26.25%	68.53%	R+42.3	D
57	23.41%	76.59%	R+53.2	18.74%	75.79%	R+57.1	R
58	17.05%	82.95%	R+65.9	11.66%	83.28%	R+71.6	R
59	16.90%	83.10%	R+66.2	13.11%	83.23%	R+70.1	R
60	27.03%	72.97%	R+45.9	21.85%	72.52%	R+50.7	R
61	13.07%	86.93%	R+73.9	11.23%	84.53%	R+73.3	R
62	48.97%	51.03%	R+2.1	44.21%	50.19%	R+6	R
63	35.33%	64.67%	R+29.3	27.60%	67.41%	R+39.8	R
64	44.83%	55.17%	R+10.3	39.78%	53.14%	R+13.4	R
65	27.73%	72.27%	R+44.5	19.27%	75.91%	R+56.6	R
66	36.00%	64.00%	R+28	31.50%	62.79%	R+31.3	R
67	24.45%	75.55%	R+51.1	27.75%	66.45%	R+38.7	R
68	31.36%	68.64%	R+37.3	28.26%	65.55%	R+37.3	R
69	24.16%	75.84%	R+51.7	25.05%	69.12%	R+44.1	R
70	38.78%	61.22%	R+22.4	41.95%	51.10%	R+9.2	R
71	46.54%	53.46%	R+6.9	49.59%	43.09%	D+6.5	R
72	64.07%	35.93%	D+28.1	57.75%	36.56%	D+21.2	D
73	89.78%	10.22%	D+79.6	85.51%	10.95%	D+74.6	D
74	23.76%	76.24%	R+52.5	21.80%	72.58%	R+50.8	R
75	36.45%	63.55%	R+27.1	36.07%	58.00%	R+21.9	D
76	29.23%	70.77%	R+41.5	29.60%	64.51%	R+34.9	R
77	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	42.71%	50.64%	R+7.9	D
78	46.33%	53.67%	R+7.3	47.44%	45.53%	D+1.9	D
79	36.43%	63.57%	R+27.1	38.62%	54.86%	R+16.2	R
80	22.50%	77.50%	R+55	22.26%	72.43%	R+50.2	R
81	30.71%	69.29%	R+38.6	32.57%	58.39%	R+25.8	R
82	28.67%	71.33%	R+42.7	32.14%	60.98%	R+28.8	R
83	37.63%	62.37%	R+24.7	41.87%	50.91%	R+9	R
84	34.99%	65.01%	R+30	34.26%	57.94%	R+23.7	R
85	38.90%	61.10%	R+22.2	43.24%	49.36%	R+6.1	D
86	33.30%	66.70%	R+33.4	22.16%	72.65%	R+50.5	D
87	44.55%	55.45%	R+10.9	45.90%	45.36%	D+0.5	D
88	62.10%	37.90%	D+24.2	62.41%	28.23%	D+34.2	D
89	59.05%	40.95%	D+18.1	57.41%	36.36%	D+21.1	D
90	39.90%	60.10%	R+20.2	35.95%	56.77%	R+20.8	R
91	26.81%	73.19%	R+46.4	27.93%	66.24%	R+38.3	R
92	58.72%	41.28%	D+17.4	54.66%	38.25%	D+16.4	D
93	42.09%	57.91%	R+15.8	43.18%	50.17%	R+7	D
94	47.76%	52.24%	R+4.5	43.29%	49.41%	R+6.1	D
95	41.84%	58.16%	R+16.3	37.94%	54.62%	R+16.7	R
96	24.15%	75.85%	R+51.7	21.91%	72.25%	R+50.3	R
97	74.13%	25.87%	D+48.3	69.20%	26.39%	D+42.8	D
98	25.49%	74.51%	R+49	23.71%	70.43%	R+46.7	R
99	81.48%	18.52%	D+63	76.46%	17.59%	D+58.9	D
100	36.62%	63.38%	R+26.8	38.23%	54.28%	R+16.1	R
101	32.40%	67.60%	R+35.2	27.61%	66.12%	R+38.5	R
Total	33.23%	66.77%	R+33.5	28.93%	65.32%	R+36.4	-
Source: Daily Kos

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Oklahoma heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

• Following the 2016 elections, Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats in Oklahoma.
• Republicans held four of five U.S. House seats in Oklahoma, the remaining seat was vacated in April 2018 by Republican Jim Bridenstine.

State executives

• As of September 2018, Republicans held 11 of 12 state executive positions. The remaining position was officially nonpartisan.
• The governor of Oklahoma was Republican Mary Fallin. The state held elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

State legislature

• Republicans controlled both chambers of the Oklahoma State Legislature. They had a 72-27 majority in the state House and a 38-8 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

• Oklahoma was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also: Oklahoma elections, 2018

Oklahoma held elections for the following positions in 2018:

• Four U.S. House seats
• Governor and lieutenant governor
• Seven lower state executive positions
• 18 of 35 state Senate seats
• 100 state House seats
• Municipal elections in Oklahoma

Demographics

Demographic data for Oklahoma
	Oklahoma	U.S.
Total population:	3,907,414	316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):	68,595	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:	73.1%	73.6%
Black/African American:	7.2%	12.6%
Asian:	1.9%	5.1%
Native American:	7.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander:	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more:	7.8%	3%
Hispanic/Latino:	9.6%	17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:	86.9%	86.7%
College graduation rate:	24.1%	29.8%
Income
Median household income:	$46,879	$53,889
Persons below poverty level:	19.7%	11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Oklahoma. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Oklahoma's three largest cities were Oklahoma City (pop. est. 643,648), Tulsa (pop. est. 401,800), and Norman (pop. est. 122,843).

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Oklahoma State Election Board.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Oklahoma every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	Donald Trump	65.3%	Hillary Clinton	28.9%	36.4%
2012	Mitt Romney	66.8%	Barack Obama	33.2%	33.6%
2008	John McCain	65.6%	Barack Obama	34.3%	31.3%
2004	George W. Bush	65.6%	John Kerry	34.4%	31.2%
2000	George W. Bush	60.3%	Al Gore	38.4%	21.9%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Oklahoma from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2016	James Lankford	67.7%	Mike Workman	24.6%	43.1%
2014	Jim Inhofe	68.0%	Matt Silverstein	28.5%	39.5%
2010	Tom Coburn	70.6%	Jim Rogers	26.1%	44.5%
2008	Jim Inhofe	56.7%	Andrew Rice	39.2%	17.5%
2004	Tom Coburn	52.8%	Brad Carson	41.2%	11.6%
2002	Jim Inhofe	57.3%	David Walters	36.3%	21.0%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Oklahoma.

Election results (Governor), Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	First-place candidate	First-place candidate votes (%)	Second-place candidate	Second-place candidate votes (%)	Margin of victory (%)
2014	Mary Fallin	55.8%	Joe Dorman	41.0%	14.8%
2010	Mary Fallin	60.4%	Jari Askins	39.6%	20.8%
2006	Brad Henry	66.5%	Ernest Istook	33.5%	33.0%
2002	Brad Henry	44.3%	Steve Largent	42.6%	1.7%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Oklahoma in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Oklahoma 2000-2016
Year	Republicans	Republicans (%)	Democrats	Democrats (%)	Balance of power
2016	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2014	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2012	5	100%	0	0%	R+5
2010	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2008	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2006	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2004	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2002	4	80%	1	20%	R+1
2000	5	83.3%	1	16.7%	R+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2025
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
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See also

• Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Democratic primary)
• Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District election (June 26, 2018 Republican primary)
• United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections, 2018

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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)

Republican Party (7)