2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Oklahoma

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma occurred on November 8, 2016.[1] Voters determined five candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The primaries were held on June 28.

Quick Facts All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

Results summary

Statewide

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District

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District 1

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The 1st district is located in the Tulsa metropolitan area and includes Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties. The incumbent is Republican Jim Bridenstine, who has represented the district since 2013. He ran unopposed in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Tom Atkinson
  • Evelyn Rogers

Results

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Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn
  • David Matthew Hullum[3]

General election

Results

Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

Results

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District 2

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The 2nd district is located in Green Country and Kiamichi Country and includes the city of Muskogee and numerous sparsely populated counties. The incumbent is Republican Markwayne Mullin, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 70% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Jarrin Jackson

Results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Joshua Harris-Till, candidate for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary
  • Paul Schiefelbein

Results

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Independents

Candidates

  • John McCarthy

General election

Results

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District 3

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The 3rd district is located in Western Oklahoma. The largest district in Oklahoma and one of the largest in the country, it includes the Oklahoma Panhandle, Ponca City and the city of Stillwater as well as the Osage Nation. The incumbent is Republican Frank Lucas, who has represented the district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+26.

Republican Frank Lucas ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Democrat Frankie Robbins, an engineer and United States Forest Service employee who was a candidate for the seat in 2014 and the nominee for the seat in 2008, 2010 and 2012 is the only other candidate running.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Desiree Brown

Results

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General election

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District 4

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The 4th district is located in South Central Oklahoma and includes Canadian, Comanche and Cleveland counties as well as numerous other sparsely populated counties. The incumbent is Republican Tom Cole, who has represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2014 and the district has a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Shawn Roberts
  • James Taylor

Results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christina Owen
Eliminated in primary

Results

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General election

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District 5

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The 5th district is located in Central Oklahoma and includes Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The incumbent in 2016 was Republican Steve Russell, who had represented the district since 2014. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 after having defeated five Republican candidates in the primary and Republican Patrice Douglas again in the Republican primary runoff with 59% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Frank Volpe

Results

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

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Runoff results

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Libertarian candidates

Candidates

Nominee
  • Zachary Knight[7]

General election

Results

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See also


References

  1. "Oklahoma House of Representatives elections in 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. "Official Results - Statewide Primary Election — June 28, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. June 28, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. "2016 Candidates For State Elective Office, Names Withdrawn From List of Candidates" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  4. "Official Results - General Election — November 8, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  5. "UPDATE: McAffrey Formally Announces U.S. House Candidacy". KGOU. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  6. "Official Results - Runoff Primary Election — August 23, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.

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