Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers most of Oklahoma County and all of Lincoln,Pottawatomie and Seminole counties,as well as parts of Canadian and Logan counties. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+12,it is the least Republican district in Oklahoma,a state with an all-Republican congressional delegation.
Markwayne Mullin is an American businessman and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in a special election in 2022 to serve the remainder of Jim Inhofe's term. Mullin is the first Native American U.S. senator since Ben Nighthorse Campbell retired in 2005. He is also the second Cherokee Nation citizen elected to the Senate;the first,Robert Latham Owen,retired in 1925. Before being elected to the Senate,Mullin served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2023.
Nathan Ryan Dahm is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma State Senator for the 33rd district since 2012. Prior to holding office,Dahm worked as a missionary in Romania and was a Tea Party activist in Tulsa County. Dahm has thrice unsuccessfully sought federal office:first running for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district in 2010,then running for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district again in 2018,and then running for retiring senator Jim Inhofe's United States Senate seat in 2022. He is term-limited in 2024.
Ervin Stone Yen is an American physician and politician who represented the 40th District in the Oklahoma Senate from 2014 to 2018.
Kendra Suzanne Horn is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,her district included almost all of Oklahoma City.
Stephanie Irene Bice is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. She is the first Iranian American and Pakistani American to be elected to Congress.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Oklahoma was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oklahoma voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote,pitting the Republican Party's nominee,incumbent President Donald Trump,and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee,former Vice President Joe Biden,and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Oklahoma has seven electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Joseph Silk is an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Oklahoma Senate,representing the 5th district from 2015 to 2020. Silk's district included parts of Atoka,Choctaw,LeFlore,McCurtain,and Pushmataha Counties. He was first elected in a 2014 Oklahoma Senate special election and served half of a term before winning reelection to a full four-year term in 2016.
Wayne Earl Shaw is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He represented the 3rd district in the Oklahoma State Senate from 2012 to 2020.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on November 8,2022,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The primary elections for the Republican. Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022.
The 2022 Oklahoma House of Representative election took place on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican. Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. All candidates filed between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state representatives in all 101 House districts. State Representatives served two-year terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The 2022 Oklahoma Senate general election were held on November 8,2022. The primary elections for the Republican,Democratic,and Libertarian parties' nominations took place on June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if no candidate received 50% in the June 28 vote,took place on August 23. All candidates had to file between the days of April 13–15,2022. Oklahoma voters elected state senators in 24 of the state's 48 Senate districts. State senators served four-year terms in the Oklahoma Senate.
Jake A. Merrick is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma Senate representing the 22nd district from 2021 to 2022. A member of the Republican,he won the special election to finish the term of Stephanie Bice. He lost his re-election campaign to a primary challenge from Kristen Thompson.
Blake Stephens is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Republican Party,he currently serves in the Oklahoma Senate as the elected member from the 3rd district. He was first elected in the 2020 Oklahoma Senate election after defeating incumbent Wayne Shaw in the Republican primary on June 30,2020 and going on to win the general election on November 3,2020. His current term expires in 2025.
Avery Carl Frix is a Choctaw American politician and businessman who served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 13th district between January 9,2017,and November 2022.
A general election was held in the state of Oklahoma on Tuesday,November 8,2022. The primary election was held on Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,where necessary,were held on Tuesday,August 23. The candidate filing period was April 13,2022 to April 15,2022.
The 2022 Oklahoma State Treasurer election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the next Oklahoma State Treasurer. The primary election is scheduled for Tuesday,June 28,2022. Runoff primary elections,if necessary,would have been held on Tuesday,August 23,2022. The deadline for candidates to file was April 15,2022.
The 2022 United States Senate special election in Oklahoma was held on November 8,2022,to elect a member of the United States Senate for Oklahoma. The election took place concurrently with the regularly scheduled election for Oklahoma's other Senate seat. The candidate filing deadline was between April 13–15,2022.
Guy Barker is a Quapaw-American politician and attorney who served one term as the secretary-treasurer of the Quapaw Nation between 2020 and 2022. During the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma,Barker ran for retiring Congressman Markwayne Mullin's seat in Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district,placing 5th in the 14 candidate Republican primary.
Clay Staires is an American politician who has served as the Oklahoma House of Representatives member from the 66th district since November 16,2022.
