2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 4 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 518,025 372,888
Percentage 57.23% 41.19%
Swing Decrease 6.43% Increase 12.89%

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 110th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2006[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
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

Precinct and county-level results

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Evelyn L. Rogers, librarian and perennial candidate.[2]
  • Fran Moghaddam, entrepreneur.[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John A. Sullivan (incumbent) 38,279 83.22%
Republican Evelyn L. Rogers 5,826 12.67%
Republican Fran Moghaddam 1,895 4.12%
Total votes 46,000 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Alan Gentges, attorney.[5]

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

Declared
  • Bill Wortman, mechanical engineer.[5]

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Sullivan (incumbent) 116,920 63.64
Democratic Alan Gentges 56,724 30.87
Independent Bill Wortman 10,085 5.49
Total votes 183,729 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

Precinct and county-level results

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.[6]
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick K. Miller 9,941 72.19%
Republican Raymond J. Wickson 3,829 27.81%
Total votes 13,770 100.0

Democratic primary

Nominee

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Boren (incumbent) 122,347 72.74
Republican Patrick K. Miller 45,861 27.26
Total votes 168,208 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

Precinct and county-level results

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Sue Barton, non-profit administrator.[8]
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sue Barton 24,177 53.42%
Democratic Gregory M. Wilson 11,249 24.85%
Democratic John Coffee Harris 9,833 21.73%
Total votes 45,259 100.0

General election

Results

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Lucas (incumbent) 128,042 67.46
Democratic Sue Barton 61,749 32.54
Total votes 189,791 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

Precinct and county-level results

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.[10]

General election

Endorsements

Hal Spake (D)
Individuals

Results

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Cole (incumbent) 118,266 64.61
Democratic Hal Spake 64,775 35.39
Total votes 183,041 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

Precinct and county-level results

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
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Fallin 16,691 34.57%
Republican Mick Cornett 11,718 24.27%
Republican Denise Bode 9,139 18.93%
Republican Kevin Calvey 4,870 10.09%
Republican Fred Morgan 4,493 9.30%
Republican Johnny B. Roy 1,376 2.85%
Total votes 47,287 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Hunter, physician.[17]
Eliminated in primary
  • Bert Smith, secondary school math teacher.[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Hunter 24,660 63.04%
Democratic Bert Smith 14,455 36.96%
Total votes 39,115 100.0

Independent and third-party candidates

Independents

  • Matthew Horton Woodson, kayak instructor.[19]

General election

Endorsements

David Hunter (D)
Individuals

Results

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Fallin 108,936 60.38
Democratic David Hunter 67,293 37.30
Independent Matthew Horton Woodson 4,196 2.33
Total votes 180,425 100.00
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "General Election November 7, 2006". Oklahoma State Election Board. February 8, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Evelyn Rogers". CAIR Oklahoma. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Voter's Guide". The Daily Oklahoman. July 16, 2006. p. 118. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Primary Election July 25, 2006". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Raymond, Ken (July 22, 2006). "4 challengers, incumbent bid for U.S. House". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ Casteel, Chris (September 26, 2006). "Frequent campaigner challenges lawmaker". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Voter's Guide". The Daily Oklahoman. July 16, 2006. p. 119. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hubbard, Sean (July 20, 2006). "Barton wants to 'bring balance back to Congress'". Sapulpa Daily Herald. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Raymond, Ken (July 22, 2006). "3 Democrats vying to face Lucas in race". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  10. ↑ Casteel, Chris (October 20, 2006). "Incumbents raise campaign funds with ease". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Hal Spake (OK-04) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on November 4, 2006.
  12. ↑ Casteel, Chris (July 20, 2006). "Cornett doesn't let late entry affect view of 5th District race". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 15. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  13. ↑ Womack, Jason (June 5, 2007). "D.C.-bound Bode looks back on commission days". Tulsa World.
  14. ↑ Mock, Jennifer (June 6, 2006). "At home in the House". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ Casteel, Chris (July 13, 2006). "Candidate shifts focus to campaign". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 4. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  16. ↑ Casteel, Chris (July 18, 2006). "Candidate brings health perspective to U.S. House race". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 6. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  17. ↑ Casteel, Chris (October 28, 2006). "Democrat doctor seeks seat to help heal U.S. problems". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 18. Retrieved May 6, 2006.
  18. ↑ "Rite of spring: Filing period draws a crowd". The Daily Oklahoman. June 8, 2006. p. 14. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  19. ↑ Casteel, Chris (November 5, 2006). "Oklahoma races not on national radar". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 6. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Dr. David Hunter (OK-05) | WesPAC". Archived from the original on November 4, 2006.

See also

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