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.
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 .
History
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. 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 (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
Composition
Cities and CDPs with 10,000 or more people
2,500 – 10,000 people
The Village – 9,538
Piedmont – 7,402
Seminole – 7,146
Tecumseh – 6,302
Harrah – 6,245
McLoud – 4,351
Spencer – 3,978
Nichols Hills – 3,870
Wewoka – 3,133
Bethel Acres – 3,029
Jones – 2,885
Chandler – 2,858
Stroud – 2,719
List of members representing the district
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 . 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 119th
Elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .
2023–present
Recent election results
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
See also
References
^ "Oklahoma - Congressional District 5 - Representative James Lankford" (PDF) . Retrieved June 2, 2024 .
^ "My Congressional District" .
^ "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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