Oklahoma's 6th congressional district

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Oklahoma's 6th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1915
Eliminated2000
Years active1915-2003

Oklahoma's 6th congressional district is a former U.S. congressional district in Western Oklahoma. Oklahoma gained three seats in the 1910 census, but elected the extra seats at-large in 1912. The 6th district was thus created and first used for the 1914 House election (as well as the 7th and 8th districts). Oklahoma has gradually lost seats since the 1910 census; it lost its sixth seat in the 2000 census. Since 2003, most of the territory that was in the final configuration of the 6th district has been in the 3rd district.

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List of representatives

NamePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1915
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Scott Ferris
(Lawton)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921
64th
65th
66th
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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L. M. Gensman
(Lawton)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923
67th Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election.
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Elmer Thomas
(Medicine Park)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1927
68th
69th
First elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Jed Johnson
(Anadarko)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1927 –
January 3, 1947
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
First elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-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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Toby Morris
(Lawton)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953
80th
81st
82nd
First elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Lost renomination in a redistricting contest.
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Victor Wickersham
(Lawton)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1957
83rd
84th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Lost renomination.
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Toby Morris
(Mangum)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1961
85th
86th
Again elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Lost renomination
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Victor Wickersham
(Mangum)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1965
87th
88th
Again elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost renomination.
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Jed Johnson Jr.
(Chickasha)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1967
89th Elected in 1964.
Lost re-election.
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James V. Smith
(Chickasha)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1967 –
January 3, 1969
90th Elected in 1966.
Redistricted to the 4th district after redistricting, and lost re-election there.
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John N. Camp
(Waukomis)
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 –
January 3, 1975
91st
92nd
93rd
First elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
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Glenn English
(Cordell)
DemocraticJanuary 3, 1975 –
January 7, 1994
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
First elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-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.
Resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
VacantJanuary 7, 1994 –
May 10, 1994
103rd
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Frank Lucas
(Cheyenne)
RepublicanMay 10, 1994 –
January 3, 2003
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
First elected to finish English's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the 3rd district
District dissolved January 3, 2003

Electoral history

Oklahoma's 6th congressional district : Results 19922000 [1]
YearDemocratVotesPctRepublicanVotesPct3rd PartyPartyVotesPct
1992 Glenn English 134,73468% Bob Anthony 64,06832%
1994 Jeffrey S. Tollett45,39930% Frank D. Lucas 106,96170%
1996 Paul M. Barby64,17336% Frank D. Lucas 113,49964%
1998 Paul M. Barby43,55533% Frank D. Lucas 85,26165%Ralph B. Finkle, Jr. Independent 2,4552%
2000 Randy Beutler63,10639% Frank D. Lucas 95,63559%Joseph V. Cristiano Libertarian 2,4352%

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References

  1. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.