Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahoma County (except a small sliver located in the 4th district) and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties.

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district
Oklahoma's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Kendra Horn
D–Oklahoma City
Area2,073.9[1] sq mi (5,371 km2)
Distribution
  • 87.53% urban
  • 12.47% rural
Population (2017)818,162[2]
Median income$50,441[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+10[4]

Principal cities in the district include Oklahoma City (the state capital), Edmond, Shawnee, and Seminole.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Kendra Horn. In 2018, Horn defeated Republican Steve Russell in his second bid for reelection, marking the first time a Democrat had won the seat in 44 years.[5]

History

Prior to the opening of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, the district had been held by a Republican since January 23, 1975, when Democrat John Jarman changed political parties.[6] Before Jarman, the seat had leaned Democratic since 1931.

Donald Trump received 53.2 percent of the vote in this district in 2016.

Kendra Horn received 50.7 percent of the vote in 2018.

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, the district is 87.53 percent urban, 26.17 percent non-white, and has a population that is 8.26 percent Latino and 6.76 percent foreign-born.[7] Only 2.74 percent of adults working in the district commute using public transportation, on a bike or on foot. 8.49 percent of adults aged 25 and older in the district have a Master's, PhD or Professional Degree.[7]

Recent election results from state-wide races

Year Office District winner and results
2000 President Bush 62% - 38%
2004 President Bush 64% - 36%
2008 President McCain 59% - 41%
2012 President Romney 59.2% - 40.8%
2016 President Trump 53.2% - 39.8%[8]

List of members representing the district

Name Party Years Congress Electoral history
District created November 16, 1907

Scott Ferris
Democratic November 16, 1907 –
March 3, 1915
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1907.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

Joseph Bryan Thompson
Democratic March 4, 1915 –
September 18, 1919
64th
65th
66th
Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Died.
Vacant September 18, 1919 –
November 8, 1919

John W. Harreld
Republican November 8, 1919 –
March 3, 1921
66th Elected to finish Thompson's term
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Fletcher B. Swank
Democratic March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929
67th
68th
69th
70th
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost re-election.

Ulysses S. Stone
Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1931
71st Elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Fletcher B. Swank
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
January 3, 1935
72nd
73rd
Elected again in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.

Joshua B. Lee
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
74th Elected in 1934.
Retired.

Robert P. Hill
Democratic January 3, 1937 –
October 29, 1937
75th Elected in 1936.
Died.
Vacant October 29, 1937 –
December 10, 1937

Gomer Griffith Smith
Democratic December 10, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected to finish Hill's term.[9]
Retired.

Mike Monroney
Democratic January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1951
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

John Jarman
Democratic January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1975
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Retired.
Republican January 24, 1975 –
January 3, 1977

Mickey Edwards
Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1993
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Lost renomination.

Ernest Istook
Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2007
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.

Mary Fallin
Republican January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2011
110th
111th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for Governor of Oklahoma.

James Lankford
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2015
112th
113th
Elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.

Steve Russell
Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2019
114th
115th
Elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Lost re-election.

Kendra Horn
Democratic January 3, 2019 –
present
116th Elected in 2018.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

Recent election results

2006

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election, 2006
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

2008

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Fallin (incumbent) 171,925 65.89
Democratic Steven L. Perry 88,996 34.11
Total votes 260,921 100.00
Republican hold

2010

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Lankford 123,236 62.53
Democratic Billy Coyle 68,074 34.53
Independent Clark Duffe 3,067 1.56
Independent Dave White 2,728 1.38
Total votes 197,105 100
Republican hold

2012

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2012[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Lankford (incumbent) 153,603 58.7
Democratic Tom Guild 97,504 37.3
Modern Whig Pat Martin 5,394 2.1
Libertarian Robert T. Murphy 5,176 2.0
Total votes 261,677 100.0
Republican hold


2014

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2014[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell 95,632 60.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 57,790 36.3
Independent Robert T. Murphy 2,176 1.4
Independent Tom Boggs 2,065 1.3
Independent Buddy Ray 1,470 0.9
Total votes 159,133 100.0
Republican hold

2016

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2016 [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Russell (incumbent) 160,184 57.1
Democratic Al McAffrey 103,273 36.8
Libertarian Zachary Knight 17,113 6.1
Total votes 280,570 100.0
Republican hold


2018

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2018[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kendra Horn 121,149 50.7
Republican Steve Russell (incumbent) 117,811 49.3
Total votes 238,960 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
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