Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district
Oklahoma's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative	Steve Russell (R)
Distribution	87.53% urban 12.47% rural
Population (2000)	690,131
Median income	33,893
Ethnicity	70.9% White 13.7% Black 2.6% Asian 8.3% Hispanic 4.7% Native American 0.6% other
Occupation	% Blue-collar % White-collar % Gray-collar
Cook PVI	R+13[1]

Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Oklahoma, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st District. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahoma County (except a small sliver located in the 4th District) and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties.

Principal cities in the district include Oklahoma City (the state capital), Edmond, Shawnee, and Seminole.

The district is currently represented by Republican Steve Russell.

History

The district has been held by a Republican since January 23, 1975, when Democrat John Jarman changed political parties.^[2] Before Jarman, the seat had leaned Democratic since 1931.

George W. Bush received 64 percent of the vote in this district in 2004.

Republican Mary Fallin won 60 percent of the vote in the 2006 election.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2000 Census, the district is 87.53 percent urban, 26.17 percent non-white, and has a population that is 8.26 percent Latino and 6.76 percent foreign-born.^[4] Only 2.74 percent of adults working in the district commute using public transportation, on a bike or on foot. 8.49 percent of adults aged 25 and older in the district have a Master's, PhD or Professional Degree.^[4]

Recent election results from state-wide races

Year	Office	District winner and results
2000	President	Bush 62% - 38%
2004	President	Bush 64% - 36%
2008	President	McCain 59% - 41%
2012	President	Romney 67% - 33%
2012	President	Romney 67% - 33%
2012	President	Romney 67% - 33%
2016	President	Trump 53% - 40%[5]

List of representatives

Name	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		November 16, 1907
Scott Ferris	Democratic	November 16, 1907 – March 4, 1915	First elected in 1907 Redistricted to the 6th district
Joseph Bryan Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – September 18, 1919	Redistricted from the at-large district Died
Vacant		September 18, 1919 – November 8, 1919
John W. Harreld	Republican	November 8, 1919 – March 4, 1921	First elected in 1919 to finish Thompson's term Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Fletcher B. Swank	Democratic	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1929	First elected in 1920 Re-elected in 1922 Re-elected in 1924 Re-elected in 1926 Lost re-election
Ulysses S. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1931	First elected in 1928 Lost re-election
Fletcher B. Swank	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935	Elected again in 1930 Re-elected in 1932 Lost renomination
Joshua B. Lee	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Elected in 1934 Retired
Robert P. Hill	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – October 29, 1937	Elected in 1936 Died
Vacant		October 29, 1937 – December 10, 1937
Gomer Griffith Smith	Democratic	December 10, 1937 – January 3, 1939	Elected to finish Hill's term[6] Retired
Mike Monroney	Democratic	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951	First elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Re-elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1948 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
John Jarman	Democratic	January 3, 1951 – January 24, 1975	First elected in 1950 Re-elected in 1952 Re-elected in 1954 Re-elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Re-elected in 1964 Re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Re-elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 Switched parties
	Republican	January 24, 1975 – January 3, 1977	Retired
Mickey Edwards	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	First elected in 1976 Re-elected in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 First elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Lost renomination
Ernest Istook	Republican	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2007	First elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 First elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 First elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Retired to run for Governor
Mary Fallin	Republican	January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011	First elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Retired to run for Governor
James Lankford	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2015	First elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Steve Russell	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Oklahoma's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
2. "Congressman leaves Democratic Party". Lodi News-Sentinel. Google News Archives. United Press International. January 24, 1975. p. 9.
3. "2006 General Election Results" Archived June 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Oklahoma Election Board (accessed March 15, 2010)
4. Rep. Mary Fallin: District Demographics, That's My Congress (accessed May 11, 2010).
5. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/16/1600382/-Democrats-get-crushed-in-the-Sooner-State-but-Oklahoma-City-is-trending-bluer
6. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000543

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 35°24′N 97°12′W / 35.4°N 97.2°W