United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2016
Oklahoma
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 0
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 781,691 305,222
Percentage 71.92% 28.09%

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.

Election information

Candidate Registry Deadline Primary Election General Election
April 15, 2016[1] June 28, 2016 [1] November 8, 2016[1]

Incumbents

Incumbent Party Opposing Party District
Jim Bridenstine[1] Republican Democratic 1
Markwayne Mullin[1] Republican Democratic 2
Frank Lucas[1] Republican Democratic 3
Tom Cole[1] Republican Democratic 4
Steve Russell[1] Republican Democratic 5

Candidates

District Democrat Republican
1 None Jim Bridenstine[2]
2 Joshua Harris-Till[2] Markwayne Mullin[2]
3 Frankie Robbins[2] Frank Lucas[2]
4 Christina Owen[2] Tom Cole[2]
5 Al McAffrey[2] Steve Russell[2]

District 1

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

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Bridenstine (Incumbent) 50,595 80.75
Republican Tom Atkinson 10,056 16.05
Republican Evelyn Rogers 2,004 3.20
Total votes 62,655 100

Independent candidates

Candidates

Withdrawn

David Matthew Hullum, Independent candidate[4]

General election

Results

Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

District 2

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

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Markwayne Mullin (Incumbent) 20,065 63.41
Republican Jarrin Jackson 11,580 36.59
Total votes 31,645 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joshua Harris-Till 31,681 59.96
Democratic Paul Schiefelbein 21,152 40.04
Total votes 52,833 100

Independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

Independent candidate John McCarthy also ran.[2]

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Markwayne Mullin (Incumbent) 189,839 70.11
Democratic Joshua Harris-Till 62,387 23.20
Independent John McCarthy 16,644 6.19
Total votes 268,870 100
Republican hold

District 3

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

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (Incumbent) 42,027 77.95
Republican Desiree Brown 11,891 22.05
Total votes 53,918 100

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (Incumbent) 227,525 78.29
Democratic Frankie Robbins 63,090 21.71
Total votes 290,615 100
Republican hold

District 4

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

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Cole (Incumbent) 28,813 71.39
Republican James Taylor 7,398 18.33
Republican Shawn Roberts 4,151 10.28
Total votes 40,362 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christina Owen 16,314 62.18
Democratic Bert Smith 9,922 37.82
Total votes 26,236 100

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Cole (Incumbent) 204,143 69.63
Democratic Christina Owen 76,472 26.08
Libertarian Sevier White 12,574 4.29
Total votes 293,189 100
Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is located in Central Oklahoma and includes Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The incumbent is Republican Steve Russell, who has represented the district since 2014. He was elected with 60% of the vote in 2014 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 has a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell (Incumbent) 27,436 80.32
Republican Frank Volpe 6,721 19.68
Total votes 34,157 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Democratic primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Runoff results

Democratic primary runoff results [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al McAffrey 8,032 50.14
Democratic Tom Guild 7,988 49.86
Total votes 16,010 100

Independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District, 2016 [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell (Incumbent) 160,184 57.09
Democratic Al McAffrey 103,273 36.81
Libertarian Zachary Knight 17,113 6.10
Total votes 280,570 100
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Oklahoma House of Representatives elections in 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Candidates for Federal, State and Legislative Offices". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Official Results - Statewide Primary Election — June 28, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. June 28, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "2016 Candidates For State Elective Office, Names Withdrawn From List of Candidates" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Official Results - General Election — November 8, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "UPDATE: McAffrey Formally Announces U.S. House Candidacy". KGOU. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Official Results - Runoff Primary Election — August 23, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ http://election2016.ezknight.net/

See also

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