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Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: April 10, 2020
Primary: June 30, 2020
Primary runoff: August 25, 2020
General: November 3, 2020

Pre-election incumbent:
Kendra Horn (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Oklahoma
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up
Inside Elections: Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
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Terry Neese and Stephanie Bice were the top two finishers in the Republican primary for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District on June 30, 2020. Neese received 36.5% of the vote to 25.4% for Bice. David Hill received 19.0%, and Janet Barresi, 10.0%. No other candidate had more than 5% of the vote. Because no candidate won more than 50% of the vote, Neese and Bice advanced to an August 25, 2020, primary runoff.

Four candidates had raised more than $100,000 as of June 10. Stephanie Bice led in fundraising with $1.1 million. Terry Neese was second with $983,000. Janet Barresi had raised $596,000, and David Hill had raised $511,000.

Neese founded Terry Neese Personnel Services and co-chaired President Donald Trump's small business advisory council. Bice was elected to the Oklahoma State Senate in 2014. Barresi was Oklahoma's superintendent of public instruction from 2011 to 2015. As of the primary, Hill owned a company that manufactured parts for antique automobiles and trucks. Learn more about candidates' backgrounds and key campaign messages here.

As of June 29, nearly all satellite spending toward the primary came from Club for Growth Action and American Jobs & Growth PAC.[1] Club for Growth Action had spent $307,000 opposing Bice.[2] The group did not endorse a candidate in the race. American Jobs & Growth PAC spent $50,000 supporting Bice.[3]

Also running were Michael Ballard, Shelli Landon, Jake Merrick, Charles Tuffy Pringle, and Miles Rahimi.

In 2018, Kendra Horn (D) defeated incumbent Steve Russell (R) 50.7% to 49.3%. Trump won the 5th District by 13.4 percentage points in the 2016 presidential election. As of the primary, three election forecasters rated the general election a Toss-up.

This page focuses on Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Oklahoma modified its primary election process as follows:

  • Voting procedures: Voters casting absentee ballots may submit copies of their identification in lieu of fulfilling the notarization requirement in the event of a state of emergency occurring within 45 days of an election. Individuals experiencing symptoms indicative of COVID-19, and individuals classified as vulnerable to infection, may cast an absentee ballot under the 'physical incapacitation' eligibility criterion.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.


Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5

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

Total votes: 68,055
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction (2011-2015)

Submitted Biography "Dr. Janet Barresi is running for the Republican nomination in the Fifth Congressional District of Oklahoma. Barresi is the only announced Republican who has successfully run and won a statewide office. Barresi ran a successful dental practice for over 24 years. After her husband's death in 2009, Janet and one of her sons assumed control of Cosmo Energy, which today is a thriving oil and gas company. In 2011, Barresi became the first Republican elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Under her leadership, Barresi improved reading scores using phonics-based instruction and raised achievement for many of the worst performing schools. Barresi led in the effort to bring transparency and accountability in reporting for everything from academic performance to expenditures of state and federal tax dollars. She oversaw a State Department of Education budget that averaged over a $2.7 billion dollar average yearly. While serving as Superintendent, Barresi presided over the Oklahoma Career and Technology System that is widely recognized as the best system in the country. When she left office, Oklahoma Career and Technology programs included 110 Industry Certifications that offered tuition-free training in various fields including construction, cyber security and in aero-space for high school juniors and seniors."


Key Messages

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I come to the campaign with 40 years of experience being a healthcare professional, business owner, and only Republican candidate who, has won an election for and, held a statewide office. 


Our values are under assault by radical Washington liberals. I will stand up for our second amendment rights, support pro-life issues, support President Trump and help create solutions to the out of control healthcare cost. There is no getting around it, today's Socialist Democrat Party is trying to fundamentally change our great nation.  I've taken on the liberal establishment, and I've got the scars to prove it.  I know what it takes to stand up for Oklahoma values.


We need principled conservative fighters ready to make the case for freedom and defeat the radical left in Congress. We can't settle for just any Republican. I believe that I'm the most qualified candidate to, on day one, be able to sit down and face off against Nancy Pelosi, AOC, and socialist liberals. 

