2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

Overview

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

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

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

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

• Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate}}

Predictions

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

• Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate}}

Predictions

Results

References

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