Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District
| Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District |
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| Incumbent Markwayne Mullin  Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+24 |
| U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data) |
| Population: 753,014 |
| Gender: 49.7% Male, 50.3% Female |
| Race[1]: 67.73% White, 3.41% Black, 13.23% Asian |
| Ethnicity: 4.60% Hispanic |
| Unemployment: 10.5% |
| Median household income $37,364 |
| High school graduation rate 83.2% |
| College graduation rate 16.2% |
Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coal, Craig, Delaware, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Marshall, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Pushmataha, and Sequoyah counties as well as a portion of Rogers County.[2]
The current representative of the 2nd Congressional District is Markwayne Mullin (R).
Elections
2018
General election candidates
General election candidates
- Markwayne Mullin (R) (Incumbent) ✔
- Jason Nichols (D)
- Richard Castaldo (L)
- John Foreman (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary runoff candidates
Primary candidates
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Markwayne Mullin (Incumbent) ✔
- Brian Jackson
- Jarrin Jackson
- John McCarthy
Libertarians
Independents
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.[3][4][5]
| 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 |
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| U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Joshua Harris-Till |
60% | 31,681 | ||
| Paul Schiefelbein | 40% | 21,152 | ||
| Total Votes | 52,833 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
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2014
The 2nd Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Markwayne Mullin (R) defeated Earl Everett (D) and Jon Douthitt (I) in the general election.
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Markwayne Mullin Incumbent |
70% | 110,925 | |
| Democratic | Earl Everett | 24.6% | 38,964 | |
| Independent | Jon Douthitt | 5.4% | 8,518 | |
| Total Votes | 158,407 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
2012
The 2nd Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Markwayne Mullin won the election in the district.[6]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Rob Wallace | 38.3% | 96,081 | |
| Republican | Markwayne Mullin |
57.3% | 143,701 | |
| Independent | Michael Fulks | 4.3% | 10,830 | |
| Total Votes | 250,612 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Dan Boren won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles Thompson (R) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dan Boren incumbent |
56.5% | 108,203 | |
| Republican | Charles Thompson | 43.5% | 83,226 | |
| Total Votes | 191,429 | |||
1998
On November 3, 1998, Tom A. Coburn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kent Pharaoh (D) and Albert Jones (I) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 1998 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom A. Coburn incumbent |
57.7% | 85,581 | |
| Democratic | Kent Pharaoh | 39.8% | 59,042 | |
| Independent | Albert Jones | 2.5% | 3,641 | |
| Total Votes | 148,264 | |||
1996
On November 5, 1996, Tom A. Coburn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Glen D. Johnson (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 1996 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom A. Coburn incumbent |
55.5% | 112,273 | |
| Democratic | Glen D. Johnson | 44.5% | 90,120 | |
| Total Votes | 202,393 | |||
1994
On November 8, 1994, Tom A. Coburn won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Virgil R. Cooper (D) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Oklahoma District 2 General Election, 1994 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom A. Coburn incumbent |
52.1% | 82,479 | |
| Democratic | Virgil R. Cooper | 47.9% | 75,943 | |
| Total Votes | 158,422 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Oklahoma
In April 2011, the Oklahoma State Legislature approved a new map of the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. Governor Mary Fallin signed the new map into law on May 20, 2011.[11]
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+24, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District the 23rd-most Republican nationally.[12]
FiveThirtyEight's elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." Heading into the election, this district's elasticity score was 0.92. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.92 points toward that party.[13]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Oklahoma Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIVE OFFICE 2016," accessed April 16, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Oklahoma House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Oklahoma," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1996," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1994," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Tulsa World, "Fallin sings House, Senate redistricting bills," accessed January 26, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
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