Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

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Oklahoma's 5th 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:; Steve Russell (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+10; Cook Political Report: Likely Republican; Inside Elections: Solid Republican; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
See also
	Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District; 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th; Oklahoma elections, 2018; U.S. Congress elections, 2018; U.S. Senate elections, 2018; U.S. House elections, 2018; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,960 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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All U.S. congressional districts, including the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma, held elections in 2018. A Democratic primary runoff election was held on August 28, 2018. The general election took place on November 6, 2018.

Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve Russell (R), who was first elected in 2014.

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes Pottawatomie and Seminole counties and an area of Oklahoma County.^[1]

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Kendra Horn defeated incumbent Steve Russell 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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 238,960 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary runoff election

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

Kendra Horn defeated Tom Guild 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

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

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

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

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

Incumbent Steve Russell defeated Gregory Dunson and DeJuan Edwards 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

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 78,962
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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+10, meaning that in the previous 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Campaign contributions

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

Name

Party

Receipts*

Disbursements**

Cash on hand

Date

Steve Russell

Republican Party

$955,959

$891,903

$93,774

As of December 31, 2018

Kendra Horn

Democratic Party

$1,283,786

$1,184,294

$99,492

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 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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

**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

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.^[7]^[8]

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:

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).^[9]^[10]

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: 1992-2024
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
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
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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)

[1] Oklahoma Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed August 9, 2012

[2] Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017

[3] FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018

[list16-4] Oklahoma State Election Board, "CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIVE OFFICE 2016," accessed April 16, 2016

[primary16-5] Politico, "Oklahoma House Races Results," June 28, 2016

[6] CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016

[7] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[8] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

[9] Oklahoma Demographics, "Oklahoma Cities by Population," accessed August 30, 2018

[10] U.S. Census Bureau, "Quickfacts Oklahoma," accessed August 30, 2018

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Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

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General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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General election for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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

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Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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