Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
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| Filing deadline: April 5, 2024 |
| Primary: June 18, 2024 Primary runoff: August 27, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Oklahoma |
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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R) won the Republican primary election for Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District on June 18, 2024. Cole received 64.6% of the vote. Paul Bondar (R) finished in second place with 25.8%. Nick Hankins (R), Rick Harris (R), and Andrew Hayes (R) also ran in the primary. Cole and Bondar led in campaign finance and media attention.
According to Aidan Quigley of Roll Call, "Not long after rising to one of the most influential positions in Washington, House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., is facing a surprisingly lively primary against a deep-pocketed challenger. Paul Bondar, a businessman largely self-financing his campaign, is portraying himself as the true conservative and the real 'Trump Republican' in the race, despite former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Cole."[1]
As of June 10, 2024, Cole raised $1.9 million in campaign finance, and Bondar raised $5.2 million.
Cole criticized Bondar for running in the district while maintaining residence in Texas. Cole said, "I think it’s unusual for somebody to come into a district and run when they’ve never voted in that state before. They don’t know the district." While Bondar confirmed that he owned property in and had voted in Texas, he criticized Cole and media outlets for focusing too much on his Texas residency.[2]
Cole was first elected to represent Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District in Congress in 2002. Cole previously served as Oklahoma Secretary of State and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate. Cole’s professional experience included working as a history and politics professor, owning a political research firm, and working for former Gov. Frank Keating (R) as a chief legislative strategist and liaison to the state's federal delegation.[3]
Cole’s campaign website said that to ensure economic growth, "it takes smaller, less intrusive government, cutting burdensome red tape, lowering taxes and stopping out-of-control spending and that’s what Tom is fighting for everyday in Washington."[4] Cole also said he would support measures that reduce the national debt, limit immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, increase the quality of life for veterans, support gun ownership, and oppose federal funding for abortion. Former Pres. Donald Trump (R) endorsed Cole.[5]
Bondar’s professional experience included owning an insurance company and working as an assistant city manager in Marquette, Michigan.[6]
Bondar said, "I am committed to working tirelessly to lower federal spending, curb inflation, and ensure a brighter, more prosperous future for all Americans. Together, we can restore fiscal sanity to Washington and secure a strong economic foundation for generations to come."[7] Bondar also said he supported limiting illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, reducing federal aid for Ukraine, and preventing the government from using the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to gain data on citizens.[8]
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated the district as a safe or solid Republican district.
Hankins, Harris, and Hayes completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey. Click here to view their responses.
This page focuses on Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Candidates and election results
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 | |
| Total votes: 62,499 | |||
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Voting information
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Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 4th District (Assumed office: 2003)
- Oklahoma Secretary of of State (1995-1999)
- Oklahoma Senate (1988-1991)
Biography: Cole received a bachelor's degree from Grinell College, a master's degree from Yale University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. His professional experience included working as a history and politics professor, owning a political research firm, and working for Frmr. Gov. Frank Keating (R) as a chief legislative strategist and liaison to the state's federal delegation.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Bondar received a bachelor's degree from Western Carolina University. His professional experience included owning an insurance company and working as an assistant city manager in Marquette, Michigan.
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Sources: Elect Bondar, "Federal Spending and Inflation," accessed June 3, 2024;Elect Bondar, "Immigration," accessed June 3, 2024;Elect Bondar, "Ukraine Funding," June 3, 2024; News 9, "Who Is Paul Bondar? Why Is He Running for Congress?," accessed June 3, 2024;Elect Bondar, "About Paul Bondar," accessed June 3, 2024; Western Carolina University Football, "1999 Football Roster," accessed June 3, 2024
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Freedom, Truth, Reason. America first."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a Native American of the Kiowa and Creek tribes, (registered Kiowa) born in Wewoka, Oklahoma. Graduated from Arizona State University with a BS in Nursing and worked as an RN while completing pre-med classes. I graduated Osteopathic medical school at Des Moines University in Des Moines IA. I am a retired physician, specifically a Family Medicine Specialist. I spent my career in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS), serving in isolated clinics in the Indian Health Service (IHS) (as far as the IHS headquarters as possible). These clinics included Native American reservations in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Kansas, as well as my home tribal area in Carnegie, Oklahoma, at Carnegie Indian Health Clinic, where I spent my last 17 years. I am a husband to a beautiful and devoted Catholic woman of Philippine descent. A proud father to: an OU graduate who is currently a Chief Warrant Officer 4 in the Oklahoma National Guard and a local attorney; a daughter of an OSU graduate (currently in pursuit of a Master's in Mental Health Counseling) and Army Reserve Officer; and a daughter who is pursuing a trade school certification in welding, likely to pursue general contracting (and to make more money than all of us)."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a husband and father of 3. my Wife Katie is an LPN and I am a farmer and rancher. I served in the National Guard from 2006 to 2008. I am an avid reader and focus on history and economics. I filed to run because there was no other candidate running who would operate according to the Oklahoma Republican party platform, or defend the Constitution of the United States."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 4 in 2024.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Nick Hankins (R)
Protect all Constitution Rights of the American people. Starting with
Freedom of Speech.
