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1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 5 Election?

Mickey Edwards won the 1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 5 Election. Mickey Edwards received 90,053 popular votes (68.43%). The main challenger was David Hood (27.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Hood

Edwards +40.5 pts · won by 53,238 votes
Mickey EdwardsRepublicanWINNER68.43%
90,053 votes
David HoodDemocratic27.98%
36,815 votes
James L. RushingLibertarian3.59%
4,722 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.