Oklahoma's 6th congressional district
Oklahoma's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in western Oklahoma. Oklahoma gained 3 seats in the 1910 census, but elected the extra seats at-large in 1912. The 6th district was thus created and first used for the 1914 House election (as well as the 7th and 8th districts). Oklahoma has gradually lost seats since the 1910 census, and lost its 6th seat in the 2000 census. Since 2003, most of the territory that was in the final configuration of the 6th District has been in the 3rd district.
List of representatives
Name | Party | Years | Cong ess |
Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District created | March 4, 1915 | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Redistricted from the 5th district. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election. | |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 |
68th 69th |
First elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
First elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination | |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
80th 81st 82nd |
First elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Lost renomination in a redistricting contest. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
83rd 84th |
Redistricted from the 7th district. Re-elected in 1954. Lost renomination. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
85th 86th |
Again elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Lost renomination | |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 |
87th 88th |
Again elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Lost renomination. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. | |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
90th | Elected in 1966. Redistricted to the 4th district after redistricting, and lost re-election there. | |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
91st 92nd 93rd |
First elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election. | |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 7, 1994 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
First elected in 1974. Re-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. Re-elected in 1992. Resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association | |
Vacant | January 7, 1994 – May 10, 1994 | |||
Republican | May 10, 1994 – January 3, 2003 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
First elected to finish English's term. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district | |
District eliminated | January 3, 2003 |
Living former members
As of January 2019, there are two living former members. The most recent representative to die was Jed Johnson Jr. (served 1965–1967) on December 16, 1993. The most recently serving representative to die was John Newbold Camp (served 1969–1975) on September 27, 1987.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
---|---|---|
Glenn English | 1975–1994 | November 30, 1940 |
Frank Lucas | 1994–2003 | January 6, 1960 |
Electoral history
Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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1992 | Glenn English | 134,734 | 68% | Bob Anthony | 64,068 | 32% | ||||||||
1994 | Jeffrey S. Tollett | 45,399 | 30% | Frank D. Lucas | 106,961 | 70% | ||||||||
1996 | Paul M. Barby | 64,173 | 36% | Frank D. Lucas | 113,499 | 64% | ||||||||
1998 | Paul M. Barby | 43,555 | 33% | Frank D. Lucas | 85,261 | 65% | Ralph B. Finkle, Jr. | Independent | 2,455 | 2% | ||||
2000 | Randy Beutler | 63,106 | 39% | Frank D. Lucas | 95,635 | 59% | Joseph V. Cristiano | Libertarian | 2,435 | 2% |
References
- "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present