2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

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.

For related races, see 2012 United States House of Representatives elections.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 5 Oklahoma seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 1 Seats won 5 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 856,872 410,324 Percentage 64.62% 30.95% Swing 0.88% 3.05%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   40-50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80-90%

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

2012 Oklahoma's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jim Bridenstine John Olson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,084 91,421 Percentage 63.5% 32.0%

Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election John A. Sullivan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine Republican

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Navy combat pilot^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• John Sullivan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Randy Brogdon, state senator^[4]

Endorsements

John Sullivan

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Olson, businessman and Army reservist^[7]

General election

Endorsements

Jim Bridenstine (R)

Organizations

• Gun Owners of America^[8]
• National Right to Life Committee^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[10]

John Olson (D)

Labor unions

• National Education Association

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Bridenstine (R)	John Olson (D)	Craig Allen (I)	Undecided
Cole Hargrave Snodgrass (R-Bridenstine)[11]	August 28–30, 2012	300	±5.6%	50%	21%	6%	23%

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

2012 Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Markwayne Mullin Rob Wallace Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 143,701 96,081 Percentage 57.3% 38.3%

Precinct and county-level results

U.S. Representative before election Dan Boren Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin Republican

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.^[12]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Wallace, former district attorney and assistant U.S. Attorney^[13]

Eliminated in primary

• Earl E. Everett
• Wayne Herriman, businessman^[14]

Withdrawn

• Brad Carson, former U.S. Representative^[15][16]

Declined

• Dan Boren, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Kenneth Corn, former state senator^[17]
• Jim Wilson, state senator^[18]

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

Nominee

• Markwayne Mullin, plumbing company owner

Eliminated in primary

• George Faught, state representative^[19]
• Dustin Rowe, former Tishomingo mayor^[20]
• Wayne Pettigrew, former state representative^[21]
• Dwayne Thompson, pastor
• Dakota Wood, retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel

Declined

• Josh Brecheen, state senator^[17][18]
• Randy Brogdon, state senator^[4]
• Tad Jones, former state representative^[17][18]
• Charles Thompson, veterinarian and nominee for this seat in 2010^[22]

Endorsements

George Faught

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[23]

Dakota Wood

Organizations

• Iraq Veterans for Congress^[24]

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

Endorsements

Rob Wallace (D)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[25]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[26]

Markwayne Mullin (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[27]
• National Right to Life Committee^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[10]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rob Wallace (D)	Markwayne Mullin (R)	Undecided
SoonerPoll[28]	October 25–31, 2012	300	±5.66%	33%	45%	18%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kenneth Corn (D)	George Faught (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling[29]	June 8–10, 2011	1,074	± 3.0%	37%	36%	—	27%

Hypothetical polling

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[30]	Likely R (flip)	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[31]	Safe R (flip)	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[32]	Likely R (flip)	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[33]	Lean R (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times[34]	Safe R (flip)	November 4, 2012
RCP[35]	Likely R (flip)	November 4, 2012
The Hill[36]	Lean R (flip)	November 4, 2012

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

← 2010 2014 →

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Timothy Ray Murray, business consultant^[37]

Eliminated in primary

• 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

General election

Endorsements

Frank Lucas (R)

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[5]
• Campaign for Working Families^[38]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[39]
• National Right to Life Committee^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[10]

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

← 2010 2014 →

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donna Marie Bebo, stay-at-home mom^[40]

Eliminated in primary

• 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

General election

Endorsements

Tom Cole (R)

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[5]
• Campaign for Working Families^[38]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[39]
• National Right to Life Committee^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[10]

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

← 2010 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, sort the Democratic nomination to challenge Lankford.^[41] 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Lankford, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Guild, former political science professor at the University of Central Oklahoma and candidate for this seat in 2010

General election

Endorsements

James Lankford (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[38]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[39]
• National Right to Life Committee^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[10]

Results

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2012^[42]

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

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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
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation