# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oklahoma, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections, including the Governor of Oklahoma and both of Oklahoma's United States Senate seats. Primary elections were held on June 24, 2014. Primary runoffs were held on August 26, 2014, in contests where no candidate won more than 50% of the vote.

## Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 110,925 | 70.03% | 38,964 | 24.60% | 8,518 | 5.38% | 158,407 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 3 | 133,335 | 78.62% | 36,270 | 21.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 169,605 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 117,721 | 70.80% | 40,998 | 24.66% | 7,549 | 4.54% | 166,268 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 95,632 | 60.10% | 57,790 | 36.32% | 5,711 | 3.59% | 159,133 | 100.00% | Republican hold |
| Total | 457,613 | 70.04% | 174,022 | 26.63% | 21,778 | 3.33% | 653,413 | 100.00% | |
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## District 1

The 1st district is located in the Tulsa metropolitan area and includes Creek, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties. Incumbent Republican Jim Bridenstine, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 64% of the vote in 2012 having defeated incumbent Republican John Sullivan in the Republican primary with 54% of the vote. The district had a PVI of R+18.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jim Bridenstine, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Declined

* Kathy Taylor, former Mayor of Tulsa

### General Election

Bridenstine ran unopposed for re-election.

#### Results

Oklahoma's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Bridenstine (incumbent) | Unopposed | N/a |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | N/a |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

The 2nd district is located in Green Country and Kiamichi Country and includes the city of Muskogee and numerous sparsely populated counties. Incumbent Republican Markwayne Mullin, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was elected with 57% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent Dan Boren. The district had a PVI of R+20.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Markwayne Mullin, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Darrell Robertson, farmer

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) | 26,245 | 79.7 |
| | Republican | Darrell Robertson | 6,673 | 20.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,918 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Earl E. Everett, candidate for this seat in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Joshua Harris-Till

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Earl E. Everett | 33,119 | 62.6 |
| | Democratic | Joshua Harris-Till | 19,813 | 37.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,932 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Markwayne Mullin (incumbent) | 110,925 | 70.0 |
| | Democratic | Earl Everett | 38,964 | 24.6 |
| | Independent | Jon Douthitt | 8,518 | 5.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,407 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 3

The 3rd district is located in Western Oklahoma. The largest district in Oklahoma and one of the largest in the country, it includes the Oklahoma Panhandle, Ponca City and the city of Stillwater as well as the Osage Nation. Incumbent Republican Frank Lucas, who had represented the district since 2003 and previously represented the 6th district from 1994 to 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+26.

### Republican primary

The Club for Growth announced that they intended to support a Republican challenger to Lucas in the primary election, calling him a "Republican In Name Only".

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Frank Lucas, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Robert Hubbard, businessman and candidate for Governor in 2010
* Timothy Ray Murray, businessman and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2012

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Lucas (incumbent) | 54,847 | 82.8 |
| | Republican | Robert Hubbard | 7,925 | 12.0 |
| | Republican | Timothy Ray Murray | 3,449 | 5.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,221 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Frankie Robbins, engineer and United States Forest Service employee, candidate for this seat in 2012 and the nominee for the seat in 2008 and 2010

### General election
#### Results

Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Frank Lucas (incumbent) | 133,335 | 78.6 |
| | Democratic | Frankie Robbins | 36,270 | 21.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 169,605 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

The 4th district is located in South Central Oklahoma and includes Canadian, Comanche and Cleveland counties as well as numerous other sparsely populated counties. Incumbent Republican Tom Cole, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+19.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Tom Cole, incumbent U.S. Representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Anna Flatt, chair of the Carter County Republican Party

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Cole (incumbent) | 40,790 | 84.4 |
| | Republican | Anna Flatt | 7,511 | 15.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,301 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Bert Smith, retired teacher and retired United States Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, nominee for the 5th district in 2004, candidate for the 5th district in 2006 and 2008 and candidate for this seat in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Tae Si, software engineer

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bert Smith | 24,268 | 81.6 |
| | Democratic | Tae Si | 5,485 | 18.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,753 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Results