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 in 2020.

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: 

Oklahoma State Senate (Assumed office: 2014)

Biography:  Bice received a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University. She worked for her family's technology company in marketing, financial oversight, and business strategy. Bice also served as vice president of business development at a digital marketing company. As of the 2020 election, she chaired the state Senate Finance Committee.



Key Messages

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Bice said, "I can get things done. On the state level, as a first-term legislator, I broke up a 60-year monopoly. I had two state questions on two back-to-back ballots. I've tackled tough issues like criminal justice reform, school consolidation of administrations, a lot of agency consolidation, removal of bureaucracy with boards and commissions. I know how to take the tough votes."


Bice said, "In my six years in the Senate, I have protected life, I have fought to protect the Second Amendment and am the only candidate in this race that has been endorsed by the NRA, and I've fought to find innovative ways to grow jobs in the state and boost our economy."


Bice's campaign website said, "Stephanie modernized Oklahoma’s liquor laws by engineering the first overhaul since 1959 when prohibition was repealed in Oklahoma. Hailed as a victory for consumers and for economic development, Stephanie’s efforts have expanded opportunities in Oklahoma."


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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "I am a father, a successful businessman, and a conservative outsider who has never held public office. I started turning wrenches at 16, fixing and rebuilding classic cars. Now I own and operate MAR-K, the nation's leading manufacturer of over 6,000 component parts for classic automobiles and trucks. Before acquiring MAR-K, I spent 28 years in the education, energy, manufacturing, and technology industries, including at Logic Energy Solutions, Petrosmith, and Kimray Inc. I live in Edmond, Oklahoma with my wife of 26 years, Shannon. I have six wonderful children, including three strong, independent daughters and three selfless sons who all serve in the Army. I am an avid runner and I co-founded the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon. My wife and I also founded Providence Hall Classical Christian School (now The Academy of Classical Christian Studies). My family and I are members of Christ the King Catholic Church in Oklahoma City."


Key Messages

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Congress is broken. Nancy Pelosi and the career politicians in Washington have taken us down the wrong path. They want socialized medicine, open borders, higher taxes, bigger government, and a complete elimination of our First and Second Amendment rights. They have launched a "Green New Deal" that threatens to shut down our energy industry and tank our entire economy.


Washington politicians have made harassment, investigation, and impeachment of President Trump their top priority, ignoring American families struggling with sky-rocketing healthcare costs, facing an opioid epidemic that ravages our communities, and suffocating regulations that weigh down our economy, costing us jobs. It's bad for Oklahoma, it's bad for America, and it's time to say enough is enough.


I won't go along to get along. I am not a career politician. I'm a fixer, a tough negotiator, and a leader who will fight to fix Congress. I'll answer to Oklahomans, and I'll put an end to Nancy Pelosi's crazy liberal experiment.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 in 2020.

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Dr.Shelli Landon PhD, holds BFA:Rhode Island School Design(Film Animation w/credits Brown University:Music/vocal&composition).*MA in ministry w/diploma Rhema Bible Training College: BA,OK, & Shalom Bible CollegeTheological Seminary. *Was Master Artist at Large:ORU-Tulsa, OK. Graduated S.E.G Academy, in National Security:trained by:(Senior FBI 9/11 investigator & Pres. Reagan's Assistant Secretary of Defense, & former Joint Chief of staff & Pentagon analytical consultant Juriseprudence Sharia law). *Was Pres.of Oaks Initiative:Oklahoma City,-did anti-terrorism briefing to Sen.Inholf's committee members.Studied Middle Eastern diplomacy/Hebrew at Ulpan Akiva, Israel, w/Nobel Prize Runner-up S.Katznelson. *Member of Council for National Policy spanned a decade.Chairwoman of SingItAmerica. StarSpangled200 gov Commission website featured it's logo, & supported by Governors Association members & by US Senate & Congress chaplains. Her Resolution #550, attracted bipartisan sponsors & an unanimous Senate vote that "Preserved our National Anthem to the perpetuity of the nation", extended its celebration a full year w/educational programs & finally recognized its last verse, 'forgotten prayer verse'. She hosted finale event on Washington Mall. Pushed a bill to Congress w/DC VFW for homeless Vets.Pastored in Jones,OK. Restored historical property-Luther, OK. Loves Fossil/GeoThermal Fuel. Hates abortion.Press Club Member.Salem Radio host,TV Producer. 40yr CEO of HPII inc. Married:Barry L"


