2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
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  2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016  

All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election50
Seats won50
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote457,613174,022
Percentage70.03%26.63%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.41%Decrease2.svg 4.32%

2014 U.S. House elections in Oklahoma.svg

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Oklahoma and both of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. Primary runoffs were held on August 26, 2014, in contests where no candidate won more than 50% of the vote. [1]

Contents

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma by district: [2]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 Republican hold
District 2 110,92570.03%38,96424.60%8,5185.38%158,407100.00%Republican hold
District 3 133,33578.62%36,27021.38%00.00%169,605100.00%Republican hold
District 4 117,72170.80%40,99824.66%7,5494.54%166,268100.00%Republican hold
District 5 95,63260.10%57,79036.32%5,7113.59%159,133100.00%Republican hold
Total457,61370.04%174,02226.63%21,7783.33%653,413100.00%

District 1

2014 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Jim Bridenstine
Party Republican
Popular voteUnopposed

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Bridenstine
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Bridenstine
Republican

The 1st district is located in the Tulsa metropolitan area and includes Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties. Incumbent Republican Jim Bridenstine, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 having defeated incumbent Republican John Sullivan in the Republican primary with 54% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

General Election

Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

Results

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Bridenstine (incumbent) Unopposed N/a
Total votesN/a
Republican hold

District 2

2014 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Markwayne Mullin Earl Everett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote110,92538,964
Percentage70.0%24.6%

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Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

Markwayne Mullin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Markwayne Mullin
Republican

The 2nd district is located in Green Country and Kiamichi Country and includes the city of Muskogee and numerous sparsely populated counties. Incumbent Republican Markwayne Mullin, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Dan Boren. The district had a PVI of R+20.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Darrell Robertson, farmer [4]

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) 26,245 79.7
Republican Darrell Robertson6,67320.3
Total votes32,918 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Earl E. Everett, candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
  • Joshua Harris-Till [4]

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Earl E. Everett 33,119 62.6
Democratic Joshua Harris-Till19,81337.4
Total votes52,932 100.0

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) 110,925 70.0
Democratic Earl Everett38,96424.6
Independent Jon Douthitt8,5185.4
Total votes158,407 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2014 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Frank Lucas Frankie Robbins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote133,33536,270
Percentage78.6%%21.4%

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Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

Frank Lucas
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank Lucas
Republican

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. Incumbent Republican Frank Lucas, who had represented the district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+26.

Republican primary

The Club for Growth announced that they intended to support a Republican challenger to Lucas in the primary election, calling him a "Republican In Name Only". [7]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Hubbard, businessman and candidate for Governor in 2010
  • Timothy Ray Murray, businessman and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2012 [4]

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 54,847 82.8
Republican Robert Hubbard7,92512.0
Republican Timothy Ray Murray3,4495.2
Total votes66,221 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 133,335 78.6
Democratic Frankie Robbins36,27021.4
Total votes169,605 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2014 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Tom Cole Bert Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote117,72140,998
Percentage70.8%24.7%

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Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cole
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Cole
Republican

The 4th district is located in South Central Oklahoma and includes Canadian, Comanche and Cleveland counties as well as numerous other sparsely populated counties. Incumbent Republican Tom Cole, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 40,790 84.4
Republican Anna Flatt7,51115.6
Total votes48,301 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Tae Si, software engineer

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bert Smith 24,268 81.6
Democratic Tae Si5,48518.4
Total votes29,753 100.0

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 117,721 70.8
Democratic Bert Smith40,99824.7
Independent Dennis Johnson7,5494.5
Total votes166,268 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

2014 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election
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Nominee Steve Russell Al McAffrey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote95,63257,790
Percentage60.1%36.3%

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Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

James Lankford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Russell
Republican

The 5th district is located in Central Oklahoma and includes Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The incumbent is Republican James Lankford, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. He instead ran in the special election to replace retiring Republican U.S. Senator Tom Coburn. [9] He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Patrice
Douglas
Shane
Jett
Clark
Jolley
Steve
Russell
Harvey
Sparks
Mike
Turner
Undecided
SoonerPoll June 19–21, 2014334± 5.36%236%12%19%5%13%22%
SoonerPoll May 5–10, 2014671± 3.77%12%5%11%7%4%11%49%

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Russell 14,604 26.6
Republican Patrice Douglas 13,445 24.5
Republican Clark Jolley 9,23216.8
Republican Mike Turner 7,76014.1
Republican Shane Jett 7,02212.8
Republican Harvey Sparks2,8985.3
Total votes54,961 100.0

Runoff

Republican primary runoff results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Russell 19,374 59.3
Republican Patrice Douglas13,31940.7
Total votes32,693 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Tom
Guild
Leona
Leonard
Al
McAffrey
Undecided
SoonerPoll June 19–21, 2014279± 5.86%21%9%16%54%
SoonerPoll May 5–10, 2014674± 3.76%11%8%16%65%

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tom Guild 11,603 42.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 8,507 30.9
Democratic Leona Leonard7,43127.0
Total votes27,541 100.0

Runoff

Democratic primary runoff results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Al McAffrey 10,417 54.2
Democratic Tom Guild8,79345.8
Total votes19,210 100.0

Independent

Candidates

Declared
  • Tom Boggs, resident of Thailand [4]
  • Robert T. Murphy, Libertarian and perennial candidate [4]
  • Buddy Ray [4]

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Steve
Russell (R)
Al
McAffrey (D)
Robert
Murphy (I)
Buddy
Ray (I)
Undecided
News 9/SoonerPoll October 28,2014762 (LV)3.54%55%31%11%
News 9/SoonerPoll August 28-30, 2014334 (LV)5.36%52%30%2%2%14%

Results

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2014 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Russell 95,632 60.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 57,79036.3
Independent Robert T. Murphy2,1761.4
Independent Tom Boggs2,0651.3
Independent Buddy Ray1,4700.9
Total votes159,133 100.0
Republican hold

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