CQ Risk Rating: Republican Favored 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
|
| Frank D. Lucas (R) | 95,635 | 59% |
| Randy Beutler (D) | 63,106 | 39% |
| Joseph V. Cristiano (LIBERT) | 2,435 | 2% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: AUGUST 22, 2000 |
|
| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Randy Beutler | 33,771 | 69% |
| Bob Mooneyham | 15,173 | 31% |
| | Republican |
| Frank D. Lucas | Unopposed |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Military Bases | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
OKLAHOMA 6
:
West and Panhandle; part of Oklahoma City
With nothing to stop it on the flat plains, the wind blows with constant
force in the 6th, an area devastated by the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. In the
1990s, the district became best known as home of the Alfred P. Murrah
Federal Building, site of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168
people. A memorial, with a neighboring museum and center for anti-terrorism
information, will be completed in 2001.
Few areas felt the boom or the bust of the 1980s oil market more than
the 6th. More than half of the district's counties lost population in the
first half of the 1990s because of the downturn. While all local areas are
striving to diversify their economic base beyond agriculture and oil, only
Guymon in Texas County voted to allow large-scale hog farming; it is now the
only county nearby with significantly increasing population. Still, some
residents are aggravated by the smell.
Although the 6th is overwhelmingly Republican, Interstate 40 provides a
dividing line, south of which the district is primarily Democratic.
Northern settlers from Kansas and Nebraska brought their Republican
leanings, while the southeastern part of the district is home to
conservative Democrats whose families settled from Texas.
Major Industry
Agriculture, oil, aviation manufacturing
Military Bases
Vance Air Force Base, 1,358 military, 210 civilian (1998)
Population
524,638 (1990)
Cities
Oklahoma City (pt.); 159,812 (1990); Enid, 45,724, Del City, 23,990 (1996)
People
42% urban, 30% rural; 15% age 65+ (ranks third of six in state; top third
nationally); 57% married couples, 26% married couples with children; 13%
college educated (ranks fourth of six in state; bottom third nationally);
49% white collar (ranks fourth of six in state; bottom third nationally),
29% blue collar (ranks third of six in state; middle third nationally)
(1990)
Race
78% white, 13% black, 1% Asian, 5% American Indian; 4% Hispanic origin
(1990)
Median Household Income
$21,797 (ranks fourth of six in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
The shopping cart and parking meter were invented in Oklahoma City; On Nov.
27, 1868, Gen. George A. Custer led an Army contingent in the Battle of
Washita, which is also referred to as the "Black Kettle Massacre," in which
103 men, women and children died.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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