Key Messages

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Improve National Security, strong boarders, enhanced by Faith-based volunteer programs to properly integrate legitimate immigrants in probation phases, into required English courses & also Christian American Heritage History courses. Investigate/Repair errors on premature promotion of non-encrypted Real Id driver licenses that endangers constitutional right to privacy. Push Congress to abort 'offshore' foreign monitoring company contracts. Demand 'USA ONLY' database collection in more reasonable 'limited surveillance' of genuine citizens!Reconstruct DMV/RMV software w/training to test veracity of birth certificates to qualify for Real ID.Only then would Real Id prevent immigration fraud. Set up verified employer 'entry hosts' prerequisite


Shelli agrees w/US Chaplain of the Congress, that many homeless veterans post-war phycological mental health issues exceed current benefit level & time allotment for the necessary counseling & reintegration back into society. Increase those benefits w/ more compassionate local law-enforcement training to deal with their homelessness. Investigate and repair Social Security grossly delayed or denial of veteran widow's disability benefits. Renovate Social Security Centers to employee veterans and expand customer service workforce to reduce excessive lobby waiting periods of clients, and paperwork.Reduce wks of the waiting period for hearings on these matters.Allocate funding to better facilitate Social Security offices.Maintain payment levels.


Make Oklahoma the National Oil Capitol! Increase initiatives to expand Fossil Fuel drilling operations & exploration of inexhaustible Geo-Thermal drilling sites.Prevent fracking quakes with regulation against speed/greed, forcing full hydration balance/stabilization of tectonic plates.Utilize Chlorine Dioxide remediation of bacterial & sulfide contamination to prevent ceasing of drilling & economic loss of operations & jobs. Rotate 'Thermal vs Fossil' to rest shale site depletion, allowing re-saturation recoup. Strengthen Votech Education programs, to prepare fuller stronger roughneck workforce, reduce student loan debt. Partner in 'Twin City' w/Israeli ally based LNG technology:Mediterranean Leviathan oil field.OK Increase LNG Production

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 in 2020.

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Before all things, I am a follower of Jesus. I am a proud husband to an amazing woman and the father of two incredible girls. I list these first because all other things in my life may change, but these things will always remain. I am also a business owner who believes in the free market and the entrepreneur spirit which is indelibly connected to freedom. I believe governments role is to provide for the common defense and ensure infrastructures are sound. Beyond this, it is the job of the individual to seize the opportunity provided and run toward success. I am a coach, a pastor, and a teacher, and I believe in the potential of free men to rise and be all they were created to be. My greatest joy is helping people realize, understand, and walk out their destiny."


Key Messages

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Ensure Proper Role of Government - Limited Power. Protection of Inidividual Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property.


Ensure Government Serves to Protect the Innocent and the Vulnerable


Ensure Government is Balanced and Prosperous

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 in 2020.

Image of Terry Neese

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Neese founded Terry Neese Personnel Services. She served as president of the National Association of Women Business Owners and on a number of councils, including the Euro-American Women’s Council and the U.S.–Afghan Women’s Council. Neese was national co-chair of President Trump’s small business advisory council. She was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Oklahoma in 1990.



Key Messages

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Neese said, "I spent time in 2016 working for President Trump to build a small business advisory council for him, for his constituencies across the country, and that was extremely successful. After he won the election, I went on the Trump transition team. ... So I have a relationship with the president, I will stand with the president, and I will make sure his agenda flows through the Congress every single day I'm there. That's what sets me apart."


