2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

2012 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election
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	Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election; Dan Boren; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Markwayne Mullin; Republican

2012 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	Precinct and county-level results
U.S. Representative before election; John A. Sullivan; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Jim Bridenstine; Republican

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Republican hold Republican gain

The 2012 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 6, 2012, 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 2010 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 3, 2013, until January 3, 2015.

Redistricting[]

A redistricting bill which made only minor alterations to the state's congressional districts was signed into law by Governor Mary Fallin on May 10, 2011. The new map was approved by every member of the congressional delegation.^[1]

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2012^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	856,872	64.62	4	5	+1
	Democratic	410,324	30.95	1	0	-1
	Independent	48,169	3.63	0	0	0
	Modern Whig	5,394	0.41	0	0	0
	Libertarian	5,176	0.39	0	0	0
Totals		1,325,935	100.00%	5	5	±0
Voter turnout

District 1[]

In redistricting, parts of Rogers County, including suburbs east of Tulsa, were moved from the 1st district to the 2nd.^[1] Republican John Sullivan, who has represented the 1st district since 2002, will seek re-election.

John Olson, a businessman and Army reservist, won the Democratic nomination unopposed.^[3]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

John Sullivan, incumbent
Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Navy combat pilot^[4]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Bridenstine	28,055	53.8
	Republican	John Sullivan (incumbent)	24,058	46.2
Total votes			52,113	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, 2012^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Bridenstine	181,084	63.5
	Democratic	John Olson	91,421	32.0
	Independent	Craig Allen	12,807	4.5
Total votes			285,312	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

In redistricting, the 2nd district acquired conservative parts of Rogers County and Democratic-leaning parts of Marshall County.^[1] Democrat Dan Boren, who represented the 2nd district since 2005, did not seek re-election.^[6]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Wayne Herriman, businessman^[7]
Earl E. Everett
Rob Wallace, former district attorney and assistant U.S. Attorney^[8]

Results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Wallace	31,793	46.1
	Democratic	Wayne Herriman	28,632	41.6
	Democratic	Earl E. Everett	8,484	12.3
Total votes			68,909	100.0

Runoff results[]

Democratic primary runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Wallace	25,105	57.0
	Democratic	Wayne Herriman	18,926	43.0
Total votes			44,031	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

George Faught, state representative^[9]
Markwayne Mullin, plumbing company owner
Dustin Rowe, former Tishomingo mayor^[10]
Wayne Pettigrew, former state representative^[11]
Dwayne Thompson, pastor
Dakota Wood, retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

Results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Markwayne Mullin	12,008	42.4
	Republican	George Faught	6,582	23.2
	Republican	Dakota Wood	3,479	12.3
	Republican	Dustin Rowe	2,871	10.1
	Republican	Wayne Pettigrew	2,479	8.8
	Republican	Dwayne Thompson	901	3.2
Total votes			28,320	100.0

Runoff results[]

Republican primary runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Markwayne Mullin	12,059	56.8
	Republican	George Faught	9,167	43.2
Total votes			21,226	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Markwayne Mullin	143,701	57.3
	Democratic	Rob Wallace	96,081	38.3
	Independent	Michael G. Fulks	10,830	4.3
Total votes			250,612	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3[]

2012 Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Frank Lucas	Timothy Ray Murray
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	201,744	53,472
Percentage	75.3%%	20.0%

Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

Frank Lucas
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank Lucas
Republican

In redistricting, the 3rd district expanded to include parts of Canadian County and Creek County.^[1] Republican Frank Lucas has represented the 3rd district since 1994.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Timothy Ray Murray, business consultant^[12]
Frankie Robbins

Results[]

Democratic Primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Ray Murray	9,252	52.3
	Democratic	Frankie Robbins	8,429	47.7
Total votes			17,681	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Frank Lucas, incumbent
William Craig Stump

Results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Lucas (incumbent)	33,454	88.2
	Republican	William Craig Stump	4,492	11.8
Total votes			37,946	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Lucas (incumbent)	201,744	75.3
	Democratic	Timothy Ray Murray	53,472	20.0
	Independent	William M. Sanders	12,787	4.8
Total votes			268,003	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4[]

2012 Oklahoma's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee	Tom Cole	Donna Marie Bebo
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	176,740	71,846
Percentage	67.9%	27.6%

Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

Tom Cole
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Tom Cole
Republican

Over the decade leading up to the 2010 Census, the 4th district had grown in population more than any other district in Oklahoma. As a result, parts of Canadian County, Cleveland County and Marshall County were moved out of the 4th district in redistricting.^[1] Republican Tom Cole has represented the 4th district since 2003.

