House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole of Oklahoma Beats Self-Financing Primary Challenger
Full results for the five seats in the state's delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Democratic and Republican primaries occurred today in Oklahoma to select candidates for the November general election. That included the races for all 5 seats in the state’s delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives for regular two-year terms.
For the 118th Congress (which runs from January 2023 to January 2025), Oklahoma is served by 5 Republicans and 0 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. All five incumbents ran for re-nomination today. A candidate must achieve a 50%+1 majority to receive their party’s nomination. Otherwise, the top two finishers will advance to an August 27 runoff.
For the 1st District:
Dennis Baker won the Democratic primary with 59.2% against Evelyn Rodgers with 40.8%. 14,381 votes counted.
Incumbent Kevin Hern won the Republican primary with 87.0% against Paul Royse with 13.0%. 34,727 votes counted.
For the 2nd District:
Brandon Wade won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Josh Brecheen won the Republican primary unopposed.
For the 3rd District:
No candidate qualified for the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Frank Lucas won the Republican primary with 73.0% against Darren Hamilton with 13.9% and Robin Carder with 13.1%. 50,882 votes counted.
For the 4th District:
Mary Brannon won the Democratic primary with 60.7% against Kody Macaulay with 39.3%. 14,054 votes counted.
Incumbent Tom Cole won the Republican primary with 64.6% against Paul Bondar with 25.8%, Andrew Hayes with 4.1%, Rick Harris with 3.5%, and Nick Hankins with 2.0%. 62,475 votes counted.
For the 5th District:
Madison Horn won the Democratic primary unopposed.
Incumbent Stephanie Bice won the Republican primary unopposed.
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be contested in the 2024 general election happening on Tuesday, November 5. The outcome will determine political control of the lower legislative chamber in the U.S. Congress.