The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the five

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of Oklahoma, one from each of the state's five

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. The elections coincided with the

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to the

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Overview

District 1

The 1st district was located in the Tulsa metropolitan area and included Creek,

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, Wagoner and

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counties. The incumbent Republican Kevin Hern, was elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2018. Hern won reelection with 63.7% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Kevin Hern, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Kojo Asamoa-Caesar, entrepreneur

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mark A. Keeter, businessman

Endorsements

Primary results

Independents

Candidates

Declared

* Evelyn L. Rogers, perennial candidate

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 2

The 2nd district encompassed

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including Choctaw Country, Muskogee and Tahlequah. The incumbent was Republican

Markwayne Mullin Mark Wayne "Markwayne" Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American businessman, former professional mixed martial arts fighter, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Oklahoma since 2023. A member of the Republican Party ...

, who was re-elected with 65.0% of the vote in 2018. Mullin was reelected with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *

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, state senator *Rhonda Hopkins, 2016 Republican candidate for District 86 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Danyell Lanier, project analyst

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

*Richie Castaldo, Libertarian nominee for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district in

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General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompassed

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, taking in the Oklahoma Panhandle,

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, Stillwater, as well as the Osage Nation. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was re-elected with 73.9% of the vote in 2018. Lucas was reelected with 78.5% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Frank D. Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Withdrew

= *Joshua Jantz

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Zoe Midyett, rancher

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

The 4th district was located in

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and took in parts of the

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suburbs, including in

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and

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. The incumbent was Republican

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, who was re-elected with 63.1% of the vote in 2018. Cole was reelected with 67.8% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *James Taylor, teacher and candidate for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in

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and

*Trevor Sipes, businessman *Gilbert O. Sanders, mental health professional

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Mary Brannon, retired educator and nominee for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in

=Eliminated in primary

= *John D. Argo, metalworker *David R. Slemmons, retired librarian

Withdrew

*Wyndi Brown, activist and entrepreneur *Wesley Forbes, energy program assistant

Primary results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

*Bob White, Libertarian nominee for Oklahoma's 4th congressional district in

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

The 5th district was based in

and its surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat

Kendra Horn Kendra Suzanne Horn (born June 9, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district included almost all ...

, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2018. Horn lost reelection to

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challenger

Stephanie Bice Stephanie Irene Bice (née Asady; born November 11, 1973) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she is the first Iranian American to ...

who received 52.1% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Tom Guild, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, Assistant Majority Floor Leader of the Oklahoma State Senate

=Eliminated in runoff

= *

Terry Neese Terry Neese (born December 1, 1947) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was the first woman nominated by a major political party for the seat of Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 1990 and a candidate for Oklahoma's 5th congression ...

, entrepreneur and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1990

=Eliminated in primary

= *Michael Ballard, veteran * Janet Barresi, former

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*David Hill, businessman *Shelli Landon, singer * Jake A. Merrick, businessman and former

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professor of philosophy and theology *Charles Tuffy Pringle, real estate broker *Miles Rahimi, U.S. Navy veteran and community organizer

=Withdrew

= *Dan Belcher, entrepreneur *David Greene, former horse stall cleaner *Merideth VanSant, businesswoman

=Declined

= *

Kevin Calvey Kevin Calvey (born July 13, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who has served as an Oklahoma County Commissioner for District 3 since 2019. He previously served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as the member for the 94th distr ...

Oklahoma County Oklahoma County is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,633, making it the most populous county in Oklahoma. The county seat is Oklahoma City, the state capital and largest ci ...

commissioner *

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, former mayor of

and candidate for

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*Carol Hefner, Donald Trump's 2016 Oklahoma campaign manager *Bob Mills, businessman & co-chair for Donald Trump's 2016 Campaign in Oklahoma * Steve Russell, former U.S. Representative * Greg Treat, president pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate

Endorsements

Primary results

Runoff results

General election

Predictions

Polling

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Results

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Kojo Asamoa-Caesar (D) for Congress

Kevin Hern (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Richie Castaldo (L) for Congress

Markwayne Mullin (R) for Congress

Danyell Lanier (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Frank Lucas (R) for Congress

Zoe Midyett (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Mary Brannon (D) for Congress

Tom Cole (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
Stephanie Bice (R) for Congress

Kendra Horn (D) for Congress
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