The 2006 congressional elections in Oklahoma were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who would represent the
state of
Oklahoma in the
United States House of Representatives. Oklahoma has five seats in the House, apportioned according to the
2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the
110th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2006[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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman
Dan Boren, 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.
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Frank Lucas sought and won an eighth term in Congress from this district, the most conservative district in Oklahoma and the eleventh-most conservative district nationwide.
In this conservative district, based in south-central
Oklahoma, incumbent Republican Congressman
Tom Cole easily defeated Democratic opponent Hal Spake to win a third term.
Incumbent Republican Congressman
Ernest Istook 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, won the Republican primary and was favored to win the general election in this largely conservative district based in the
Oklahoma City metropolitan area. 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.