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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

The 2002 House elections in Oklahoma occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Oklahoma's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma had five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including one in Oklahoma), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Overview edit

United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2002^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	546,832	54.58	5	4	-1
	Democratic	391,927	39.12	1	1	±0
	Independent	63,093	6.3	0	0	0
Totals		1,001,852	100.00%	6	5	-1
Voter turnout

Oklahoma congressional districts in the 2002 elections

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oklahoma 1	John Sullivan	Republican	2002	Re-elected	John Sullivan (R) 55.62% Doug Dodd (D) 42.17% Joe Cristiano (I) 2.21%
Oklahoma 2	Brad Carson	Democratic	2000	Re-elected	Brad Carson (D) 74.12% Kent Pharaoh (R) 25.88%
Oklahoma 3	Wes Watkins	Republican	1976	Retired Republican loss	Frank Lucas (R) 75.58% Robert T. Murphy (D) 24.42%
Oklahoma 3	Frank Lucas Redistricted from the 6th district (now obsolete)	Republican	1994	Re-elected	Frank Lucas (R) 75.58% Robert T. Murphy (D) 24.42%
Oklahoma 4	J. C. Watts	Republican	1994	Retired Republican hold	Tom Cole (R) 53.83% Darryl Roberts (D) 46.17%
Oklahoma 5	Ernest Istook	Republican	1992	Re-elected	Ernest Istook (R) 62.23% Lou Barlow (D) 32.41% Donna C. Davis (I) 5.37%