Oklahoma state elections, 2006
Encyclopedia
The Oklahoma
state elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election
was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22. The 2006 elections marked the first time in 80 years that the Republican Party controlled the Oklahoma House of Representatives
.
Legislature Before Election
Executive Branch After Election
Legislature After Election
defeated challenger Andrew Marr
86% to 14%. In the Republican primary, Ernest Istook
defeated Bob Sullivan
, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.
In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.
not running for reelection as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
, a new Lieutenant Governor is guaranteed.
There were four candidates in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.
legislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some
legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.
For - 87.78%
Against - 12.22%
Constitutional Reserve Fund also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The measure allows money to be spent
from the Rainy Day Fund. The purpose of the authorized spending is to retain employment for state residents
by helping at-risk manufacturers. Payments from the Fund would be used to encourage such manufacturers
to make investments in Oklahoma. All such payments from the Fund must be unanimously approved by three
State officers. Those officers are the Governor and the head of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Those officers could only approve payments recommended by an independent committee. Such spending
is allowed in years when there is Eighty Million Dollars or more in the Fund and other conditions are met.
Such spending is limited to Ten Million Dollars a year. The help given to a manufacturer is limited to ten
percent of its in-State capital investments. The Legislature could make laws to carry out the amendment.
For - 53.58%
Against - 46.42%
alcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain
days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This
measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell
alcoholic beverages on election days.
For - 52.52%
Against - 47.48%
an exemption from property tax. The exemption applies to goods that are shipped into the state, but which
do not remain in the state for more than ninety days. This is sometimes known as the freeport exemption.
This measure would allow laws to be enacted. The laws could provide for an application process to claim
this exemption. The laws could require the application to be filed by a certain date. The laws could require
certain information to be included with the application. The application would be filed with the county
assessor.
For - 63.10%
Against - 36.90%
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
state elections were held on November 7, 2006. The primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
was held on July 25. The runoff primary election was held August 22. The 2006 elections marked the first time in 80 years that the Republican Party controlled the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Oklahoma House of Representatives
The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the...
.
Overview
Executive Branch Before ElectionOffice | Current Officer | Party |
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Governor Governor of Oklahoma The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma... |
Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the Lieutenant Governor becomes the new Governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resignation, or removal of the Governor... |
Mary Fallin Mary Fallin Mary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011.... |
Republican |
State Auditor and Inspector Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector The Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector is the chief financial officer for the U.S. State of Oklahoma. The State Auditor and Inspector is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all government agencies within Oklahoma.... |
Jeff McMahan | Democratic |
Attorney General Attorney General of Oklahoma The Attorney General of Oklahoma is the State Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma. The Attorney General is responsible for providing legal advise to the various agencies and departments of... |
Drew Edmondson Drew Edmondson William Andrew "Drew" Edmondson , is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011... |
Democratic |
State Treasurer | Scott Meacham Scott Meacham Scott Meacham was the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma, having served from June, 2005 to January, 2011, having been appointed to that post by then-Governor Brad Henry following the resignation of then-State Treasurer Robert Butkin... |
Democratic |
State School Superintendent | Sandy Garrett Sandy Garrett Sandy Garrett is a retired American Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. Garrett is the former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.... |
Democratic |
Labor Commissioner Oklahoma Labor Commissioner The Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor is an elective executive officer of the State of Oklahoma. The Labor Commissioner serves as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Labor... |
Brenda Reneau Brenda Reneau Brenda Reneau is a Republican politician from the US state of Oklahoma. Reneau served as the Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor for three consecutive terms. First elected in 1994, she is the only woman to serve as Labor Commissioner. Reelected in 1998 and 2002, she lost her bid for another term in 2006... |
Republican |
Insurance Commissioner Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner The Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive officer of the state of Oklahoma. The Insurance Commissioner serves as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Insurance. The Insurance Department is charged with executing of all laws relating to insurance and insurance companies doing... |
