Stephanie I. Bice
RIncumbentFEC H0OK05205
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Raised this cycle$2.5M
Cash on hand: $1.1M
2026 race
OK-05 — U.S. House
4 candidates on the November ballot. Incumbent: Stephanie I. Bice.
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How we got here · 2 earlier contests
Election held
Counting
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Results appear here once a race is called and verified. Official returns from the Oklahoma State Election Board.
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Disclosed money in race
$3.8M
Candidate + outside spending. See finance breakdown below.
Incumbent
Currently in office
Challengers
Sorted by fundraising
Jena Nelson
DChallengerFEC H6OK05293
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Raised this cycle$822K
Cash on hand: $109K
Robert P. Henri
IChallengerFEC H6OK05301
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Raised this cycle$6K
Cash on hand: $2K
Austin Nieves
IChallengerFEC H4OK04176
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Raised this cycle—
Cash on hand: —
1 defeated candidate — show
Trey Martin
DDefeatedChallengerFEC H6OK05319
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Raised this cycle$115K
Cash on hand: $0
Local signal
Early read on OK-05 — U.S. House
A directional read on where this seat is trending, from the signals we have so far. This is an early scaffold — more inputs light up as coverage and constituent activity accrue.
Coverage tone · the matchup
Recent news coverage of the nominees heading to the general election.
Stephanie I. Bicemixed
0 pos3 neutral0 neg3 articles
Jena Nelsonlimited coverage
No coverage in our tracked outlets in the last 90 days.
A media signal, not a poll of the district.
Constituent stakes
No one here has staked a position on a tracked vote yet. As neighbors weigh in on /pressure campaigns, the district's lean will show up here.
Money in the race
Finance breakdown
Disclosed funding shaping this race — both the money candidates raise themselves and the outside spending dropped by independent groups. Issue-ad spending by 501(c)(4) groups is excluded; the FEC doesn't require disclosure of it. See the note below for details.
Candidate fundraising: FEC reports through October 14, 2026 · 2025–26 cycle
Total disclosed
$3.8M
Candidate fundraising + independent expenditures (FEC).
Candidate-direct (Schedule A)
$3.4M
Raised by candidate committees themselves.
Outside spending (Schedule E)
$394K
$394K for · $0 against
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephanie I. Bice(R)incumbent | $2.5M | — | — | $2.5M |
Jena Nelson(D) | $822K | — | — | $822K |
Robert P. Henri(I) | $6K | — | — | $6K |
Austin Nieves(I) | $0 | — | — | $0 |
1 defeated candidate — show finances
| Candidate | Raised directly | Outside for | Outside against | Net in corner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Trey Martin(D)defeated + LEAGUE OF LABOR VOTERS $394K | $115K | $394K | — | $509K |
Where the money comes from
In-state vs out-of-state
Share of each candidate's itemized individual contributions from donors inside OK versus the rest of the country. Excludes sub-$200 unitemized donations (no geography on file) and PAC money — see note below.
Stephanie I. Bice(R)63% in-state · $967K itemized
$611K in-state$356K out-of-state
Jena Nelson(D)85% in-state · $266K itemized
$226K in-state$39K out-of-state
1 defeated candidate — show
Trey Martin(D)defeated28% in-state · $28K itemized
$8K in-state$20K out-of-state
What's counted, what isn't
Candidate-direct is each campaign's reported receipts on FEC Schedule A — individual contributions plus PAC contributions to the candidate's own committee — through the most recent filing.
Outside spending is independent expenditures on FEC Schedule E: money spent by PACs, super PACs, and party committees for or against a candidate, without legal coordination with the campaign. The committees listed under each candidate are the largest disclosed spenders on either side.
In-state vs out-of-state covers only itemized individual contributions — donations over $200, which are the only ones that carry a contributor address at the FEC. Sub-$200 unitemized donations (often a large share for grassroots campaigns) have no geography on file and are excluded, as is PAC money. So the percentages describe where a candidate's itemized individual money comes from, not where every dollar raised comes from.
Not counted: 501(c)(4) "social welfare" organizations run issue ads that frequently mention candidates by name but aren't classified as express advocacy under FEC rules — they file no Schedule E and don't appear in this breakdown. Press reporting on a race may cite figures that include this dark-money spending; ours doesn't.
Where they stand
Issue-by-issue comparison
Positions extracted from each candidate's campaign issues page by AI. Contested rows — where candidates disagree with each other — appear first.
| Statement | Bice | Nelson | Henri | Nieves | You |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Economycontested Reducing the national debt should be a higher priority than new spending. | — | ||||
Immigration The U.S. should do more to enforce immigration laws and secure the border. | — | ||||
Veterans The VA should cover more veterans and more health conditions. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal farm subsidies should be reduced and redirected toward smaller producers. | — | ||||
Agriculture SNAP (food stamp) eligibility and benefit levels should be expanded. | — | ||||
Agriculture Federal antitrust enforcement against meatpacking consolidation should be increased. | — | ||||
Economy The federal minimum wage should be raised. | — | ||||
Economy The expanded child tax credit (refundable, paid monthly) should be made permanent. | — | ||||
Economy The federal government should require employers to provide paid family and medical leave. | — | ||||
Environment Government environmental reviews for energy and infrastructure projects should move faster, even if it means fewer reviews. | — | ||||
Environment The government should stop subsidizing oil and gas companies. | — | ||||
Guns Civilian ownership of AR-15-style rifles should be restricted. | — | ||||
Healthcare Medicare should be allowed to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. | — | ||||
Housing The government should spend more building affordable housing. | — | ||||
Immigration The U.S. should allow more legal immigration each year. | — | ||||
Immigration The H-1B visa program for high-skilled foreign workers should be expanded. | — | ||||
Social Security Social Security benefits should be means-tested for high-income retirees. | — | ||||
Taxes Corporate taxes should be lower. | — |
SupportsOpposesNo public positionRinged = confirmed by the campaign
About this race page
Candidate roster is sourced from the FEC's active-candidate list for the 2026 cycle. Fundraising totals reflect committee filings through the last reporting period.
Alignment % compares the candidate's extracted policy positions against your quiz answers. Positions are pulled from the candidate's campaign issues page by AI; we save the source quote for each position so you can verify the extraction. Candidates without a campaign issues page show position data pending — we're working through the roster and re-checking stale extractions every 90 days.
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