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Tom Cole (incumbent) | 117,721 | 70.8 |
| | Democratic | Bert Smith | 40,998 | 24.7 |
| | Independent | Dennis Johnson | 7,549 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 166,268 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 5

The 5th district is located in Central Oklahoma and includes Oklahoma, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. The incumbent is Republican James Lankford, who had represented the district since 2011, did not run for re-election. He instead ran in the special election to replace retiring Republican U.S. Senator Tom Coburn. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+12.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steve Russell, former state senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Patrice Douglas, chairman of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and former mayor of Edmond
* Shane Jett, former state representative
* Clark Jolley, state senator
* Harvey Sparks, minister and former aide to U.S. Representative Jim Bridenstine
* Mike Turner, state representative

##### Withdrew

* James Lankford, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)

##### Declined

* Mick Cornett, Mayor of Oklahoma City
* David Holt, state senator
* Tom Newell, state representative

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Patrice Douglas | Shane Jett | Clark Jolley | Steve Russell | Harvey Sparks | Mike Turner | Undecided |
| SoonerPoll | June 19–21, 2014 | 334 | ± 5.36% | 23 | 6% | 12% | 19% | 5% | 13% | 22% |
| SoonerPoll | May 5–10, 2014 | 671 | ± 3.77% | 12% | 5% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 11% | 49% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Russell | 14,604 | 26.6 |
| | Republican | Patrice Douglas | 13,445 | 24.5 |
| | Republican | Clark Jolley | 9,232 | 16.8 |
| | Republican | Mike Turner | 7,760 | 14.1 |
| | Republican | Shane Jett | 7,022 | 12.8 |
| | Republican | Harvey Sparks | 2,898 | 5.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,961 | 100.0 |

#### Runoff

Republican primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Russell | 19,374 | 59.3 |
| | Republican | Patrice Douglas | 13,319 | 40.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,693 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Al McAffrey, state senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Tom Guild, University of Central Oklahoma professor and nominee for this seat 2010 and 2012
* Leona Leonard, chair of the Seminole County Democratic Party

##### Withdrew

* Keith Davenport, minister
* Scott Inman, Minority Leader of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (running for re-election)
* Marilyn Rainwater, pastor, retired child welfare worker and nominee for the state house in 2012 (running for the state senate)

##### Declined

* Anastasia Pittman, state representative (running for the state senate)
* Jim Roth, former Corporation Commissioner

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tom Guild | Leona Leonard | Al McAffrey | Undecided |
| SoonerPoll | June 19–21, 2014 | 279 | ± 5.86% | 21% | 9% | 16% | 54% |
| SoonerPoll | May 5–10, 2014 | 674 | ± 3.76% | 11% | 8% | 16% | 65% |

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Tom Guild | 11,603 | 42.1 |
| | Democratic | Al McAffrey | 8,507 | 30.9 |
| | Democratic | Leona Leonard | 7,431 | 27.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,541 | 100.0 |

#### Runoff

Democratic primary runoff results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Al McAffrey | 10,417 | 54.2 |
| | Democratic | Tom Guild | 8,793 | 45.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,210 | 100.0 |

### Independent
#### Candidates
##### Declared

* Tom Boggs, resident of Thailand
* Robert T. Murphy, Libertarian and perennial candidate
* Buddy Ray

### General election
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve Russell (R) | Al McAffrey (D) | Robert Murphy (I) | Buddy Ray (I) | Undecided |
| News 9/SoonerPoll | October 28, 2014 | 762 (LV) | 3.54% | 55% | 31% | – | – | 11% |
| News 9/SoonerPoll | August 28–30, 2014 | 334 (LV) | 5.36% | 52% | 30% | 2% | 2% | 14% |

#### Results

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Russell | 95,632 | 60.1 |
| | Democratic | Al McAffrey | 57,790 | 36.3 |
| | Independent | Robert T. Murphy | 2,176 | 1.4 |
| | Independent | Tom Boggs | 2,065 | 1.3 |
| | Independent | Buddy Ray | 1,470 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,133 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |