It’s Been Awhile Since …
… a sitting Oklahoma congressman was knocked off in a primary, but it happened twice in consecutive election cycles in the 1990s. In 1994, the late Mike Synar, a Democrat from Muskogee, was defeated by retired school teacher Virgil Cooper in a run-off primary in the 2nd District; Cooper was beaten by Republican Tom Coburn in the general election.
In 1992, Republican Rep. Mickey Edwards, who represented a gerrymandered district that went from Oklahoma City to Bartlesville, was ousted in the primary by Ernest Istook and Bill Price; Istook won the run-off and then the general election.
Jim Bridenstine of Tulsa is hoping to defeat Rep. John Sullivan, of Tulsa, in the Republican primary in the 1st District on Tuesday.
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