U.S. House district for Oklahoma
Oklahoma's 5th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 2,073.9[ 1] sq mi (5,371 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 807,931[ 2] Median household income $68,269[ 2] Ethnicity Cook PVI R 12[ 3]
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.[ 3]
Principal cities in the district include Oklahoma City (the state capital ), Edmond , Shawnee , Seminole , and Yukon .
The district is currently represented by Republican Stephanie Bice . She was first elected in 2020, defeating one-term incumbent Democrat Kendra Horn .
Prior to the opening of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, the district had been held by a Republican since January 23, 1975, when Democrat John Jarman changed political parties.[ 4] Before Jarman, the seat had leaned Democratic since 1931.
Donald Trump received 53.2 percent of the vote in this district in 2016 and 51.4% of the vote in 2020.
Kendra Horn received 50.7 percent of the vote in 2018.
According to the APM Research Lab's Voter Profile Tools[ 5] (featuring the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey), the district contained about 572,000 potential voters (citizens, age 18 ). Of these, 66% are White, 13% Black, and 9% Latino. Immigrants make up 5% of the district's potential voters. Median income among households (with one or more potential voter) in the district is about $55,800, while 13% of households live below the poverty line. As for the educational attainment of potential voters in the district, 10% of those 25 and older have not earned a high school degree, while 30% hold a bachelor's or higher degree.
Recent election results from state-wide races [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Name
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
Location
District established November 16, 1907
Scott Ferris (Lawton )
Democratic
November 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 6th district .
Joseph Bryan Thompson (Pauls Valley )
Democratic
March 4, 1915 – September 18, 1919
64th 65th 66th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 . Died.
Vacant
September 18, 1919 – November 8, 1919
66th
John W. Harreld (Oklahoma City )
Republican
November 8, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Elected to finish Thompson's term Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Fletcher B. Swank (Norman )
Democratic
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1929
67th 68th 69th 70th
Elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 . Lost re-election.
Ulysses S. Stone (Norman )
Republican
March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
71st
Elected in 1928 . Lost re-election.
Fletcher B. Swank (Norman )
Democratic
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935
72nd 73rd
Elected again in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 . Lost renomination.
Joshua B. Lee (Norman )
Democratic
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
74th
Elected in 1934 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Robert P. Hill (Oklahoma City )
Democratic
January 3, 1937 – October 29, 1937
75th
Elected in 1936 . Died.
Vacant
October 29, 1937 – December 10, 1937
Gomer Griffith Smith (Oklahoma City )
Democratic
December 10, 1937 – January 3, 1939
Elected to finish Hill's term .[ 9] Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
Mike Monroney (Oklahoma City )
Democratic
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951
76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st
Elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 .Re-elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
John Jarman (Oklahoma City )
Democratic
January 3, 1951 – January 24, 1975
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd
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 . Retired.
Republican
January 24, 1975 – January 3, 1977
94th
Mickey Edwards (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993
95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
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 . Lost renomination.
Ernest Istook (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th
Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 . Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma .
1993–2003 [data missing ]
2003–2013
Mary Fallin (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
110th 111th
Elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 . Retired to take office as Governor of Oklahoma .
James Lankford (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015
112th 113th
Elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
2013–2023
Steve Russell (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019
114th 115th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Lost re-election.
Kendra Horn (Oklahoma City )
Democratic
January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021
116th
Elected in 2018 . Lost re-election.
Stephanie Bice (Oklahoma City )
Republican
January 3, 2021 – present
117th 118th
Elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present
Recent election results [ edit ]
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^ a b "My Congressional District" .
^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^ "Congressman leaves Democratic Party" . Lodi News-Sentinel . United Press International. January 24, 1975. p. 9.
^ "Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles" . APM Research Lab . Retrieved October 22, 2020 .
^ "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district" . Daily Kos .
^ "OK Governor" .
^ "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012" .
^ "Bioguide Search" .
^ "Official Results - Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races - General Election — November 6, 2012" . Oklahoma State Election Board. November 6, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
^ "Official Results - Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races - General Election — November 4, 2014" . Oklahoma State Election Board. November 4, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015 .
^ "Official Results - General Election — November 8, 2016" . Oklahoma State Election Board. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016 .
^ "Official Results - General Election — November 6, 2018" (PDF) . Oklahoma State Election Board. November 6, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
^ "OK Election Results" . results.okelections.us . Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved April 16, 2021 .
^ "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results" . results.okelections.us . Oklahoma State Election Board . Retrieved November 9, 2022 .
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