Oklahoma's 4th congressional district

"OK-4" redirects here. The term may also refer to Oklahoma State Highway 4.

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district is located in south-central Oklahoma and covers (in whole or in part) a total of 14 counties. Its principal cities include Midwest City, Norman, Moore, Ada, Duncan, Lawton/Ft. Sill, and Ardmore. The district also includes much of southern Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative	Tom Cole R–Moore
Distribution	63.29% urban 36.71% rural
Population (2023)	808,026
Median household income	$63,796[1]
Ethnicity	64.0% White 10.1% Hispanic 9.5% Two or more races 7.5% Black 5.8% Native American 2.4% Asian 0.7% other
Cook PVI	R+17[2]

The district is currently represented by Republican Tom Cole.

Geography

The district borders Texas along the Red River to the south. To the north, the district includes a very small square-shaped portion of south-central Oklahoma County (enough to capture the city of Midwest City) and then Cleveland, McClain, Grady, Garvin, Murray, Pontotoc, Comanche, Tillman, Cotton, Stephens, Jefferson, Carter, and Love counties.

History

As with the rest of the state, the district gives GOP candidates wide margins - George W. Bush received 61 percent of the vote in 2000, 67% in 2004, and John McCain received 66% of the vote in 2008. Mitt Romney received 67% in 2012, and Donald Trump received 66% and 65% in 2016 and 2020, respectively. The district is 63 percent urban, 5 percent Latino, and 3.5 percent foreign-born.^[3]

Recent election results from statewide races

Year	Office	Results[4]
2008	President	McCain 65% - 35%
2012	President	Romney 66% - 34%
2016	President	Trump 65% - 29%
	Senate	Lankford 67% - 24%
2018	Governor	Stitt 53% - 44%
	Lt. Governor	Pinnell 60% - 36%
	Attorney General	Hunter 63% - 37%
2020	President	Trump 64% - 33%
	Senate	Inhofe 63% - 33%
2022	Senate (Reg.)	Lankford 63% - 33%
	Senate (Spec.)	Mullin 60% - 36%
	Governor	Stitt 54% - 43%
	Lt. Governor	Pinnell 63% - 33%
	Treasurer	Russ 64% - 32%
2024	President	Trump 66% - 33%

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:^[5]

Carter County (9)

All 9 communities

Cleveland County (8)

All 8 communities

Comanche County (14)

All 14 communities

Cotton County (4)

All 4 communities

Garvin County (11)

All 11 communities

Grady County (13)

All 13 communities

Jefferson County (8)

All 8 communities

Love County (3)

All 3 communities

McClain County (11)

All 11 communities

Murray County (4)

All 4 communities

Oklahoma County (4)

Del City, Midwest City (part; also 5th), Oklahoma City (part; also 3rd and 5th; shared with Canadian, Cleveland, and Pottawatomie counties)

Pontotoc County (11)

All 11 communities

Stephens County (10)

All 10 communities

Tillman County (8)

All 8 communities

List of members representing the district

Name	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District established November 16, 1907
Charles D. Carter (Ardmore)	Democratic	November 16, 1907 – March 3, 1915	60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1907. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 3rd district.
William H. Murray (Tishomingo)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1914. Lost renomination.
Tom D. McKeown (Ada)	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921	65th 66th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Joseph C. Pringey (Chandler)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	Elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
Tom D. McKeown (Ada)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – January 3, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Again elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost renomination.
Percy Lee Gassaway (Coalgate)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th	Elected in 1934. Lost renomination.
Lyle Boren (Seminole)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1947	75th 76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost renomination.
Glen D. Johnson (Okemah)	Democratic	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Tom Steed (Shawnee)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired.
Dave McCurdy (Norman)	Democratic	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995	97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
J. C. Watts (Norman)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
Tom Cole (Moore)	Republican	January 3, 2003 – present	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th 119th	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Re-elected in 2024.	2003–2013
					2013–2023
					2023–present

Recent electoral history

Oklahoma's 4th congressional district: Results 1994 – 2022^[6][7]

Year		Democratic	Votes	Pct		Republican	Votes	Pct		3rd Party	Party	Votes	Pct		4th Party	Party	Votes	Pct
1994		David Perryman	67,237	43%		√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	80,251	52%		Bill Tiffee	Independent	7,913	5%
1996		Ed Crocker	73,950	40%		√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	106,923	58%		Robert Murphy	Libertarian	4,500	2%
1998		Ben Odom	52,107	38%		√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	83,272	62%
2000		Larry Weatherford	54,808	31%		√ J. C. Watts, Jr.	114,000	65%		Susan Ducey	Reform	4,897	3%		Keith B. Johnson	Libertarian	1,979	1%
2002		Darryl Roberts	91,322	46.17%		√ Tom Cole	106,452	53.83%
2004		(no candidate)				√ Tom Cole	198,985	77.77%		Charlene K. Bradshaw	Independent	56,869	22.23%
2006		Hal Spake	64,775	35.39%		√ Tom Cole	118,266	64.61%
2008		Blake Cummings	79,674	29.21%		√ Tom Cole	180,080	66.02%		David E. Joyce	Independent	13,027	4.78%
2010*		(no candidate)				√ Tom Cole	32,589	77.26%		RJ Harris	Republican	9,593	22.74%
2012		Donna Marie Bebo	71,155	27.60%		√ Tom Cole	176,561	67.89%		RJ Harris	Independent	11,725	4.51%
2014		Bert Smith	40,998	24.66%		√ Tom Cole	117,721	70.80%		Dennis B. Johnson	Independent	7,549	4.54%
2016		Christina Owen	76,412	26.10%		√ Tom Cole	204,143	69.60%		Sevier White	Libertarian	12,574	4.30%
2018		Mary Brannon	78,088	33.0%		√ Tom Cole	149,227	63.10%		Ruby Peters	Independent	9,323	3.90%
2020		Mary Brannon	90,459	28.80%		√ Tom Cole	213,096	67.80%		Bob White	Libertarian	10,803	3.40%
2022		Mary Brannon	74,667	33.25%		√ Tom Cole	149,879	66.75%
2022		Mary Brannon	86,641	28.267%		√ Tom Cole	199,962	65.25%		James Stacy	Independent	19,870	6.48%

• In 2010, no Democrat or independent candidate filed to run in the district. The results printed here are from the Republican primary, where the election was decided.

See also

• United States portal
• Oklahoma portal

• Oklahoma's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts