United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2016
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November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) |
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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.
Election information
Candidate Registry Deadline |
Primary Election |
General Election |
April 15, 2016[1] | June 28, 2016 [1] | November 8, 2016[1] |
Incumbents
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 |
% |
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Republican |
Jim Bridenstine (Incumbent) |
50,595 |
80.75 |
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Republican |
Tom Atkinson |
10,056 |
16.05 |
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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Withdrawn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 |
% |
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Republican |
Markwayne Mullin (Incumbent) |
20,065 |
63.41 |
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Republican |
Jarrin Jackson |
11,580 |
36.59 |
Total votes |
31,645 |
100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Joshua Harris-Till, the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2014.
- Paul Schiefelbein
Results
Democratic primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Joshua Harris-Till |
31,681 |
59.96 |
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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
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
- Desiree Brown
- Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Republican primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Frank Lucas (Incumbent) |
42,027 |
77.95 |
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Republican |
Desiree Brown |
11,891 |
22.05 |
Total votes |
53,918 |
100 |
General election
Results
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
- Tom Cole ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
- Bert Smith, the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2014.
Results
Republican primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Tom Cole (Incumbent) |
28,813 |
71.39 |
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Republican |
James Taylor |
7,398 |
18.33 |
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Republican |
Shawn Roberts |
4,151 |
10.28 |
Total votes |
40,362 |
100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Christina Owen
- Bert Smith, the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2014.
Results
Democratic primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Christina Owen |
16,314 |
62.18 |
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Democratic |
Bert Smith |
9,922 |
37.82 |
Total votes |
26,236 |
100 |
General election
Results
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
- Steve Russell ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
- Frank Volpe
Results
Republican primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Steve Russell (Incumbent) |
27,436 |
80.32 |
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Republican |
Frank Volpe |
6,721 |
19.68 |
Total votes |
34,157 |
100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Results
Democratic primary results [3]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Al McAffrey |
10,013 |
36.81 |
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Democratic |
Tom Guild |
10,000 |
36.76 |
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Democratic |
Leona Leonard |
7,190 |
26.43 |
Total votes |
27,203 |
100 |
Runoff results
Democratic primary runoff results [7]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Al McAffrey |
8,032 |
50.14 |
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Democratic |
Tom Guild |
7,988 |
49.86 |
Total votes |
16,010 |
100 |
Independent candidates
Candidates
Declared
- Zachary Knight, Libertarian, also ran.[8]
General election
Results
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Oklahoma House of Representatives elections in 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "2016 Candidates For State Elective Office, Names Withdrawn From List of Candidates" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Official Results - General Election — November 8, 2016". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 8, 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.
- ↑ http://election2016.ezknight.net/
See also