CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Ernest Istook (R) | 134,159 | 68% |
| Garland McWatters (D) | 53,275 | 27% |
| Bill Maguire (I) | 5,930 | 3% |
| Robert T. Murphy (LIBERT) | 2,658 | 1% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 22, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Garland McWatters | Unopposed |
| | Republican |
| Ernest Istook | 39,976 | 85% |
| Phillip A. Hillian | 7,179 | 15% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
OKLAHOMA 5
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North Central - Part of Oklahoma City
North of Oklahoma City and running to the Kansas border, the rolling
Midwestern plains become more evident in the 5th - an area comfortably
clasped by Bible Belt conservatism. Starting in the state capital, the
district wraps around Stillwater and Tulsa to Washington County, where lush
forests and vegetation cover the land.
The boom of the early 1980s brought large population increases to parts
of the district, but after the economy landed with a thud by decade's end,
corporations scaled back and the population declined in some sections. By
the early 1990s, the 5th's economy diversified out of necessity. While oil
and gas still compose a large chunk of the economy, along with some
agriculture, energy corporations have had to expand their businesses to
plastics and other industries. Telecommunications companies such as Lucent
Technologies are also taking hold in the district.
Although a plurality of voters register as Democrats, Republicans
control the federal elections in the 5th, the most Republican district in
the state. While other Oklahoma districts are increasingly voting for
Republicans in presidential elections, voters in the 5th have consistently
favored Republicans for decades.
Major Industry
Oil, computer hardware, state government
Population
523,729 (1990)
Cities
Oklahoma City, (pt.) 239,395 (1990); Edmond, 63,475; Bartlesville, 33,733
(1996)
People
69% urban; 13% age 65+ (ranks fourth of six in state; middle third
nationally); 57% married couples, 26% married couples with children; 26%
college educated (ranks first of six in state; top third nationally); 64%
white collar (ranks first of six in state; top third nationally), 21% blue
collar (ranks sixth of six in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
87% white, 6% black, 2% Asian, 5% American Indian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$28,348 (ranks first of six in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Guthrie was the original state capital, and Oklahoma City became the capital
in 1910; Osage Indians discovered oil on their reservation in the late 19th
century, and by the turn of the century, they were the richest people per
capita in the United States.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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