Oklahoma's 6th congressional district
| Oklahoma's 6th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1915 |
| Eliminated | 2000 |
| Years active | 1915-2003 |
Oklahoma's 6th congressional district is a former U.S. congressional district in Western Oklahoma. Oklahoma gained three seats in the 1910 census, but elected the extra seats at-large in 1912. The 6th district was thus created and first used for the 1914 House election (as well as the 7th and 8th districts). Oklahoma has gradually lost seats since the 1910 census; it lost its sixth seat in the 2000 census. Since 2003, most of the territory that was in the final configuration of the 6th district has been in the 3rd district.
List of representatives
| Name | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established March 4, 1915 | ||||
 Scott Ferris (Lawton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
run for U.S. Senator .
|
 L. M. Gensman (Lawton) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
67th | Elected in 1920 .Lost re-election. |
 Elmer Thomas (Medicine Park) |
Democratic | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 |
68th 69th |
run for U.S. Senator .
|
Jed Johnson )
(Anadarko |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1947 |
70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
Re-elected in 1944 .Lost renomination |
.jpg) Toby Morris (Lawton) |
Democratic | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
80th 81st 82nd |
Re-elected in 1950 .Lost renomination in a redistricting contest. |
 Victor Wickersham (Lawton) |
Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 |
83rd 84th |
Re-elected in 1954 .Lost renomination. |
| Toby Morris (Mangum) |
Democratic | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 |
85th 86th |
Re-elected in 1958 .Lost renomination |
| Victor Wickersham (Mangum) |
Democratic | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 |
87th 88th |
Re-elected in 1962 .Lost renomination. |
.jpg) Jed Johnson Jr. (Chickasha) |
Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 |
89th | Elected in 1964 .Lost re-election. |
 James V. Smith (Chickasha) |
Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1969 |
90th | Elected in 1966. after redistricting, and lost re-election there.
Redistricted to the 4th district |
 John N. Camp (Waukomis) |
Republican | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1975 |
91st 92nd 93rd |
Re-elected in 1972 .Lost re-election. |
Cordell )
|
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 7, 1994 |
94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd |
|
| Vacant | January 7, 1994 – May 10, 1994 |
103rd | ||
Frank Lucas )
(Cheyenne |
Republican | May 10, 1994 – January 3, 2003 |
103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th |
|
| District dissolved January 3, 2003 | ||||
Electoral history
 |
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992
|
Glenn English | 134,734 | 68% | Bob Anthony | 64,068 | 32% | ||||||||
1994
|
Jeffrey S. Tollett | 45,399 | 30% | Frank D. Lucas
|
106,961 | 70% | ||||||||
1996
|
Paul M. Barby | 64,173 | 36% | Frank D. Lucas
|
113,499 | 64% | ||||||||
1998
|
Paul M. Barby | 43,555 | 33% | Frank D. Lucas
|
85,261 | 65% | Ralph B. Finkle, Jr. | Independent
|
2,455 | 2% | ||||
2000
|
Randy Beutler | 63,106 | 39% | Frank D. Lucas
|
95,635 | 59% | Joseph V. Cristiano | Libertarian | 2,435 | 2% |
References
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
- 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