Kim Holland Kim Holland Kim Holland is an American politician and insurance professional from the US state of Oklahoma. Holland served as the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner until January 2011. She was appointed to that position by Governor Brad Henry in 2005, following the indictment and resignation of her predecessor,... |
Democratic |
Corporation Commissioner Oklahoma Corporation Commission The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the state of Oklahoma run by three state-wide elected Commissioners, assisted by over 400 employees... |
Bob Anthony Bob Anthony Bob Anthony is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Anthony is currently serving his fourth consecutive six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, where he has served since 1989... |
Republican |
Legislature Before Election
House | Democrats | Republicans |
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Oklahoma Senate Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of Senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.... |
25 | 23 |
Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the... |
52 | 49 |
Executive Branch After Election
Office | Current Officer | Party |
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Governor Governor of Oklahoma The governor of the state of Oklahoma is the head of state for the state of Oklahoma, United States. Under the Oklahoma Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch, of the government of Oklahoma... |
Brad Henry Brad Henry Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002... |
Democratic |
Lieutenant Governor Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the Lieutenant Governor becomes the new Governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resignation, or removal of the Governor... |
Jari Askins Jari Askins Jari Askins is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, being the second female and the first Democratic female to hold that position.... |
Democratic |
State Auditor and Inspector Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector The Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector is the chief financial officer for the U.S. State of Oklahoma. The State Auditor and Inspector is responsible for overseeing and reviewing the financial accounts of all government agencies within Oklahoma.... |
Jeff McMahan | Democratic |
Attorney General Attorney General of Oklahoma The Attorney General of Oklahoma is the State Attorney General for the state of Oklahoma. The Attorney General serves as the chief legal and law enforcement officer of the State of Oklahoma. The Attorney General is responsible for providing legal advise to the various agencies and departments of... |
Drew Edmondson Drew Edmondson William Andrew "Drew" Edmondson , is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011... |
Democratic |
State Treasurer | Scott Meacham Scott Meacham Scott Meacham was the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma, having served from June, 2005 to January, 2011, having been appointed to that post by then-Governor Brad Henry following the resignation of then-State Treasurer Robert Butkin... |
Democratic |
State School Superintendent | Sandy Garrett Sandy Garrett Sandy Garrett is a retired American Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. Garrett is the former Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction.... |
Democratic |
Labor Commissioner Oklahoma Labor Commissioner The Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor is an elective executive officer of the State of Oklahoma. The Labor Commissioner serves as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Labor... |
Lloyd Fields Lloyd Fields Lloyd L. Fields is a former Oklahoma Commissioner of Labor. He was elected in 2006 receiving 456,373 votes, a narrow margin of just 50.15%. He defeated 12-year incumbent Republican Brenda Reneau, who received 49.85%, or 453,645 votes, after having lost to her in the 2002 election.Fields was... |
Democraitc |
Insurance Commissioner Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner The Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner is an elected executive officer of the state of Oklahoma. The Insurance Commissioner serves as the head of the Oklahoma Department of Insurance. The Insurance Department is charged with executing of all laws relating to insurance and insurance companies doing... |
Kim Holland Kim Holland Kim Holland is an American politician and insurance professional from the US state of Oklahoma. Holland served as the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner until January 2011. She was appointed to that position by Governor Brad Henry in 2005, following the indictment and resignation of her predecessor,... |
Democratic |
Corporation Commissioner Oklahoma Corporation Commission The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is the public utilities commission of the state of Oklahoma run by three state-wide elected Commissioners, assisted by over 400 employees... |
Bob Anthony Bob Anthony Bob Anthony is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Anthony is currently serving his fourth consecutive six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, where he has served since 1989... |
Republican |
Legislature After Election
House | Democrats | Republicans |
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Oklahoma Senate Oklahoma Senate The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of Senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.... |
24 | 24 |
Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma House of Representatives The Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the... |
44 | 57 |
Governor
In the Democratic primary, incumbent Brad HenryBrad Henry
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002...
defeated challenger Andrew Marr
Andrew Marr
Andrew William Stevenson Marr is a Scottish journalist and political commentator. He edited The Independent for two years until May 1998, and was political editor of BBC News from 2000 until 2005....
86% to 14%. In the Republican primary, Ernest Istook
Ernest Istook
Ernest James Istook Jr. is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House...
defeated Bob Sullivan
Robert J. Sullivan, Jr.
