Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District

Incumbent

Tom Cole

Assumed office: January 3, 2003

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Tom Cole (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Oklahoma representatives represented an average of 792,703 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 752,976 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon and James Stacy in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole (R)	65.2	199,962
		Mary Brannon (D)	28.3	86,641
		James Stacy (Independent)	6.5	19,870

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 306,473
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Austin Nieves (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Mary Brannon defeated Kody Macaulay in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Brannon	60.7	8,532
		Kody Macaulay	39.3	5,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,062
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Paul Bondar, Andrew Hayes, Rick Harris, and Nick Hankins in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 18, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole	64.6	40,393
		Paul Bondar	25.8	16,127
		Andrew Hayes	4.1	2,551
		Rick Harris	3.5	2,171
		Nick Hankins	2.0	1,257

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,499
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2022

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole (R)	66.7	149,879
		Mary Brannon (D)	33.3	74,667

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 224,546
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Mary Brannon advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Richard Grayson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated James Taylor and Frank Blacke in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole	69.8	43,894
		James Taylor	27.0	16,980
	Submit photo	Frank Blacke	3.2	2,038

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,912
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2020

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon and Bob White in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole (R)	67.8	213,096
		Mary Brannon (D)	28.8	90,459
	Submit photo	Bob White (L)	3.4	10,803

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,358
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Mary Brannon defeated David Slemmons and John Argo in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Brannon	63.9	32,199
		David Slemmons	19.4	9,793
		John Argo	16.7	8,436

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Arash Ghazanfari (D)
• Wyndi Brown-Fietkau (D)
• Wesley Forbes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated James Taylor, Trevor Sipes, and Gilbert Sanders in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole	76.3	55,699
		James Taylor	15.2	11,081
		Trevor Sipes	6.0	4,357
		Gilbert Sanders	2.5	1,833

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,970
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2018

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated Mary Brannon and Ruby Peters in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole (R)	63.1	149,227
		Mary Brannon (D)	33.0	78,088
	Submit photo	Ruby Peters (Independent)	3.9	9,323

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 236,638 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Mary Brannon defeated Fred Gipson in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Brannon	57.5	15,251
		Fred Gipson	42.5	11,268

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,519
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Mary Brannon and Fred Gipson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mallory Varner and Roxann Klutts in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Brannon	34.4	25,757
✔		Fred Gipson	30.4	22,756
	Submit photo	Mallory Varner	18.6	13,953
	Submit photo	Roxann Klutts	16.7	12,493

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 74,959
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John McKenna (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4

Incumbent Tom Cole defeated James Taylor in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Cole	64.7	55,929
		James Taylor	35.3	30,461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 86,390
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2016

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom Cole (R) defeated Christina Owen (D) and Sevier White (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cole defeated James Taylor and Shawn Roberts in the Republican primary, while Owen defeated Bert Smith to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole Incumbent	69.6%	204,143
	Democratic	Christina Owen	26.1%	76,472
	Libertarian	Sevier White	4.3%	12,574
Total Votes				293,189
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Cole Incumbent	71.4%	28,813
James Taylor	18.3%	7,398
Shawn Roberts	10.3%	4,151
Total Votes		40,362
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Christina Owen	62.2%	16,314
Bert Smith	37.8%	9,922
Total Votes		26,236
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

2014

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tom Cole (R) defeated Bert Smith (D) and Dennis B. Johnson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole Incumbent	70.8%	117,721
	Democratic	Bert Smith	24.7%	40,998
	Independent	Dennis B. Johnson	4.5%	7,549
Total Votes				166,268
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

2012

See also: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Tom Cole won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Marie Bebo	27.6%	71,846
	Republican	Tom Cole Incumbent	67.9%	176,740
	Independent	RJ Harris	4.5%	11,745
Total Votes				260,331
Source: Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Cole won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. He ran in the general election unopposed. According to Oklahoma law, the names of uncontested candidates are not printed on the ballot.

2008
On November 4, 2008, Tom Cole won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Black Cummings (D) and David E. Joyce (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole incumbent	66%	180,080
	Democratic	Blake Cummings	29.2%	79,674
	Independent	David E. Joyce	4.8%	13,027
Total Votes				272,781

2006
On November 7, 2006, Tom Cole won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Hal Spoke (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole incumbent	64.6%	118,266
	Democratic	Hal Spake	35.4%	64,775
Total Votes				183,041

2004
On November 2, 2004, Tom Cole won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charlene K. Bradshaw (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole incumbent	77.8%	198,985
	Independent	Charlene K. Bradshaw	22.2%	56,869
Total Votes				255,854

2002
On November 5, 2002, Tom Cole won election to the United States House. He defeated Darryl Roberts (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Cole	53.8%	106,452
	Democratic	Darryl Roberts	46.2%	91,322
Total Votes				197,774

2000
On November 7, 2000, J.C. Watts Jr. (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Larry Weatherford (D) and Keith B. Johnson (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 4 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	J.C. Watts Jr. incumbent	64.9%	114,000
	Democratic	Larry Weatherford	31.2%	54,808
	Libertarian	Keith B. Johnson	1.1%	1,979
	Reform	Susan Ducey	2.8%	4,897
Total Votes				175,684

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Oklahoma after the 2020 census

Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed a new congressional map into law on November 22, 2021. On November 17, 2021, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 75-19 to approve the map. On November 19, 2021, the Oklahoma State Senate voted to approve the map 36-10.This map took effect for Oklahoma's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in Oklahoma work? In Oklahoma, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the Oklahoma State Legislature. These lines may be vetoed by the governor.

If the legislature is unable to approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines. The commission comprises the following seven members:

1. The governor appoints one Republican and one Democrat.
2. The majority leader of the Oklahoma State Senate appoints one Republican and one Democrat.
3. The majority leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives appoints one Republican and one Democrat.
4. The lieutenant governor serves as the non-voting chair of the commission.

The Oklahoma Constitution requires that state Senate district boundaries take into account "population, compactness, area, political units, historical precedents, economic and political interests, contiguous territory, and other major factors."

The redistricting committee of the state House adopted redistricting guidelines similar to the senatorial district requirements described above. These guidelines apply to state House and congressional districts, as well. These guidelines may be amended by the state legislature at its discretion.

Oklahoma District 4
until January 2, 2023

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Oklahoma District 4
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2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District prior to the 2010 redistricting.

See also: Redistricting in Oklahoma after the 2010 census

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.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 4th the 55th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 4th the 52nd most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 64.6%-33.0%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 4th the 51st most Republican district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 33.0% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 64.6%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District the 37th 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 0.98. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.98 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Oklahoma
• Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
• Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
• Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 4

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)

Republican Party (7)