Summary
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.
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All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary edit
Statewide edit
District edit
| District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| District 1 | - | - | - | 100.00% | - | - | - | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 62,387 | 23.2% | 189,389 | 70.6% | 16,644 | 6.2% | 268,870 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 63,090 | 21.7% | 227,525 | 78.3% | - | - | 290,615 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 76,472 | 26.1% | 204,143 | 69.6% | 12,574 | 4.3% | 293,189 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 103,273 | 36.8% | 160,184 | 57.1% | 17,113 | 6.1% | 280,570 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| Total | 305,222 | 26.93% | 781,691 | 68.98% | 46,331 | 4.09% | 1,133,244 | 100.00% | |
District 1 edit
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Jim Bridenstine, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary edit
- Tom Atkinson
- Evelyn Rogers
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Bridenstine (incumbent) | 50,595 | 80.7 | |
| Republican | Tom Atkinson | 10,056 | 16.1 | |
| Republican | Evelyn Rogers | 2,004 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 62,655 | 100.0 | ||
Independents edit
Candidates edit
Withdrawn edit
- David Matthew Hullum[3]
General election edit
Results edit
Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jim Bridenstine (incumbent) | Unopposed | N/a | |
| Total votes | N/a | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2 edit
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 Precinct and county-level results Mullin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Harris-Till: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ≥90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Markwayne Mullin, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary edit
- Jarrin Jackson
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) | 20,065 | 63.4 | |
| Republican | Jarrin Jackson | 11,580 | 36.6 | |
| Total votes | 31,645 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Declared edit
- Joshua Harris-Till, candidate for this seat in 2014
Eliminated in primary edit
- Paul Schiefelbein
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Joshua Harris-Till | 31,681 | 60.0 | |
| Democratic | Paul Schiefelbein | 21,152 | 40.0 | |
| Total votes | 52,833 | 100.0 | ||
Independents edit
Candidates edit
- John McCarthy
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) | 189,839 | 70.6 | |
| Democratic | Joshua Harris-Till | 62,387 | 23.2 | |
| Independent | John McCarthy | 16,644 | 6.2 | |
| Total votes | 268,870 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3 edit
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 Precinct and county-level results Lucas: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ≥90% Robbins: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ≥90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary edit
- Desiree Brown
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Lucas (incumbent) | 42,027 | 78.0 | |
| Republican | Desiree Brown | 11,891 | 22.0 | |
| Total votes | 53,918 | 100.0 | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Frank Lucas (incumbent) | 227,525 | 78.3 | |
| Democratic | Frankie Robbins | 63,090 | 21.7 | |
| Total votes | 290,615 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4 edit
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 Precinct and county-level results Cole: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ≥90% Owen: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary edit
- Shawn Roberts
- James Taylor
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tom Cole (incumbent) | 28,813 | 71.4 | |
| Republican | James Taylor | 7,398 | 18.3 | |
| Republican | Shawn Roberts | 4,151 | 10.3 | |
| Total votes | 40,362 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Christina Owen
Eliminated in primary edit
- Bert Smith, retired teacher, retired United States Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and perennial candidate
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Christina Owen | 16,314 | 62.2 | |
| Democratic | Bert Smith | 9,922 | 37.8 | |
| Total votes | 26,236 | 100.0 | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tom Cole (incumbent) | 204,143 | 69.6 | |
| Democratic | Christina Owen | 76,472 | 26.1 | |
| Libertarian | Sevier White | 12,574 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 293,189 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5 edit
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Steve Russell, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary edit
- Frank Volpe
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steve Russell (incumbent) | 27,436 | 80.3 | |
| Republican | Frank Volpe | 6,721 | 19.7 | |
| Total votes | 34,157 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Al McAffrey, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2014[5]
Eliminated in primary edit
- Tom Guild, University of Central Oklahoma professor, nominee for the seat in 2010 & 2012 and candidate for this seat in 2014
- Leona Leonard, chair of the Seminole County Democratic Party and candidate for this seat in 2014
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Al McAffrey | 10,013 | 36.81 | |
| Democratic | Tom Guild | 10,000 | 36.76 | |
| Democratic | Leona Leonard | 7,190 | 26.43 | |
| Total votes | 27,203 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Al McAffrey | 8,032 | 50.1 | |
| Democratic | Tom Guild | 7,988 | 49.9 | |
| Total votes | 16,010 | 100.0 | ||
Libertarian candidates edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Zachary Knight[7]
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Steve Russell (incumbent) | 160,184 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Al McAffrey | 103,273 | 36.8 | |
| Libertarian | Zachary Knight | 17,113 | 6.1 | |
| Total votes | 280,570 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Oklahoma House of Representatives elections in 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Official Results - Statewide Primary Election — June 28, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. June 28, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Candidates For State Elective Office, Names Withdrawn From List of Candidates" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "UPDATE: McAffrey Formally Announces U.S. House Candidacy". KGOU. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ "Official Results - Runoff Primary Election — August 23, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Zachary Knight For Congress – Your Pro-Peace, Pro-Freedom, Libertarian Candidate For District 5". Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.