United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2006

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

See also: Oklahoma's 1st congressional district

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.

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

District 2

See also: Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district

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.

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Dan Boren (inc.)	122,347	72.74%
	Republican	Patrick K. Miller	45,861	27.26%
Totals			168,208	100.00%
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district

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.

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Frank Lucas (inc.)	128,042	67.46%
	Democratic	Sue Barton	61,749	32.54%
Totals			189,791	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

In this conservative district, based in south-central Oklahoma, incumbent Republican Congressman easily defeated Democratic opponent Hal Spake to win a third term.

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Tom Cole (inc.)	118,266	64.61%
	Democratic	Hal Spake	64,775	35.39%
Totals			183,041	100.00%
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman 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.

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

References

1. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#36

See also

• Oklahoma Congressional Districts
• Politics of Oklahoma
• Oklahoma Democratic Party
• Oklahoma Republican Party
• United States House elections, 2006
• Oklahoma state elections, 2006