The 2006 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 7, 2006, to determine who would represent the state of Oklahoma in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 109th Congress from January 4, 2007, until January 3, 2009.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2006PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 518,025 57.23% 4 — Democratic 372,888 41.19% 1 — Independents 14,281 1.58% 0 — Totals 905,194 100.00% 5 —
District 1
Seeking a fourth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman John Sullivan faced no difficulty against Democratic nominee Alan Gentges and independent Bill Wortman in this staunchly conservative district based in the Tulsa metropolitan area.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
John A. Sullivan, incumbent U.S. representative.
Eliminated in primary
Evelyn Rogers, librarian and perennial candidate. Fran Moghaddam, entrepreneur.
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Alan Gentges, attorney.
Independent and third-party candidates
Independents
Declared
Bill Wortman, mechanical engineer.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006
Results
District 2
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Dan Boren, the son of former Governor and U.S. Senator David Boren, easily dispatched with his Republican opponent, Patrick Miller, in this district based in eastern Oklahoma, or "Little Dixie." This district, strongly conservative at the national level, tends to favor Democrats at the local level.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Patrick K. Miller, perennial candidate.
Eliminated in primary
Raymond J. Wickson, journalist with Tulsa World.
Primary results
Democratic primary
Nominee
Dan Boren, incumbent U.S. representative.
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006
Results
District 3
Incumbent Republican Congressman Frank Lucas sought and won an eighth term in Congress from this district, the most conservative district in Oklahoma and the eleventh-most conservative district nationwide.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. representative.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Sue Barton, non-profit administrator.
Eliminated in primary
John Coffee Harris, attorney. Gregory M. Wilson, Carney, Oklahoma police and fire chief.
Primary results
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006
Results
District 4
In this conservative district, based in south-central Oklahoma, incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Cole easily defeated Democratic opponent Hal Spake to win a third term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. representative.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Hal Spake, retired foreign service officer.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006
Results
District 5
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernest Istook declined to seek an eighth term in Congress, instead opting to run for Governor, creating an open seat. Mary Fallin, the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, won the Republican primary and was favored to win the general election in this largely conservative district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Though Fallin was victorious on election day, her margin of victory over Democratic opponent David Hunter was the thinnest margin of any member of the Oklahoma congressional delegation.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mary Fallin, Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma.
Eliminated in primary
Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City. Denise Bode, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner. Kevin Calvey, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Fred Morgan, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Johnny B. Roy, physician.
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
David Hunter, physician.
Eliminated in primary
Bert Smith, secondary school math teacher.
Primary results
Independent and third-party candidates
Independents
Matthew Horton Woodson, kayak instructor.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006
Results
References
See also Oklahoma Congressional Districts Politics of Oklahoma Oklahoma Democratic Party Oklahoma Republican Party 2006 United States House of Representatives elections 2006 Oklahoma state elections