No censorship by government, contractors, subcontractors, NGO’s. Direct or Indirect.
Right to bear arms.
I will vote NO on any bill that attempts to restrict the second amendment rights of law abiding citizens.
I support abolishing the ATF.
Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures
No warrant, No FISA search
No foreign wars. No funding for Ukraine.
Leave NATO, UN and WHO.
Transparency of government.
Rick Harris (R)
Conservatives must regain control of our government our Republican party and greatly reduce the size of government and budget. End foreign wars and return the sanctity of our children's classrooms with the return to regular classes without the intrusion of inappropriate sexual content.
The responsibilities of our elected representatives are to keep the principles of the US Constitution and the conservative promises made to their electorate. Following the wishes of other elected officials or donors is not their purpose nor their right. We the people send our representatives to follow the honorable and ethical objectives they were task with and to carry them out with the same purpose and discretion as any single constituent would had they the authority.
Andrew Hayes (R)
Congress must stop spending money. This touches on so many areas. from sending money over seas to foreign powers, to funding unconstitutional agencies. It isn't enough to be America First, We must be America ONLY! Even if it was a just and holy cause to send money to the other side of the earth, we can not afford it. when the US government borrows money, it isn't borrowing real wealth, it is borrowing freshly printed money straight from the Federal Reserve! and again it contributes to inflation. Tom Cole talks a good game about cutting spending, but he is on the wrong side of every spending bill that goes through the house.
Lastly, and this ties in with the first two, we need to abolish unconstitutional agencies. I believe in the constitution, and I believe in the 10th amendment. the Department of education should be abolished along with dozens of other agencies. The Federal government should do the things that congress has tasked it to do, chiefly to repeal invasions like the one happening at our Southern border today.
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. June 6th, 1968, Age 17
Moon Landing Neal Armstrong Moon walk, July 20, 1969, Age 18
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
I like RC Sproul for my theology because he is deeper than most and logically consistent.
My Favorite economic treatise is Man Economy and State by Rothbard.
and for a more philosophical work I like "Liberalism" by Ludwig von Mises.
I think two books that are critical are Jonathan Haidt's "The Righteous Mind" and JS Mill's "On Liberty"
Rick Harris (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Starting level of term limits should be similar to the working class and other government workers. 3 terms for Senate, 9 terms for Congress, 18 years total for each body.
This length of time would allow for a regular government retirement. If that length of time doesn't bring a greater responsibility and accountability to the Representatives the people should lower it further. All government workers especially at the Senior Executive Service level should be limited to 18-20 years, dated form their first day of government employment. As for me should I be elected I have a self imposed 3 term limit.
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
There is a committee on Taxation. The Republican party platform of Oklahoma calls for abolishing the Income tax, so I would very much like to do that.
The Financial services committee might be the place to try to get the ball rolling on abolishing the Federal Reserve, so I would like that one too. I just googled the list of committees in the house and I think I could cut government from almost any committee.
Nick Hankins (R)
Rick Harris (R)
Andrew Hayes (R)
I would seek to set our House right by increasing membership, ideally back to the 1 per 30,000 as was intended in the constitution. Besides giving us an actual Republic again, it would take money out of politics, at least on the House side. How much money does it take to get 15,000 votes versus 400,000? and how much money is necessary for each goal? If a candidates constituency is only 30,000 a the constitution intended, I wouldn't need to raise a dime and I think I would easily beat a man like Tom Cole in my town.
In one action I think we can attain accountability, and get money out of politics.
