Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district
Oklahoma's 4th congressional district
	Oklahoma's 4th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Tom Cole; R–Moore
Distribution	63.29% urban; 36.71% rural;
Population (2010)	785,424
Median household; income	35,510
Ethnicity	79.7% White; 6.7% Black; 5.7% Native American; 4.8% Hispanic; 1.7% Asian; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+18

Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 15 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern Oklahoma City.

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Cole.

As with the rest of the state, the district gives G.O.P. candidates wide margins - George W. Bush received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004 and John McCain received 66% of the vote in 2008.

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 Cleveland, McClain, Grady, Garvin, Pontotoc, Comanche, Tillman, Cotton, Stephens, Jefferson, Carter, Love, and Marshall counties.

Demographics

The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born.^[2]

Recent results from statewide elections

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 61% - 39%
2004	President	Bush 67% - 33%
2008	President	McCain 66% - 34%

List of representatives

Name	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created		November 16, 1907
Charles D. Carter	Democratic	November 16, 1907 – March 4, 1915	First elected in 1907. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
William H. Murray	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected here in 1914. Lost renomination.
Tom D. McKeown	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1921	First elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Joseph C. Pringey	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Tom D. McKeown	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	Again elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination.
Percy Lee Gassaway	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	Elected in 1934. Lost renomination.
Lyle Boren	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947	First elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination.
Glen D. Johnson	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	First elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Tom Steed	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981	First elected in 1948. Re-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. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
Dave McCurdy	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995	First elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
J. C. Watts	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	First elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
Tom Cole	Republican	January 3, 2003 – present	First elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014.

Recent electoral history

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district: Results 1994 – 2014^[3]
Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct	3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct	4th Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1994	David Perryman	67,237	43%	√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	80,251	52%	Bill Tiffee	Independent	7,913	5%
1996	Ed Crocker	73,950	40%	√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	106,923	58%	Robert Murphy	Libertarian	4,500	2%
1998	Ben Odom	52,107	38%	√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	83,272	62%
2000	Larry Weatherford	54,808	31%	√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	114,000	65%	Susan Ducey	Reform	4,897	3%	Keith B. Johnson	Libertarian	1,979	1%
2002	Darryl Roberts	91,322	46.17%	√ Tom Cole	106,452	53.83%
2004	(no candidate)			√ Tom Cole	198,985	77.77%	Charlene K. Bradshaw	Independent	56,869	22.23%
2006	Hal Spake	64,775	35.39%	√ Tom Cole	118,266	64.61%
2008	Blake Cummings	79,674	29.21%	√ Tom Cole	180,080	66.02%	David E. Joyce	Independent	13,027	4.78%
2010*	(no candidate)			√ Tom Cole	32,589	77.26%	RJ Harris	Republican	9,593	22.74%
2012	Donna Marie Bebo	71,155	27.60%	√ Tom Cole	176,561	67.89%	RJ Harris	Independent	11,725	4.51%
2014	Bert Smith	40,998	24.66%	√ Tom Cole	117,721	70.80%	Dennis B. Johnson	Independent	7,549	4.54%

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.

Historical district boundaries

References

^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ District Demographics, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).
^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authors= (help)
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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[Cook-1] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[tmc-2] District Demographics, That's My Congress (accessed June 1, 2010).

[clerkresults-3] "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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