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The 2006 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who would represent the state of
Seeking a fourth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman John Sullivan faced no difficulty against Democratic nominee Alan Gentges and independent Bill Wortman in this staunchly conservative district based in the Tulsa metropolitan area.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Incumbent Republican Congressman
In this conservative district, based in south-central
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
in the United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census
The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 ce ...
. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 110th Congress
The 110th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, between January 3, 2007, and January 3, 2009, during the last two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. It was composed of ...
from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.
Overview
District 1
Seeking a fourth term in Congress, incumbent Republican Congressman John Sullivan faced no difficulty against Democratic nominee Alan Gentges and independent Bill Wortman in this staunchly conservative district based in the Tulsa metropolitan area.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * John A. Sullivan, incumbent U.S. representative.= Eliminated in primary
= * Evelyn L. Rogers, librarian and perennial candidate. * Fran Moghaddam, entrepreneur.Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Alan Gentges, attorney.Independent and third-party candidates
Independents
= Declared
= * Bill Wortman, mechanical engineer.General election
Results
District 2
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Dan Boren
David Daniel Boren (born August 2, 1973) is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, based in Oklahoma. He is a retired American politician, who served as the U.S. Representative for from 2005 to 2013. The district included most of th ...
, the son of former Governor and U.S. Senator David Boren, easily dispatched with his Republican opponent, Patrick Miller, in this district based in eastern Oklahoma, or " Little Dixie." This district, strongly conservative at the national level, tends to favor Democrats at the local level.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Patrick K. Miller, perennial candidate.= Eliminated in primary
= * Raymond J. Wickson, journalist with Tulsa World.Primary results
Democratic primary
Nominee
*Dan Boren
David Daniel Boren (born August 2, 1973) is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, based in Oklahoma. He is a retired American politician, who served as the U.S. Representative for from 2005 to 2013. The district included most of th ...
, incumbent U.S. representative.
General election
Results
District 3
Incumbent Republican Congressman Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly ...
sought and won an eighth term in Congress from this district, the most conservative district in Oklahoma and the eleventh-most conservative district nationwide.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= *Frank Lucas
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug trafficker who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly ...
, incumbent U.S. representative.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Sue Barton, non-profit administrator.= Eliminated in primary
= * John Coffee Harris, attorney. * Gregory M. Wilson, Carney, Oklahoma police and fire chief.Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
In this conservative district, based in south-central Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Cole easily defeated Democratic opponent Hal Spake to win a third term.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. representative.Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Hal Spake, retired foreign service officer.General election
Results
District 5
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernest Istook
Ernest James "Ernie" Istook Jr. (born February 11, 1950) is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressi ...
declined to seek an eighth term in Congress, instead opting to run for Governor, creating an open seat. Mary Fallin, the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the lieutenant governor becomes the new governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resi ...
, won the Republican primary and was favored to win the general election in this largely conservative district based in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area
The Oklahoma City metropolitan area is an urban region in the Southern United States. It is the largest metropolitan area in the state of Oklahoma and contains the state capital and principal city, Oklahoma City. It is often known as the Okla ...
. Though Fallin was victorious on election day, her margin of victory over Democratic opponent David Hunter was the thinnest margin of any member of the Oklahoma congressional delegation.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * Mary Fallin,Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
The lieutenant governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the lieutenant governor becomes the new governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resi ...
.
= Eliminated in primary
= * Mick Cornett, mayor of Oklahoma City. *Denise Bode
Denise Bode (born 1954, Tulsa, Oklahoma) is a nationally recognized energy policy expert and a former Corporation Commissioner of that state.
Bode since January 2009 has been chief executive officer of the American Wind Energy Association, the ...
, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the U.S state of Oklahoma run by three statewide elected commissioners. Authorized to employ more than 400 employees, it regulates oil and gas drilling, utilities and tele ...
.
* Kevin Calvey, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...
.
* Fred Morgan, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members introduce and vote on bills and resolutions, provide legislative oversight for state agencies, and help to craft the state's b ...
.
* Johnny B. Roy, physician.
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
= * David Hunter, physician.= Eliminated in primary
= * Bert Smith, secondary school math teacher.Primary results
Independent and third-party candidates
Independents
* Matthew Horton Woodson, kayak instructor.General election
Results
References
See also
*Oklahoma Congressional Districts
As of the 2010 census, there are five United States congressional districts in Oklahoma. It was one of the states that was able to keep the same number of congressional districts from the previous census (in the past, Oklahoma has had as many as ...
* Politics of Oklahoma
* Oklahoma Democratic Party
The Oklahoma Democratic Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Democratic Party. Along with the Oklahoma Republican Party, it is one of the two major parties in Oklahoma politics.
The party dominated local politics in Oklahoma ...
* Oklahoma Republican Party
* 2006 United States House of Representatives elections
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2006, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats ...
* 2006 Oklahoma state elections
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