Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District

Incumbent

Stephanie Bice

Assumed office: January 3, 2021

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Stephanie Bice (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

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Stephanie Bice (R) is running in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stephanie Bice (R)

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See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Stephanie Bice (R) defeated Madison Horn (D) in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice (R)	60.7	207,636
		Madison Horn (D)	39.3	134,471

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,107
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled. Madison Horn (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 18, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Stephanie Bice (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Stephanie Bice (R) defeated Joshua Harris-Till (D) and David Frosch (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice (R)	59.0	152,699
		Joshua Harris-Till (D)	37.4	96,799
		David Frosch (Independent)	3.6	9,328

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 258,826
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Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Joshua Harris-Till (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Abby Broyles (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Stephanie Bice (R) defeated Subrina Banks (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice	68.4	51,612
		Subrina Banks	31.6	23,891

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,503
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See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice (R) defeated incumbent Kendra Horn (D) in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice (R)	52.1	158,191
		Kendra Horn (D)	47.9	145,658

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 303,849
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Republican primary runoff

Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Stephanie Bice (R) defeated Terry Neese (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 25, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bice	52.9	27,402
		Terry Neese	47.1	24,369

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,771
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Kendra Horn (D) defeated Tom Guild (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	85.7	60,168
		Tom Guild	14.3	10,050

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,218
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terry Neese	36.5	24,828
✔		Stephanie Bice	25.4	17,292
		David Hill	19.0	12,922
		Janet Barresi	10.0	6,799
		Jake Merrick	2.6	1,736
		Michael Ballard	2.5	1,691
		Miles Rahimi	1.4	967
		Shelli Landon	1.3	912
	Submit photo	Charles Tuffy Pringle	1.3	908

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dan Belcher (R)
• David Greene (R)
• Oakley Jacob (R)
• Merideth VanSant (R)

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Kendra Horn (D) defeated incumbent Steve Russell (R) in the general election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn (D)	50.7	121,149
		Steve Russell (R)	49.3	117,811

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,960 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Kendra Horn (D) defeated Tom Guild (D) in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	75.8	22,067
		Tom Guild	24.2	7,043

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,110
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kendra Horn	44.2	34,892
✔		Tom Guild	18.0	14,251
		Elysabeth Britt	13.6	10,752
		Eddie Porter	9.9	7,844
		Leona Kelley-Leonard	8.5	6,697
	Submit photo	Tyson Todd Meade	5.7	4,530

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,966
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Steve Russell (R) defeated Gregory Dunson (R) and DeJuan Edwards (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Russell	83.6	66,030
	Submit photo	Gregory Dunson	9.7	7,642
	Submit photo	DeJuan Edwards	6.7	5,290

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,962
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Russell (R) defeated Al McAffrey (D) and Zachary Knight (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Russell defeated Frank Volpe in the Republican primary. McAffrey defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary runoff on August 23, 2016. Guild and McAffrey had previously defeated Leona Leonard in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Russell Incumbent	57.1%	160,184
	Democratic	Al McAffrey	36.8%	103,273
	Libertarian	Zachary Knight	6.1%	17,113
Total Votes				280,570
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steve Russell Incumbent	80.3%	27,436
Frank Volpe	19.7%	6,721
Total Votes		34,157
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Al McAffrey	36.8%	10,013
Tom Guild	36.8%	10,000
Leona Leonard	26.4%	7,190
Total Votes		27,203
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

U.S. House, Oklahoma, District 5 Democratic Runoff Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Al McAffrey	50.1%	8,032
Tom Guild	49.9%	7,988
Total Votes		16,020
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

2014

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Steve Russell (R) defeated Al McAffrey (D), Buddy Ray (I), Tom Boggs (I) and Robert Murphy (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steve Russell	60.1%	95,632
	Democratic	Al McAffrey	36.3%	57,790
	Independent	Buddy Ray	0.9%	1,470
	Independent	Tom Boggs	1.3%	2,065
	Independent	Robert Murphy	1.4%	2,176
Total Votes				159,133
Source: Oklahoma State Election Board

2012

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent James Lankford won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Guild	37.3%	97,504
	Republican	James Lankford Incumbent	58.7%	153,603
	Independent	Pat Martin	2.1%	5,394
	Libertarian	Robert T. Murphy	2%	5,176
Total Votes				261,677
Source: Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, James Lankford won election to the United States House. He defeated Billy Coyle (D), Clark Duffe (I) and Dave White (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Lankford	62.5%	123,236
	Democratic	Billy Coyle	34.5%	68,074
	Independent	Clark Duffe	1.6%	3,067
	Independent	Dave White	1.4%	2,728
Total Votes				197,105

2008
On November 4, 2008, Mary Fallin (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steven L. Perry (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Fallin incumbent	65.9%	171,925
	Democratic	Steven L. Perry	34.1%	88,996
Total Votes				260,921

2006
On November 7, 2006, Mary Fallin (R) won election to the United States House. He defeated David Hunter (D) and Matthew Horton Woodson (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mary Fallin	60.4%	108,936
	Democratic	David Hunter	37.3%	67,293
	Independent	Matthew Horton Woodson	2.3%	4,196
Total Votes				180,425

2004
On November 2, 2004, Ernest J. Istook, Jr (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bert Smith (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ernest J. Istook, Jr incumbent	66.1%	180,430
	Democratic	Bert Smith	33.9%	92,719
Total Votes				273,149

2002
On November 5, 2002, Ernest J. Istook, Jr (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lou Barlow (D) and Donna C. Davis (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ernest J. Istook, Jr incumbent	62.2%	121,374
	Democratic	Lou Barlow	32.4%	63,208
	Independent	Donna C. Davis	5.4%	10,469
Total Votes				195,051

2000
On November 7, 2000, Ernest J. Istook, Jr (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Garland McWatters (D), Bill Maguire (I), and Robert T. Murphy (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ernest J. Istook, Jr incumbent	68.4%	134,159
	Democratic	Garland McWatters	27.2%	53,275
	Independent	Bill Maguire	3%	5,930
	Libertarian	Robert T. Murphy	1.4%	2,658
Total Votes				196,022

District map

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.

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 5th 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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 5th the 142nd 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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 5th the 115th 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) 57.1%-40.3%.

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+12. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 12 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 5th the 118th 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 40.3% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 57.1%.

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+10. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 10 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District the 135th 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 0.90. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.90 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Oklahoma
• Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
• Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
• Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 5

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)