Congressional District 5
Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District includes most of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Pottawatomie County, and Seminole County.
Principal cities in the district include Oklahoma City (the state capital), Edmond, Shawnee, and Seminole.
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.
The district has been held by a Republican since January 23, 1975, when Democrat John Jarman changed political parties. Before Jarman, the seat had leaned Democratic since 1931.
Ernest J. Istook ran for governor of Oklahoma, and former Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin won the 5th district seat on November 7, 2006. Representative Mary Fallin, a Republican, took office on January 4, 2007 and served until 2011 when she was elected Governor of Oklahoma. James Lankford, a Republican, was elected to fill the seat.
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