Robert J. "Bob" Sullivan, Jr. is an American politician from Oklahoma and a Republican candidate in the 2006 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Sullivan had previously served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy under Governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating from 2002 to 2003.Sullivan lost in the July 25,...
, Jim Williamson, and Sean Evanoff. Istook took 54.7% of the vote, Sullivan 31%, Williamson 9.8%, and Evanoff 4.6%.
In the general election, Henry defeated challenger Istook with 66% of the vote to remain in office for the next four years.
Lieutenant governor
With incumbent Mary FallinMary Fallin
Mary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011....
not running for reelection as the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma
The Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma is the second-highest executive official of the state government of Oklahoma. As first in the gubernatorial line of succession, the Lieutenant Governor becomes the new Governor of Oklahoma upon the death, resignation, or removal of the Governor...
, a new Lieutenant Governor is guaranteed.
Primary election
The candidates for the parties faced on in the primary election on July 25. If no party received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election was held on August 22 to decide the winner.Candidates
There were three candidates in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor.Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Primary | |||
Todd Hiett Todd Hiett Todd Hiett is an American rancher and Republican politician from Kellyville. He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1995 until 2007. During his final two years in office, Hiett served as the Speaker of the House... |
76,634 | 42.82% | |
Scott Pruitt Scott Pruitt Scott Pruitt is a United States lawyer and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He is the current Oklahoma Attorney General.Pruitt was a State Senator, representing Tulsa and Wagoner counties from 1998 until 2006... |
60,367 | 33.73% | |
Nancy Riley Nancy Riley Nancy C. Riley represented Oklahoma State Senate District 37 which is located in Tulsa County and includes Bixby, Jenks, Lotsee, Tulsa and Sand Springs from 2000 to 2008. Riley grew up in Tulsa and graduated from Edison High School. She attended Oklahoma Christian College for three years, then... |
41,984 | 23.46% | |
Runoff | |||
Todd Hiett | 66,220 | 50.92% | |
Scott Pruitt | 63,817 | 49.08% |
There were four candidates in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor.
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Primary | |||
Jari Askins Jari Askins Jari Askins is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from the US state of Oklahoma. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, being the second female and the first Democratic female to hold that position.... |
103,515 | 40.22% | |
Pete Regan | 74,784 | 29.05% | |
Cal Hobson | 46,768 | 18.17% | |
Jim Rogers | 32,336 | 12.56% | |
Runoff | |||
Jari Askins | 95,096 | 53.81% | |
Pete Regan | 81,626 | 46.19% |
General election
In the general election, Democratic primary winner Jari Askins faced the Republican primary winner Todd Hiett. Also, E. Z. Million ran as an Independent.Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jari Askins | 463,681 | 50.14% | |
Todd Hiett | 439,339 | 47.51% | |
E. Z. Million | 21,682 | 2.34% |
State Auditor and Inspector
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Jeff McMahan | 469,311 | 51.68% | |
Gary Jones | 438,778 | 48.32% |
Attorney general
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Drew Edmondson Drew Edmondson William Andrew "Drew" Edmondson , is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011... |
563,364 | 61.19% | |
James Dunn | 357,267 | 38.81% |
State Treasurer
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Scott Meacham Scott Meacham Scott Meacham was the 17th State Treasurer of Oklahoma, having served from June, 2005 to January, 2011, having been appointed to that post by then-Governor Brad Henry following the resignation of then-State Treasurer Robert Butkin... |
542,347 | 59.32% | |
Howard Barnett | 371,961 | 40.68% |
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Labor
Insurance Commissioner
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Kim Holland Kim Holland Kim Holland is an American politician and insurance professional from the US state of Oklahoma. Holland served as the Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner until January 2011. She was appointed to that position by Governor Brad Henry in 2005, following the indictment and resignation of her predecessor,... |
474,221 | 52.04% | |
Bill Case | 437,081 | 47.96% |
Corporation Commissioner
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Cody Graves | 378,030 | 41.34% | |
Bob Anthony Bob Anthony Bob Anthony is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Anthony is currently serving his fourth consecutive six-year term on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, where he has served since 1989... |
536,341 | 58.66% |
U.S. Representatives
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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District 1 | |||