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Donna Marie Bebo, stay-at-home mom^[13]
Bert Smith

Results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donna Marie Bebo	11,935	58.3
	Democratic	Bert Smith	8,532	41.7
Total votes			20,467	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Tom Cole, incumbent
Gary D. Caissie

Results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Cole (incumbent)	22,840	87.7
	Republican	Gary D. Caissie	3,195	12.3
Total votes			26,035	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, 2012^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Cole (incumbent)	176,740	67.9
	Democratic	Donna Marie Bebo	71,846	27.6
	Independent	RJ Harris	11,745	4.5
Total votes			260,331	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[]

2012 Oklahoma's 5th congressional district election

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2014 →


Nominee	James Lankford	Tom Guild
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	153,603	97,504
Percentage	58.7%	37.3%

Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election

James Lankford
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

James Lankford
Republican

Republican James Lankford, who has represented the 5th district since January 2011, is running for re-election.^[1] Tom Guild, a former political science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma and unsuccessful Democratic primary candidate for the 5th district in 2010, is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Lankford.^[14] There was no primary for either party as both Lankford and Guild ran unopposed for the Republican and Democratic nomination respectively and faced Modern Whig Party candidate Pat Martin and Libertarian Robert T. Murphy in the general election, both of whom were under the Independent label.

General election[]

Results[]

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2012^[2]^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Lankford (incumbent)	153,603	58.7
	Democratic	Tom Guild	97,504	37.3
	Independent	Pat Martin	5,394	2.1
	Independent	Robert T. Murphy	5,176	2.0
Total votes			261,677	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Toeplitz, Shira (June 8, 2011). "Race Ratings: Boren's Exit Makes for Tossup". Roll Call. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election".
^ Krehbiel, Randy (January 24, 2012). "Tulsa businessman John Olson plans congressional run to replace Sullivan". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
^ "GOP Navy vet to challenge Sullivan in 1st District". Houston Chronicle. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
^ www.news9.com (June 27, 2012). "Election Results". Retrieved August 19, 2012.
^ Juozapavicius, Justin; Jackson, Henry C. (June 7, 2011). "Dan Boren Retiring: Oklahoma Congressman Won't Seek Another Term". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^ Smoot, D.E. (September 23, 2011). "Herriman to run for Congress". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
^ Catanese, David (October 11, 2011). "Dem prosecutor announces for Boren seat". Politico. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
^ "Muskogee State Lawmaker To Run For Dan Boren's Seat". NewsOn6.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
^ Beaty, James (September 14, 2011). "Candidates continue race for US Congress". McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
^ Hulstine, Russell (September 6, 2011). "Markwayne Mullin Announces Candidacy For 2nd Congressional Seat". NewsOn6.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ "Tim Murray Announces for Oklahoma 3rd District Congressional District". Oklahoma Democratic 3rd Congressional District. February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
^ Hopper, Toni (February 1, 2012). "Fletcher woman seeks Cole's seat". Duncan Banner. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
^ Coburn, James (November 8, 2011). "Guild ready to run for Congress". Edmond Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
^ https://www.ok.gov/elections/support/12gen_seb.html

External links[]

Oklahoma State Election Board
United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Oklahoma U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Oklahoma from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

[rc-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Toeplitz, Shira (June 8, 2011). "Race Ratings: Boren's Exit Makes for Tossup". Roll Call. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[OSS-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Oklahoma Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election".

[3] Krehbiel, Randy (January 24, 2012). "Tulsa businessman John Olson plans congressional run to replace Sullivan". Tulsa World. Retrieved January 25, 2012.

[4] "GOP Navy vet to challenge Sullivan in 1st District". Houston Chronicle. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

[5] www.news9.com (June 27, 2012). "Election Results". Retrieved August 19, 2012.

[6] Juozapavicius, Justin; Jackson, Henry C. (June 7, 2011). "Dan Boren Retiring: Oklahoma Congressman Won't Seek Another Term". The Huffington Post. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

[7] Smoot, D.E. (September 23, 2011). "Herriman to run for Congress". Muskogee Phoenix. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

[8] Catanese, David (October 11, 2011). "Dem prosecutor announces for Boren seat". Politico. Retrieved October 11, 2011.

[9] "Muskogee State Lawmaker To Run For Dan Boren's Seat". NewsOn6.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011.

[10] Beaty, James (September 14, 2011). "Candidates continue race for US Congress". McAlester News-Capital. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

[11] Hulstine, Russell (September 6, 2011). "Markwayne Mullin Announces Candidacy For 2nd Congressional Seat". NewsOn6.com. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[12] "Tim Murray Announces for Oklahoma 3rd District Congressional District". Oklahoma Democratic 3rd Congressional District. February 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

[13] Hopper, Toni (February 1, 2012). "Fletcher woman seeks Cole's seat". Duncan Banner. Retrieved March 28, 2012.

[14] Coburn, James (November 8, 2011). "Guild ready to run for Congress". Edmond Sun. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

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