Neese said, "[F]or years, when people in Central Oklahoma needed a job, they would call Terry Neese. They knew that I would work hard and fight tooth and nail to get them good-paying jobs with good benefits. That's what our country needs right now, and we need to all get back to work." 


Neese's campaign website said, "Terry made history in 1990 when she became the first woman nominated by a major political party for the seat of Lt. Governor of Oklahoma." 


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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography "Husband, Christian, and Conservative. A businessman, recent Navy veteran, and a problem solver."


Key Messages

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Bringing Mental Health education to the forefront.


Ensuring our military has the tools to be effective.


Protecting our Second Amendment right

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Oklahoma District 5 in 2020.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[5] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[6] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Michael Ballard Republican Party $1,725 $2,999 $-305 As of June 10, 2020
Janet Barresi Republican Party $632,957 $632,957 $0 As of November 25, 2020
Stephanie Bice Republican Party $3,779,470 $3,567,879 $211,591 As of December 31, 2020
David Hill Republican Party $656,966 $656,966 $0 As of December 9, 2020
Shelli Landon Republican Party $11,535 $13,682 $-2,147 As of December 31, 2020
Jake Merrick Republican Party $8,565 $8,565 $0 As of July 15, 2020
Terry Neese Republican Party $1,732,345 $1,732,235 $110 As of December 31, 2020
Charles Tuffy Pringle Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Miles Rahimi Republican Party $59,498 $57,147 $2,350 As of December 31, 2020

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. 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.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Primaries in Oklahoma

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.[7]

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

Runoff elections in Oklahoma

In Oklahoma, a primary election candidate for congressional, state, or county office must receive a majority of the vote (more than 50%) to be declared the winner. If no candidate wins the requisite majority, a runoff election is held between the top two vote-getters.[8]

As of 2020, only registered Republicans could vote in Republican primaries and runoffs in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Secretary of State website stated, "For 2020 and 2021, the Democratic Party granted permission for Independents to vote in their primaries and runoff primaries. Independents cannot vote in Republican or Libertarian primaries."[9]


General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • 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.[10]
  • 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.[11][12][13]

Race ratings: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLean DemocraticToss-upToss-upToss-up
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

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.[14]

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.[15]

District represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

See also: U.S. House districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016

This district was one of 30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election. Most were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2020.