John Sullivan John Sullivan (Oklahoma) John A. Sullivan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2002. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Tulsa.- Early life, education and career:... |
116,914 | 63.64% | |
Alan Gentges | 56,721 | 30.87% | |
Bill Wortman | 10,083 | 5.49% | |
District 2 | |||
Dan Boren Dan Boren Daniel David "Dan" Boren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district includes most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa... |
122,320 | 73.73% | |
Patrick K. Miller | 45,853 | 27.27% | |
District 3 | |||
Frank D. Lucas | 128,021 | 67.46% | |
Sue Barton | 61,740 | 32.54% | |
District 4 | |||
Tom Cole Tom Cole Thomas Jeffery Cole is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a Deputy Minority Whip. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 2006 to 2008, he was, during his tenure, the fourth-ranking Republican leader in the... |
118,246 | 64.61% | |
Hal Spake | 64,766 | 35.39% | |
District 5 | |||
Mary Fallin Mary Fallin Mary Fallin is the 27th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. She was a U.S. Representative for from 2007 until 2011.... |
108,914 | 60.38% | |
David Hunter | 67,275 | 37.30% | |
Matthew Woodson | 4,195 | 2.33% |
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SQ 724
This measure amends Article V, Section 21 of the State Constitution. That Section deals with State pay tolegislators. The amendment restricts State pay to some legislators. The pay restriction would apply to some
legislators while in jail or prison. The pay restriction would apply to legislators found guilty of a crime. It would also apply to legislators who plead either guilty or no contest. Affected legislators must return any State pay received for time while in jail or prison.
For - 87.78%
Against - 12.22%
SQ 725
This measure amends the State Constitution. It amends Section 23 of Article 10. The measure deals with theConstitutional Reserve Fund also known as the Rainy Day Fund. The measure allows money to be spent
from the Rainy Day Fund. The purpose of the authorized spending is to retain employment for state residents
by helping at-risk manufacturers. Payments from the Fund would be used to encourage such manufacturers
to make investments in Oklahoma. All such payments from the Fund must be unanimously approved by three
State officers. Those officers are the Governor and the head of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Those officers could only approve payments recommended by an independent committee. Such spending
is allowed in years when there is Eighty Million Dollars or more in the Fund and other conditions are met.
Such spending is limited to Ten Million Dollars a year. The help given to a manufacturer is limited to ten
percent of its in-State capital investments. The Legislature could make laws to carry out the amendment.
For - 53.58%
Against - 46.42%
SQ 733
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Article 28. This Article deals with sales ofalcoholic beverages. Section 6 of Article 28 bans the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores on certain
days. Package store sales of these beverages are prohibited on election days while the polls are open. This
measure would remove the ban on sales on election days. If this measure passes, package stores could sell
alcoholic beverages on election days.
For - 52.52%
Against - 47.48%
SQ 734
This measure amends the Oklahoma Constitution. It amends Section 6A of Article 10. This section providesan exemption from property tax. The exemption applies to goods that are shipped into the state, but which
do not remain in the state for more than ninety days. This is sometimes known as the freeport exemption.
This measure would allow laws to be enacted. The laws could provide for an application process to claim
this exemption. The laws could require the application to be filed by a certain date. The laws could require
certain information to be included with the application. The application would be filed with the county
assessor.
For - 63.10%
Against - 36.90%
See also
- Government of OklahomaGovernment of OklahomaThe government of the US State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial...
- Oklahoma House of RepresentativesOklahoma House of RepresentativesThe Oklahoma House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oklahoma Legislature, the legislative body of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its members are responsible for introducing and voting on bills and resolutions, providing legislative oversight for state agencies, and helping to craft the...
- Oklahoma SenateOklahoma SenateThe Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma, the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of Senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution....
- Politics of OklahomaPolitics of OklahomaPolitics of Oklahoma takes place in a framework of a presidential republic modeled after the United States, whereby the Governor of Oklahoma is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform two-party system. Executive power is exercised by the Governor and the government...
- Oklahoma Congressional DistrictsOklahoma Congressional DistrictsAs of the 2000 census, there are five Oklahoma United States congressional districts. Previous to the 2000 Census, Oklahoma had six congressional districts. Oklahoma was one of eight states to lose one seat in the House of Representatives that year....