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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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See also: 2014 Oklahoma state elections

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.[1]

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 0
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 457,613 174,022
Percentage 70.03% 26.63%
Swing Increase 5.41% Decrease 4.32%

Overview

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Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma by district:[2]

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

District 1

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2014 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Jim Bridenstine
Party Republican
Popular vote Unopposed
U.S. Representative before election

Jim Bridenstine
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Bridenstine
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 1st congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declined
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General Election

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Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

Results

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Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Bridenstine (incumbent) Unopposed N/a
Total votes N/a
Republican hold

District 2

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2014 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Markwayne Mullin Earl Everett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 110,925 38,964
Percentage 70.0% 24.6%
 
Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election

Markwayne Mullin
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Markwayne Mullin
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Darrell Robertson, farmer[4]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) 26,245 79.7
Republican Darrell Robertson 6,673 20.3
Total votes 32,918 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Earl E. Everett, candidate for this seat in 2012
Eliminated in primary
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  • Joshua Harris-Till[4]

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earl E. Everett 33,119 62.6
Democratic Joshua Harris-Till 19,813 37.4
Total votes 52,932 100.0

General election

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Results

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Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) 110,925 70.0
Democratic Earl Everett 38,964 24.6
Independent Jon Douthitt 8,518 5.4
Total votes 158,407 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2014 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Frank Lucas Frankie Robbins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 133,335 36,270
Percentage 78.6%% 21.4%
 
Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election

Frank Lucas
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank Lucas
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

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

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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".[7]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Robert Hubbard, businessman and candidate for Governor in 2010
  • Timothy Ray Murray, businessman and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2012[4]

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 54,847 82.8
Republican Robert Hubbard 7,925 12.0
Republican Timothy Ray Murray 3,449 5.2
Total votes 66,221 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Results

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Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 133,335 78.6
Democratic Frankie Robbins 36,270 21.4
Total votes 169,605 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2014 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Tom Cole Bert Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 117,721 40,998
Percentage 70.8% 24.7%
 
Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cole
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Cole
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 40,790 84.4
Republican Anna Flatt 7,511 15.6
Total votes 48,301 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Tae Si, software engineer

Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bert Smith 24,268 81.6
Democratic Tae Si 5,485 18.4
Total votes 29,753 100.0

General election

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Results

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Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 117,721 70.8
Democratic Bert Smith 40,998 24.7
Independent Dennis Johnson 7,549 4.5
Total votes 166,268 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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2014 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Steve Russell Al McAffrey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 95,632 57,790
Percentage 60.1% 36.3%
 
Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election

James Lankford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Russell
Republican

See also: Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

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

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrew
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Declined
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Patrice
Douglas 		Shane
Jett 		Clark
Jolley 		Steve
Russell 		Harvey
Sparks 		Mike
Turner 		Undecided
SoonerPoll[14] June 19–21, 2014 334 ± 5.36% 23 6% 12% 19% 5% 13% 22%
SoonerPoll[15] May 5–10, 2014 671 ± 3.77% 12% 5% 11% 7% 4% 11% 49%

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell 14,604 26.6
Republican Patrice Douglas 13,445 24.5
Republican Clark Jolley 9,232 16.8
Republican Mike Turner 7,760 14.1
Republican Shane Jett 7,022 12.8
Republican Harvey Sparks 2,898 5.3
Total votes 54,961 100.0

Runoff

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Republican primary runoff results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell 19,374 59.3
Republican Patrice Douglas 13,319 40.7
Total votes 32,693 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Tom
Guild 		Leona
Leonard 		Al
McAffrey 		Undecided
SoonerPoll[14] June 19–21, 2014 279 ± 5.86% 21% 9% 16% 54%
SoonerPoll[20] May 5–10, 2014 674 ± 3.76% 11% 8% 16% 65%

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Guild 11,603 42.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 8,507 30.9
Democratic Leona Leonard 7,431 27.0
Total votes 27,541 100.0

Runoff

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Democratic primary runoff results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al McAffrey 10,417 54.2
Democratic Tom Guild 8,793 45.8
Total votes 19,210 100.0

Independent

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Tom Boggs, resident of Thailand[4]
  • Robert T. Murphy, Libertarian and perennial candidate[4]
  • Buddy Ray[4]

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Steve
Russell (R) 		Al
McAffrey (D) 		Robert
Murphy (I) 		Buddy
Ray (I) 		Undecided
News 9/SoonerPoll[21] October 28, 2014 762 (LV) 3.54% 55% 31% – – 11%
News 9/SoonerPoll[22] August 28–30, 2014 334 (LV) 5.36% 52% 30% 2% 2% 14%

Results

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Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell 95,632 60.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 57,790 36.3
Independent Robert T. Murphy 2,176 1.4
Independent Tom Boggs 2,065 1.3
Independent Buddy Ray 1,470 0.9
Total votes 159,133 100.0
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oklahoma Elections – 2014". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "In Oklahoma, Open Seats Could Come Sooner". Roll Call. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Candidates for Federal, State and Legislative Offices". Oklahoma Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Official Results – Primary Election" (PDF). Oklahoma Secretary of State. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d "Oklahoma Secretary of State 2014 General Election". Oklahoma Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Casteel, Chris (February 27, 2013). "Rep. Frank Lucas Targeted by Club for Growth for "Low" Lifetime Rating, Called Liberal". News OK. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  8. ^ "Anna Flatt Announces Her Candidacy to Represent Oklahoma's 4th U.S. Congressional District". The Okie Blaze. April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  9. ^ a b "US Rep. Lankford Announces Run For US Senate Seat". news9.com. January 20, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Konopasek, Michael (January 21, 2014). "Race Heats Up For Fifth District Congressional Seat". News 9 Oklahoma. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  11. ^ Coburn, James (January 21, 2014). "Douglas announces for 5th District". Edmond Sun. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  12. ^ a b Randy Ellis (March 11, 2014). "Two Oklahoma candidates launch campaigns for U.S. Congressman Lankford's seat in 5th District". News OK. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  13. ^ a b c "In Oklahoma, Open Seats Could Come Sooner". Roll Call. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  14. ^ a b SoonerPoll
  15. ^ SoonerPoll
  16. ^ a b "Runoff Primary Election". Oklahoma State Election Board. August 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  17. ^ "UPDATE: McAffrey Formally Announces U.S. House Candidacy". KGOU. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  18. ^ "Jolley says Oklahoma common sense needed in Congress". Edmond Sun. April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
  19. ^ AP (January 22, 2014). "Two Democrats May Run For Lankford's Seat". KGOU. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  20. ^ SoonerPoll
  21. ^ News 9/SoonerPoll
  22. ^ News 9/SoonerPoll
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