Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

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Oklahoma's 4th congressional district
Oklahoma's 4th congressional district (since 2023).svg
Oklahoma's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Distribution
  • 63.29% urban
  • 36.71% rural
Population (2023)808,026
Median household
income
$63,796 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+19 [2]

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 15 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern Oklahoma City.

Contents

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Cole.

Geography

The district borders Texas along the Red River to the south. To the north, the district includes a very small square-shaped portion of south-central Oklahoma County (enough to capture the city of Midwest City) and then Cleveland, McClain, Grady, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc, Comanche, Tillman, Cotton, Stephens, Jefferson, Carter, and Love counties.

History

As with the rest of the state, the district gives GOP candidates wide margins - George W. Bush received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004, and John McCain received 66% of the vote in 2008. Mitt Romney received 67% in 2012, and Donald Trump received 66% and 65% in 2016 and 2020, respectively. The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born. [3]

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults [4]
2008 President McCain 65% - 35%
2012 President Romney 66% - 34%
2016 President Trump 65% - 29%
Senate Lankford 67% - 24%
2018 Governor Stitt 53% - 44%
Lt. Governor Pinnell 60% - 36%
Attorney General Hunter 63% - 37%
2020 President Trump 64% - 33%
Senate Inhofe 63% - 33%
2022 Senate (Reg.) Lankford 63% - 33%
Senate (Spec.) Mullin 60% - 36%
Governor Stitt 54% - 43%
Lt. Governor Pinnell 63% - 33%
Treasurer Russ 64% - 32%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities: [5]

CarterCounty (9)

All 9 communities

ClevelandCounty (8)

All 8 communities

ComancheCounty (14)

All 14 communities

CottonCounty (4)

All 4 communities

GarvinCounty (11)

All 11 communities

JeffersonCounty (8)

All 8 communities

LoveCounty (3)

All 3 communities

McClainCounty (11)

All 11 communities

MurrayCounty (4)

All 4 communities

OklahomaCounty (4)

Del City, Midwest City (part; also 5th), Oklahoma City (part; also 3rd and 5th; shared with Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties)

PontotocCounty (11)

All 11 communities

StephensCounty (10)

All 10 communities

TillmanCounty (8)

All 8 communities

List of members representing the district

NamePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District established November 16, 1907
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Charles D. Carter
(Ardmore)
DemocraticNovember 16, 1907 –
March 3, 1915
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1907.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 3rd district .
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William H. Murray
(Tishomingo)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917
64th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914.
Lost renomination.
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Tom D. McKeown
(Ada)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1921
65th
66th
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
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Joseph C. Pringey
(Chandler)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
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Tom D. McKeown
(Ada)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1923 –
January 3, 1935
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
Again elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
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Percy Lee Gassaway
(Coalgate)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
74th Elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
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Lyle Boren
(Seminole)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1947
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
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Glen D. Johnson
(Okemah)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th Elected in 1946.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Tom Steed
(Shawnee)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1981
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired.
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Dave McCurdy
(Norman)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1981 –
January 3, 1995
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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J. C. Watts
(Norman)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2003
104th
105th
106th
107th
Elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired.
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Tom Cole
(Moore)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2003 –
present
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
119th
Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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2023–present Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in Oklahoma City (since 2023).svg

Recent electoral history

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district : Results 1994 – 2022 [6] [7]
YearDemocraticVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct3rd PartyPartyVotesPct4th PartyPartyVotesPct
1994 David Perryman67,23743%√ J. C. Watts, Jr.80,25152%Bill Tiffee Independent 7,9135%
1996 Ed Crocker 73,95040%√ J. C. Watts, Jr.106,92358%Robert Murphy Libertarian 4,5002%
1998 Ben Odom52,10738%√ J. C. Watts, Jr.83,27262%
2000 Larry Weatherford54,80831%√ J. C. Watts, Jr.114,00065%Susan Ducey Reform 4,8973%Keith B. Johnson Libertarian 1,9791%
2002 Darryl Roberts91,32246.17%√ Tom Cole106,45253.83%
2004 (no candidate)√ Tom Cole198,98577.77%Charlene K. Bradshaw Independent 56,86922.23%
2006 Hal Spake64,77535.39%√ Tom Cole118,26664.61%
2008 Blake Cummings79,67429.21%√ Tom Cole180,08066.02%David E. Joyce Independent 13,0274.78%
2010*(no candidate)√ Tom Cole32,58977.26% RJ Harris Republican 9,59322.74%
2012 Donna Marie Bebo 71,15527.60%√ Tom Cole176,56167.89% RJ Harris Independent 11,7254.51%
2014 Bert Smith40,99824.66%√ Tom Cole117,72170.80%Dennis B. Johnson Independent 7,5494.54%
2016 Christina Owen76,41226.10%√ Tom Cole204,14369.60%Sevier White Libertarian 12,5744.30%
2018 Mary Brannon78,08833.0%√ Tom Cole149,22763.10%Ruby Peters Independent 9,3233.90%
2020 Mary Brannon90,45928.80%√ Tom Cole213,09667.80%Bob White Libertarian 10,8033.40%
2022 Mary Brannon74,66733.25%√ Tom Cole149,87966.75%

See also

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. District Demographics, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).
  4. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::f726bcb3-b750-44b2-9d0b-e2df90fe6fa5
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST40/CD118_OK04.pdf
  6. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
  7. "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board . Retrieved November 9, 2022.

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