The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2001

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Special Primary House CD 1: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2002 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
1990 Census: 3,145,576(1.26% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census: 3,458,819(1.23% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98): 1,737,229
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98): 2,463,000 
Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Polls Close: 7 PM CST (0100 UTC)
Candidates seeking office
Democrat:1
Independent:2
Republican:1
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Governor  Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors  
 Republican  Governor Frank Keating
First elected: 1994; re-elected 1998
Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor).
 CandidateRepublican  (pending)
Possible Republican Candidates in 2002: Congressman Steve Largent (OK CD 1) and Jim Denny.
 CandidateDemocrat  (pending)
Possible Democratic Candidates in 2002: former gubernatorial candidates Vince Orza and Jack Mildren.
Senate  6-year term, Current Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2Republican  Senator James M. Inhofe
First elected to fill out the term in a Special Election: 1994 [held to fill the impending vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator David L. Boren (Democrat): effective, 15 November 1994 but announced before the 1994 Oklahoma state/local Primary in August 1994, allowing for this Special Election to take place; elected to a full term: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
Class 3Republican  Senator Don Nickles
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
House of Representatives  2 year term, Current House  
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat, 5 Republicans
CD 1Republican  Congressman Steve Largent
Seat up for election: Tuesday, January 8, 2002. Congressman Largent will resign his seat on 15 February 2002 in order to run for Governor of Oklahoma.
 CandidateDemocrat  Doug Dodd
11 December 2001 Primary: WINNER: Doug Dodd (12,516 votes - 88.77%), James E. Lamkin (1,584 votes - 11.23%).
 CandidateIndependent  David Fares
 CandidateIndependent  Neil Mavis
 CandidateRepublican  John Sullivan
Cathy Keating officially ended her candidacy on Friday 14 December 2001 and endorsed John Sullivan. 11 December special primary results: Qualified for runoff - John Sullivan (19,018 votes - 45.53%) and Cathy Keating (12,736 votes - 30.49%). Disqualified - Scott Pruitt (9,513 votes - 22.77%), George E. Banasky (296 votes - 0.71%), Evelyn L. Rogers (210 votes - .50%).
 Special Election Calendar: Primary - 11 December 2001, General - 8 January 2002. The 12 February 2002 election is not needed.
CD 2Democrat  Congressman Brad Carson
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 3Republican  Congressman Wes Watkins
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 4Republican  Congressman J.C. Watts, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 5Republican  Congressman Ernest Istook
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 6Republican  Congressman Frank D. Lucas
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
Congressional District

Oklahoma has 77 counties and 6 congressional districts: 72 counties are wholly within a given congressional district; 5 are divided among more than one congressional district.

UNDIVIDED COUNTIES (wholly within one Congressional District):

  • CD # 1: Tulsa
  • CD # 2: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, McIntosh, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Ottawa, Rogers and Sequoyah
  • CD # 3: Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, LeFlore, Lincoln, Love, McCurtain, Marshall, Murray, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha and Seminole
  • CD # 4: Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Garvin, Grady, Jackson, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens and Tillman
  • CD # 5: Key, Logan, Noble and Washington
  • CD # 6: Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods and Woodward

DIVIDED COUNTIES (split between more than one Congressional District):

  • Canadian: CDs 5 & 6
  • Oklahoma: CDs 4, 5 & 6
  • Osage: CDs 2 & 5
  • Pawnee: CDs 2 & 3
  • Wagoner: CDs 1 & 2