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Paul Bondar
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Election competitiveness
Polls
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Race ratings
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- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[9]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[10][11][12]
| Race ratings: Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 5, 2024 | October 29, 2024 | October 22, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
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Election spending
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Tom Cole | Republican Party | $5,588,752 | $5,023,394 | $1,780,273 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Paul Bondar | Republican Party | $5,720,498 | $5,631,745 | $88,754 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Nick Hankins | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Rick Harris | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Andrew Hayes | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. 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." |
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Satellite spending
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District analysis
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- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
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This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Oklahoma.
| Oklahoma U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 50.0% | 3 | 60.0% | ||||
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 40.0% | 3 | 75.0% | ||||
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 60.0% | 3 | 60.0% | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 90.0% | 3 | 75.0% | ||||
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 80.0% | 5 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 70.0% | 3 | 75.0% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Oklahoma in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 19, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Eighteen candidates ran for Oklahoma’s five U.S. House districts, including six Democrats and 12 Republicans. That’s 3.6 candidates per district, less than in the previous three election cycles. There were 5.6 candidates per district in 2022, 5.4 candidates per district in 2020, and 7.2 in 2018.
The total number of candidates that ran for the U.S. House in Oklahoma in 2024 is also fewer than any other year this decade.
No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. One House seat was open in 2022, 2018, and 2014, respectively. No seats were open in 2020 and 2016.
Seven candidates—two Democrats and five Republicans—ran for the 4th Congressional District, the most candidates that ran for a seat in Oklahoma in 2024.
Five primaries—two Democratic and three Republican—were contested in 2024. Four primaries were contested in 2022, and six were contested in 2020.
Three incumbents—all Republicans—were in contested primaries in 2024. Three incumbents were in contested primaries in 2022, 2020, 2018, and 2014, respectively. Five incumbents were in contested primaries in 2016.
The 3rd Congressional District was guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed to run. Republicans filed to run in every congressional district, meaning none were guaranteed to Democrats.Partisan Voter Index
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.[16]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| 2020 presidential results in Oklahoma's 4th based on 2024 district lines | ||||
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Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump
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| 33.0% | 64.6% | |||
Inside Elections Baselines
- See also: Inside Elections
Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district.[17] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.
| Inside Elections Baseline for 2024 | ||||
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| Democratic Baseline
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Republican Baseline
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Difference | ||
| 35.0 | 61.3 | R+26.3 | ||
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Oklahoma, 2020
Oklahoma presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 10 Democratic wins
- 19 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | N/A | N/A | D | D | D | R | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Oklahoma's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oklahoma | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Oklahoma's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Oklahoma, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Kevin Stitt
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| Lieutenant Governor | Matt Pinnell
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| Secretary of State | Josh Cockroft
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| Attorney General | Gentner Drummond
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State legislature
Oklahoma State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
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| Democratic Party | 8 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | |
Oklahoma House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 20 | |
| Republican Party | 80 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 101 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Oklahoma Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Oklahoma in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Oklahoma, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Oklahoma | U.S. House | All candidates | 2% of the number of registered voters in the appropriate district[18] | $1,000.00 | 4/5/2024 | Source |
District election history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Frank Blacke | 3.2 | 2,038 | ||
| Total votes: 62,912 | |||
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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 | |
| Bob White (L) | 3.4 | 10,803 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 72,970 | |||
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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 | |
| Ruby Peters (Independent) | 3.9 | 9,323 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Mallory Varner | 18.6 | 13,953 | ||
| Roxann Klutts | 16.7 | 12,493 | ||
| 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 | |
| Total votes: 86,390 | |||
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2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- Onaway Area School District, Michigan, elections (2024)
- Oregon's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
- Vermont State Senate elections, 2024
See also
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
- Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in Oklahoma, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in Oklahoma, 2024 (June 18 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rol Call, "Cole, taking no chances, readies for primary 'bar fight,'" May 31, 2024
- ↑ News 9, "Who Is Paul Bondar? Why Is He Running for Congress?" May 23, 2024
- ↑ Tom Cole for Congress, "Meet Tom," accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Tom Cole for Congress, "Growing the Economy," accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Tom Cole for Congress, "President Trump Endorses Congressman Tom Cole," May 7, 2024
- ↑ News 9, "Who Is Paul Bondar? Why Is He Running For Congress?" accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Elect Bondar, "Federal Spending and Inflation," accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Elect Bondar, "Issues," accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
- ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