2020 Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016
District Incumbent Ran in 2020? 2018 congressional margin 2016 presidential margin 2012 presidential margin
Arizona's 1st Democratic Party Tom O'Halleran Yes Democrats+7.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+2.5
Georgia's 6th Democratic Party Lucy McBath Yes Democrats+1.0 Trump+1.5 Romney+23.3
Illinois' 14th Democratic Party Lauren Underwood Yes Democrats+5.0 Trump+3.9 Romney+10
Illinois' 17th Democratic Party Cheri Bustos Yes Democrats+24.2 Trump+0.7 Obama+17
Iowa's 1st Democratic Party Abby Finkenauer Yes Democrats+5.1 Trump+3.5 Obama+13.7
Iowa's 2nd Democratic Party Dave Loebsack Retired Democrats+5.2 Trump+4.1 Obama+13.1
Iowa's 3rd Democratic Party Cindy Axne Yes Democrats+2.2 Trump+3.5 Obama+4.2
Maine's 2nd Democratic Party Jared Golden Yes Democrats+1.3 Trump+10.3 Obama+8.6
Michigan's 8th Democratic Party Elissa Slotkin Yes Democrats+3.8 Trump+6.7 Romney+3.1
Michigan's 11th Democratic Party Haley Stevens Yes Democrats+6.7 Trump+4.4 Romney+5.4
Minnesota's 2nd Democratic Party Angie Craig Yes Democrats+5.5 Trump+1.2 Obama+0.1
Minnesota's 7th Democratic Party Collin Peterson Yes Democrats+4.3 Trump+30.8 Romney+9.8
Nevada's 3rd Democratic Party Susie Lee Yes Democrats+9.1 Trump+1.0 Obama+0.8
New Hampshire's 1st Democratic Party Chris Pappas Yes Democrats+8.6 Trump+1.6 Obama+1.6
New Jersey's 3rd Democratic Party Andrew Kim Yes Democrats+1.3 Trump+6.2 Obama+4.6
New Jersey's 5th Democratic Party Josh Gottheimer Yes Democrats+13.7 Trump+1.1 Romney+3.0
New Jersey's 11th Democratic Party Mikie Sherrill Yes Democrats+14.6 Trump+0.9 Romney+5.8
New Mexico's 2nd Democratic Party Xochitl Torres Small Yes Democrats+1.9 Trump+10.2 Romney+6.8
New York's 11th Democratic Party Max Rose Yes Democrats+6.5 Trump+9.8 Obama+4.3
New York's 18th Democratic Party Sean Maloney Yes Democrats+10.9 Trump+1.9 Obama+4.3
New York's 19th Democratic Party Antonio Delgado Yes Democrats+5.2 Trump+6.8 Obama+6.2
New York's 22nd Democratic Party Anthony Brindisi Yes Democrats+1.8 Trump+15.5 Romney+0.4
Oklahoma's 5th Democratic Party Kendra Horn Yes Democrats+1.4 Trump+13.4 Romney+18.4
Pennsylvania's 8th Democratic Party Matt Cartwright Yes Democrats+9.3 Trump+9.6 Obama+11.9
Pennsylvania's 17th Democratic Party Conor Lamb Yes Democrats+12.5 Trump+2.6 Romney+4.5
South Carolina's 1st Democratic Party Joe Cunningham Yes Democrats+1.4 Trump+13.1 Romney+18.1
Utah's 4th Democratic Party Ben McAdams Yes Democrats+0.3 Trump+6.7 Romney+37.0
Virginia's 2nd Democratic Party Elaine Luria Yes Democrats+2.2 Trump+3.4 Romney+2.3
Virginia's 7th Democratic Party Abigail Spanberger Yes Democrats+1.9 Trump+6.5 Romney+10.5
Wisconsin's 3rd Democratic Party Ron Kind Yes Democrats+19.3 Trump+4.5 Obama+11
Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Daily Kos


Click here to see the five U.S. House districts represented by a Republican in 2020 and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.

District election history

2018

See also: Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

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
Image of Kendra Horn
Kendra Horn (D)
 
50.7
 
121,149
Image of Steve Russell
Steve Russell (R)
 
49.3
 
117,811

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
Image of Kendra Horn
Kendra Horn
 
75.8
 
22,067
Image of Tom Guild
Tom Guild
 
24.2
 
7,043

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

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
Image of Steve Russell
Steve Russell
 
83.6
 
66,030
Gregory Dunson
 
9.7
 
7,642
DeJuan Edwards
 
6.7
 
5,290

Total votes: 78,962
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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.[16][17][18]

U.S. House, Oklahoma District 5 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve 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
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve 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
Green check mark transparent.pngAl McAffrey 36.8% 10,013
Green check mark transparent.pngTom 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
Green check mark transparent.pngAl 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 Green check mark transparent.pngSteve 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

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Footnotes

  1. Open Secrets, "Oklahoma District 05 Race, Outside Spending," accessed June 29, 2020
  2. Open Secrets, "Club for Growth Action Independent Expenditures," June 29, 2020
  3. Open Secrets, "American Jobs & Growth PAC Independent Expenditures," accessed June 29, 2020
  4. Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
  5. Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
  6. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  7. Oklahoma State Election Board Website, "Voter Registration in Oklahoma," accessed April 27, 2023
  8. Justia, "Oklahoma Code §26-1-103," accessed July 10, 2020
  9. Oklahoma State Election Board, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed July 10, 2020
  10. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  11. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  12. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  13. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  14. Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  15. FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
  16. Oklahoma State Election Board, "CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIVE OFFICE 2016," accessed April 16, 2016
  17. Politico, "Oklahoma House Races Results," June 28, 2016
  18. CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016


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