2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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.

Overview Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 – – – – – – – – Republican holdDistrict 2 110,925 70.03% 38,964 24.60% 8,518 5.38% 158,407 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 3 133,335 78.62% 36,270 21.38% 0 0.00% 169,605 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 4 117,721 70.80% 40,998 24.66% 7,549 4.54% 166,268 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 5 95,632 60.10% 57,790 36.32% 5,711 3.59% 159,133 100.00% Republican holdTotal 457,613 70.04% 174,022 26.63% 21,778 3.33% 653,413 100.00%

District 1

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 Jim Bridenstine, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary Candidates Declined Kathy Taylor, former Mayor of Tulsa

General Election Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 2

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 Markwayne Mullin, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary Darrell Robertson, farmer

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Earl E. Everett, candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary Joshua Harris-Till

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 3

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".

Candidates Nominee Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Frankie Robbins, engineer and United States Forest Service employee, candidate for this seat in 2012 and the nominee for the seat in 2008 and 2010

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 4

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 Anna Flatt, chair of the Carter County Republican Party

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bert Smith, retired teacher and retired United States Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, nominee for the 5th district in 2004, candidate for the 5th district in 2006 and 2008 and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary Tae Si, software engineer

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

District 5

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. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+12.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steve Russell, former state senator

Eliminated in primary Patrice Douglas, chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and former mayor of Edmond Shane Jett, former state representative Clark Jolley, state senator Harvey Sparks, minister and former aide to U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine Mike Turner, state representative

Withdrew James Lankford, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)

Declined Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City David Holt, state senator Tom Newell, state representative

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror PatriceDouglas ShaneJett ClarkJolley SteveRussell HarveySparks MikeTurner UndecidedSoonerPollSoonerPoll June 19–21, 2014 334 ± 5.36% 23 6% 12% 19% 5% 13% 22%SoonerPollSoonerPoll May 5–10, 2014 671 ± 3.77% 12% 5% 11% 7% 4% 11% 49%

Results

Runoff

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Al McAffrey, state senator

Eliminated in primary Tom Guild, University of Central Oklahoma professor and nominee for this seat 2010 and 2012 Leona Leonard, chair of the Seminole County Democratic Party

Withdrew Keith Davenport, minister Scott Inman, Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (running for re-election) Marilyn Rainwater, pastor, retired child welfare worker and nominee for the state house in 2012 (running for the state senate)

Declined Anastasia Pittman, state representative (running for the state senate) Jim Roth, former Corporation Commissioner

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror TomGuild LeonaLeonard AlMcAffrey UndecidedSoonerPoll June 19–21, 2014 279 ± 5.86% 21% 9% 16% 54%SoonerPollSoonerPoll May 5–10, 2014 674 ± 3.76% 11% 8% 16% 65%

Results

Runoff

Independent Candidates Declared Tom Boggs, resident of Thailand Robert T. Murphy, Libertarian and perennial candidate Buddy Ray

General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror SteveRussell (R) AlMcAffrey (D) RobertMurphy (I) Buddy Ray (I) UndecidedNews 9/SoonerPollNews 9/SoonerPollOctober 28, 2014762 (LV)3.54%55%31%––11%News 9/SoonerPollNews 9/SoonerPollAugust 28–30, 2014 334 (LV)5.36%52%30%2%2%14%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014

Results

See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States elections

References

External links

Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets