Oklahoma's 4th congressional district is located in south-central

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and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 14 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern

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. The district is currently represented by Republican

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Geography

The district borders Texas along the Red River to the south. To the north, the district includes a very small square-shaped portion of south-central Oklahoma County (enough to capture the city of Midwest City) and then

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, McClain, Grady, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc,

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, Tillman,

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, Stephens, Jefferson, Carter, and

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counties.

History

As with the rest of the state, the district gives GOP candidates wide margins -

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received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004, and

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received 66% of the vote in 2008.

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received 67% in 2012, and

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received 66% and 65% in 2016 and 2020, respectively. The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born., (accessed June 1, 2010).

Recent election results from statewide races

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST40/CD118_OK04.pdf
/ref> Carter County (9) : All 9 communities Cleveland County (8) : All 8 communities Comanche County (14) : All 14 communities Cotton County (4) : All 4 communities Garvin County (11) : All 11 communities Grady County (13) : All 13 communities Jefferson County (8) : All 8 communities Love County (3) : All 3 communities McClain County (11) : All 11 communities Murray County (4) : All 4 communities Oklahoma County (4) : Del City, Midwest City (part; also 5th),

(part; also 3rd and 5th; shared with

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, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties) Pontotoc County (11) : All 11 communities Stephens County (10) : All 10 communities Tillman County (8) : All 8 communities

List of members representing the district

Recent electoral history

* In 2010, no Democrat or independent candidate filed to run in the district. The results printed here are from the Republican primary, where the election was decided.

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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