LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL
R · senate · currently seated · bioguide L000575
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- FEC candidate id
S4OK00232- Internal id
87a81025-f757-45ec-b3ec-659aa35da6a0- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Oklahoma. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 4,028,634 |
| People | Median age | 37 |
| Income | Median household income | $65,039 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $35,624 |
| Income | In poverty | 15.3% |
| Income | Unemployed | 4.9% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.467 |
| Race | White alone | 65.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 7.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.4% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 12.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 14.3% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 6.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 88.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 8.1% |
| Education | High school or higher | 59.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 28.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.9% |
| Household | Family households | 64.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.50 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 30.7% |
| Housing | Median home value | $199,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,014 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.7% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.8% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.9% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 12.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 7.9% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.2% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.9% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 8.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.5% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 9.4% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $788,823 | $458,944 | $2,667,917 | $0 | $290,693 |
| 2024 | $913,858 | $649,919 | $2,338,038 | $0 | $390,442 |
| 2022 | $5,868,352 | $4,707,428 | $2,074,099 | $0 | $3,279,385 |
| 2020 | $822,044 | $541,523 | $913,175 | $0 | $305,815 |
| 2018 | $629,534 | $561,618 | $632,654 | $0 | $323,453 |
| 2016 | $3,041,818 | $2,800,373 | $564,738 | $0 | $1,816,699 |
| 2014 | $4,277,787 | $4,384,320 | $323,294 | $0 | $3,251,455 |
Elections
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2014 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2016 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2016 general senate · OK-S — won
- 2016 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2016 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2016 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2022 general senate · OK-S — lost_general
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
- 2028 general senate · OK-S — running
Committees
- 2015 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE — joint_fundraising · type S
- BARRASSO LANKFORD VICTORY FUND — joint_fundraising · type S
- FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD — principal · type S
Recent votes
- 2026-05-14 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 124
YEA on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46) - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 123
NAY on SJRES 130 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-05: Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 122
NAY on SJRES 141 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 121
NAY on SJRES 132 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Examinations for Risks to Active-Duty Servicemembers and Their Covered Dependents". - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 120
YEA on Nomination Confirmed (54-45) - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 119
YEA on SRES 526 — A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs. - 2026-05-13 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 118
NAY on SJRES 163 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. - 2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 117
YEA on Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45) - 2026-05-12 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 116
YEA on Nomination Confirmed (51-45) - 2026-05-11 · Cong. 119 · senate roll 115
YEA on Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- cosponsor · 2024-06-13 — SJRES 97 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees".
- cosponsor · 2024-02-01 — SJRES 58 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces".
- cosponsor · 2023-09-26 — SRES 369 — A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2023 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs with respect to complications from sickle cell disease and conditions related to sickle cell disease.
- cosponsor · 2023-07-27 — S 2661 — Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2023
- sponsor · 2023-02-09 — S 335 — Service Contract Modernization Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Independent expenditures
Money spent by super PACs and other non-connected committees for or against this candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E (independent_expenditure CSV bulk).
| Cycle | Support | Oppose | IEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $175,000 | $12,194 | 9 |
Recent (latest 25)
| Date | Spender | For / against | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-31 | DEFEND OKLAHOMA VALUES | support | $18,000 | MEDIA BUY |
| 2022-10-28 | AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND | support | $16,411 | NEWSPAPER MEDIA |
| 2022-10-28 | AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND | support | $8,590 | DIGITAL MEDIA |
| 2022-10-21 | AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND | support | $8,590 | DIGITAL MEDIA |
| 2022-10-21 | AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND | support | $16,411 | NEWSPAPER MEDIA |
| 2022-10-21 | AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION FUND | support | $2,000 | DIGITAL/NEWSPAPER MEDIA PRODUCTION |
| 2022-06-27 | DRAIN THE DC SWAMP PAC | oppose | $12,194 | Text Messaging Services |
| 2022-06-14 | DEFEND OKLAHOMA VALUES | support | $35,000 | DOOR KNOCKING AND PRINT ADS |
| 2022-05-31 | DEFEND OKLAHOMA VALUES | support | $70,000 | AD BUY |
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Top individual donors (2026 cycle)
Via this candidate's principal committee FAMILIES FOR JAMES LANKFORD.
Aggregated from FEC Schedule A by donor (name + city + state). Employer + occupation reflect the donor's most recent gift. Source: FEC indiv bulk.
Connected on the graph
Inbound (100)
Outbound (17)
Clips (2)
Quotes, press releases, and Congressional Record fragments where this entity is the subject. Source: govinfo.gov BILLSTATUS + per-source ingest pipelines.
| Date | Source | Speaker | Headline |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Congressional Record | — | Unanimous Consent Request--S. Res. 108 (Executive Session) |
| — | Congressional Record | — | Protecting Women and Girls in Sports (Executive Session) |