2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

The 2002 House elections in Oklahoma occurred on November 5, 2002 to elect the members of the State of Oklahoma's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma had five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →

All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election 5 1 0
Seats won 4 1 0
Seat change Decrease1 Steady Steady
Popular vote 546,832 391,927 63,093
Percentage 54.58% 39.12% 6.30%
Swing Decrease 9.95% Increase 8.14%

These elections were held concurrently with the United States Senate elections of 2002 (including one in Oklahoma), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2002[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Republican 546,832 54.58 5 4 -1
Democratic 391,927 39.12 1 1 ±0
Independent 63,093 6.3 0 0 0
Totals 1,001,852 100.00% 6 5 -1
Voter turnout

Results

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Oklahoma congressional districts in the 2002 elections
District Incumbent Party First
elected
Result Candidates
Oklahoma 1 John Sullivan Republican 2002 Re-elected John Sullivan (R) 55.62%
Doug Dodd (D) 42.17%
Joe Cristiano (I) 2.21%
Oklahoma 2 Brad Carson Democratic 2000 Re-elected Brad Carson (D) 74.12%
Kent Pharaoh (R) 25.88%
Oklahoma 3 Wes Watkins Republican 1976 Retired
Republican loss
Frank Lucas (R) 75.58%
Robert T. Murphy (D) 24.42%
Frank Lucas
Redistricted from the 6th district (now obsolete)
Republican 1994 Re-elected
Oklahoma 4 J. C. Watts Republican 1994 Retired
Republican hold
Tom Cole (R) 53.83%
Darryl Roberts (D) 46.17%
Oklahoma 5 Ernest Istook Republican 1992 Re-elected Ernest Istook (R) 62.23%
Lou Barlow (D) 32.41%
Donna C. Davis (I) 5.37%
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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2004 General Election".