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Oklahoma’s 1st District

U.S. House · OK-1

Election day November 3, 2026 · forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Republicans a 96% chance of winning, with an average lead of 13.9 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 11%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Republican 55.5%

    Mark Tedford

  • Democrat 41.9%

    John Croisant

  • Other 2.7%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

What Orbit says

Orbit, our experimental model, picks the same favourite as our main forecast: the Republican, with a 86% chance (96% according to Harfang des neiges).

ModelFavouriteChance
Harfang des neigesRepublican96%
OrbitRepublican86%
50/50 blendRepublican91%

Figures as of November 2, 2026. The blend averages the two chances; in replays of the 2018 and 2022 Quebec elections, it beat our main forecast on its own.

Every race according to Orbit

Compared with the average

Republican Democrat Other
OK-1 55.5%41.9%2.7%
National averageUnited States 43.9%+11.6 54.9%−13.0 1.2%+1.4

Simple average of the 435 districts, not weighted by population.

Projection track

How the projection has moved

Local profile

Latino citizens aged 18 and over7.8% (± 0.2)

Share of all citizens aged 18 and over (ACS 2020–2024 estimate). Not a share of registered or actual voters.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, citizen voting-age population by race and ethnicity, ACS 2020–2024, 119th Congress districts

Current member

Hern, Kevin · Republican

Primary results

Held June 16, 2026 · Official source

Democratic primary John Croisant 0.0%
Republican primary Mark Tedford 32.2% 23,230 votes

Who's running

The candidates

Candidates for the upcoming election.

  • Democrat Open seat

    John Croisant

    source
  • Republican Open seat

    Mark Tedford

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Previous election (2024)

The Republicans won by 25.9 points.

Our current projection: the Republicans ahead by 13.9 points.

Nearby districts

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

  • OK-2 Republican, safe seat
  • OK-5 Republican, competitive
  • OK-4 Republican, safe seat
  • OK-3 Republican, safe seat

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. AZ-2Democrat55%5.7-point gap
  2. VA-1Republican55%5.7-point gap
  3. MI-4Republican56%5.8-point gap
Forecast updated