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2026 U.S. House

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

U.S. House · OK-5
Primary: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in OK-5

Stephanie Bice

Stephanie Bice

RepublicanIncumbent

Top priorities

  • Serves as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

Per official House biography.

About Stephanie Bice

Stephanie Bice is the Republican candidate for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Stephanie Bice is the sitting member, per the Legislature's roster. Bice is a fourth-generation Oklahoman with nearly two decades of private-sector experience in business development and sales, per her official House biography. She previously served in the Oklahoma State Senate from 2014 to 2020 before her 2020 election to Congress, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

Jena Nelson

Democratic

Top priorities

  • Strengthening the middle class
  • Protecting Social Security and Medicare

Per the campaign site.

About Jena Nelson

Jena Nelson is the Democratic candidate for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Nelson is a former public school teacher who won Oklahoma Teacher of the Year in 2020, per her campaign site. She has since worked in nonprofit development, most recently as acting executive director of the Oklahoma Faith Network, per the same source.

Robert P. Henri

Robert P. Henri

Independent

Top priorities

  • Congressional term limits
  • Ban on congressional stock trading
  • An enforceable Supreme Court ethics code

Per the campaign site.

About Robert P. Henri

Robert P. Henri is the Independent candidate for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. Henri is an independent candidate whose campaign centers on 18 cross-partisan reforms, including congressional term limits and a ban on congressional stock trading, per his campaign site.

Austin Nieves

Independent

Austin Nieves is the Independent candidate for Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Oklahoma State Election Board's 2026 candidate list and official primary results. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.

About this race

Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Oklahoma primary is Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, August 25, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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