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Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)

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Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 5, 2024
Primary: June 18, 2024 (canceled)
Primary runoff: August 27, 2024 (canceled)
General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District
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Oklahoma elections, 2024
U.S. Congress elections, 2024
U.S. Senate elections, 2024
U.S. House elections, 2024

A Democratic Party primary was expected to take place on June 18, 2024, in Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district's general election on November 5, 2024. The primary was canceled after only one candidate filed.

All 435 seats were up for election. At the time of the election, Republicans had a 220 to 212 majority with three vacancies.[1] As of June 2024, 45 members of the U.S. House had announced they were not running for re-election. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 72.4%-23.4%. 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) 75.8%-22.4%.[2]

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 5, 2024
June 18, 2024
November 5, 2024


A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Oklahoma, the Republican Party conducts a closed primary, in which only registered party members may participate. The Democratic Party holds a semi-closed primary, in which unaffiliated voters may participate.[3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brandon Wade advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2.

Candidate profiles

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Brandon Wade

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a rural Oklahoman from Washington County. I’m not a politician, I’m a Representative. I am the committee chairman for my Union as well as the Vice President for IUOE local 351 Executive Board. My experience with my job with the Union has taught me how to represent all our members and the ability to listen, negotiate, and work out deals that works best for everyone. I’m ready to take this skill to our Congress to return it to a functional part of our government. We must return to the days when we can put our party views aside, so we can create laws that are best for the majority of our nation. It’s time to put the people first and get back to representing all of our constituents."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Returning Real Representation to our Congress. To do this we must listen to all voters, from all parties. Truly working for the people, not party lines.

I will address the issue that are important to the people in my district.

Together we will move forward to a stronger economy and a stronger working class.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 2 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Oklahoma

Election information in Oklahoma: June 18, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: May 24, 2024
  • By mail: Received by May 24, 2024
  • Online: May 24, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: June 3, 2024
  • By mail: Received by June 3, 2024
  • Online: June 3, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: June 18, 2024
  • By mail: Received by June 18, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

June 13, 2024 to June 15, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Brandon Wade Democratic Party $12,959 $10,536 $-1,945 As of November 25, 2024

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."
** 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 analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • 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.


Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
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

See also: The Cook Political Report's 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+29. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 29 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Oklahoma's 2nd the 4th most Republican district nationally.[4]

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 2nd based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
22.4% 75.8%

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.[5] The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline Democratic Party Republican Baseline Republican Party Difference
27.3 69.0 R+41.8

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
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
See also: Party control of Oklahoma state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Oklahoma's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Oklahoma
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
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Kevin Stitt
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Matt Pinnell
Secretary of State Republican Party Josh Cockroft
Attorney General Republican Party Gentner Drummond

State legislature

Oklahoma State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     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
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

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
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
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[6] $1,000.00 4/5/2024 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ A majority in the U.S. House when there are no vacancies is 218 seats.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  3. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
  4. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  5. ↑ Inside Elections, "Methodology: Inside Elections’ Baseline by Congressional District," December 8, 2023
  6. ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.


Oklahoma's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
James Lankford (R)
Markwayne Mullin (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Tom Cole (R)
District 5
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