2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
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  2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008  

All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election41
Seats won41
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote518,025372,888
Percentage57.23%41.19%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.43%Increase2.svg 12.89%

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The 2006 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 7, 2006, to determine who would represent the state of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 110th Congress from January 4, 2009, until January 3, 2011.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2006 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 518,02557.23%4
Democratic 372,88841.19%1
Independents14,2811.58%0
Totals905,194100.00%5

District 1

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Precinct and county-level results

Seeking a fourth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman John Sullivan faced no difficulty against Democratic nominee Alan Gentges and independent Bill Wortman in this staunchly conservative district based in the Tulsa metropolitan area.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Evelyn L. Rogers, librarian and perennial candidate. [2]
  • Fran Moghaddam, entrepreneur. [3]

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John A. Sullivan (incumbent) 38,279 83.22%
Republican Evelyn L. Rogers5,82612.67%
Republican Fran Moghaddam1,8954.12%
Total votes46,000 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alan Gentges, attorney. [5]

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

Declared
  • Bill Wortman, mechanical engineer. [5]

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election, 2006 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Sullivan (incumbent) 116,920 63.64
Democratic Alan Gentges56,72430.87
Independent Bill Wortman10,0855.49
Total votes183,729 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Precinct and county-level results

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Dan Boren, the son of former Governor and U.S. Senator David Boren, easily dispatched with his Republican opponent, Patrick Miller, in this district based in eastern Oklahoma, or "Little Dixie." This district, strongly conservative at the national level, tends to favor Democrats at the local level.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Patrick K. Miller, perennial candidate. [6]
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Patrick K. Miller 9,941 72.19%
Republican Raymond J. Wickson3,82927.81%
Total votes13,770 100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election, 2006 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Boren (incumbent) 122,347 72.74
Republican Patrick K. Miller45,86127.26
Total votes168,208 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

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Precinct and county-level results

Incumbent Republican Congressman Frank Lucas sought and won an eighth term in Congress from this district, the most conservative district in Oklahoma and the eleventh-most conservative district nationwide.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Sue Barton, non-profit administrator. [8]
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sue Barton 24,177 53.42%
Democratic Gregory M. Wilson11,24924.85%
Democratic John Coffee Harris9,83321.73%
Total votes45,259 100.0

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election, 2006 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 128,042 67.46
Democratic Sue Barton61,74932.54
Total votes189,791 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

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Precinct and county-level results

In this conservative district, based in south-central Oklahoma, incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Cole easily defeated Democratic opponent Hal Spake to win a third term.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. representative.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Hal Spake, retired foreign service officer. [10]

General election

Endorsements

Hal Spake (D)
Individuals

Results

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election, 2006 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 118,266 64.61
Democratic Hal Spake64,77535.39
Total votes183,041 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

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Precinct and county-level results

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernest Istook declined to seek an eighth term in Congress, instead opting to run for Governor, creating an open seat. Mary Fallin, the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, won the Republican primary and was favored to win the general election in this largely conservative district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Though Fallin was victorious on election day, her margin of victory over Democratic opponent David Hunter was the thinnest margin of any member of the Oklahoma congressional delegation.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary Fallin 16,691 34.57%
Republican Mick Cornett 11,71824.27%
Republican Denise Bode9,13918.93%
Republican Kevin Calvey 4,87010.09%
Republican Fred Morgan4,4939.30%
Republican Johnny B. Roy1,3762.85%
Total votes47,287 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Hunter, physician. [17]
Eliminated in primary
  • Bert Smith, secondary school math teacher. [18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Hunter 24,660 63.04%
Democratic Bert Smith14,45536.96%
Total votes39,115 100.0

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

  • Matthew Horton Woodson, kayak instructor. [19]

General election

Endorsements

David Hunter (D)
Individuals

Results

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election, 2006 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mary Fallin 108,936 60.38
Democratic David Hunter67,29337.30
Independent Matthew Horton Woodson4,1962.33
Total votes180,425 100.00
Republican hold

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