Oklahoma's 5th congressional district explained

State:Oklahoma
District Number:5
Image Caption:Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative:Stephanie Bice
Party:Republican
Residence:Oklahoma City
English Area:2073.9[1]
Percent Urban:87.53
Percent Rural:12.47
Population:807,931[2]
Population Year:2022
Median Income:$68,269
Percent White:62.1
Percent Hispanic:9.9
Percent Black:11.5
Percent Asian:3.3
Percent Native American:4.1
Percent More Than One Race:8.6
Percent Other Race:0.5
Cpvi: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.

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.[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

YearOfficeDistrict winner and results
2000PresidentBush 62% - 38%
2004PresidentBush 64% - 36%
2008PresidentMcCain 59% - 41%
2012PresidentRomney 59% - 41%
2016PresidentTrump 53% - 40%[6]
2018GovernorEdmondson 53% - 44%[7]
2020PresidentTrump 51% - 46%[8]

List of members representing the district

NamePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District established November 16, 1907
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Scott Ferris
Democraticnowrap November 16, 1907 –
March 3, 1915
Elected in 1907.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the .
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Joseph Bryan Thompson
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1915 –
September 18, 1919
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Vacantnowrap September 18, 1919 –
November 8, 1919
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John W. Harreld
Republicannowrap November 8, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
Elected to finish Thompson's term
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Fletcher B. Swank
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.
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Ulysses S. Stone
Republicannowrap March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1931
Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
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Fletcher B. Swank
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1935
Elected again in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
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Joshua B. Lee
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
Elected in 1934.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Robert P. Hill
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1937 –
October 29, 1937
Elected in 1936.
Died.
Vacantnowrap October 29, 1937 –
December 10, 1937
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Gomer Griffith Smith
Democraticnowrap December 10, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
Elected to finish Hill's term.[9]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Mike Monroney
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951
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.
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John Jarman
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1951 –
January 24, 1975
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.
Republicannowrap January 24, 1975 –
January 3, 1977
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Mickey Edwards
Republicannowrap January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
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
RepublicanJanuary 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2007
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
2003–2013
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Mary Fallin
Republicannowrap January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to take office as Governor of Oklahoma.

James Lankford
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
2013–2023
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Steve Russell
Republicannowrap January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.
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Kendra Horn
Democraticnowrap January 3, 2019 –
January 3, 2021
Elected in 2018.
Lost re-election.

Stephanie Bice
RepublicanJanuary 3, 2021 –
present
Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present

Recent election results

2022

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oklahoma - Congressional District 5 - Representative James Lankford . 2024-06-02.
  2. Web site: My Congressional District.
  3. Web site: 2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List. 2023-01-10. Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022 . en.
  4. News: Congressman leaves Democratic Party . 9 . United Press International . Lodi News-Sentinel . January 24, 1975 .
  5. Web site: Representing US: 2020 Voter Profiles. 2020-10-22. APM Research Lab. en-US.
  6. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district. Daily Kos.
  7. Web site: OK Governor.
  8. Web site: Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012.
  9. Web site: Bioguide Search.