WATKINS, WESLEY WADE
R Β· house Β· bioguide W000194
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- FEC candidate id
H6OK03074- Internal id
b91ec3fb-f294-42d7-89c3-9850c8d9930a- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), OK-03. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 797,981 |
| People | Median age | 36 |
| Income | Median household income | $59,242 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $30,398 |
| Income | In poverty | 17.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.1% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.456 |
| Race | White alone | 65.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 5.0% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.6% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 21.2% |
| Race | Two or more races | 15.1% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 8.7% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 82.5% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 14.8% |
| Education | High school or higher | 56.6% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 22.2% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 7.4% |
| Household | Family households | 63.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.55 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 32.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $160,900 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $917 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 74.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 7.0% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 3.5% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 15.0% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.0% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 87.6% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 9.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 77.4% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 6.4% |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $6,120 | $197,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $117,110 | $539,474 | $191,580 | $0 | $38,500 |
| 2000 | $707,712 | $288,397 | $613,943 | $0 | $366,198 |
| 1998 | $1,384,526 | $1,220,356 | $197,073 | $0 | $775,642 |
| 1996 | $1,133,772 | $1,106,300 | $32,904 | $0 | $765,775 |
| 1992 | $141 | $13,217 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1990 | $44,755 | $216,495 | $13,076 | $0 | $6,125 |
| 1988 | $241,418 | $174,437 | $184,817 | $0 | $149,324 |
| 1986 | $209,653 | $210,936 | $117,836 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $208,633 | $193,448 | $119,120 | $2,204 | $102,884 |
| 1982 | $265,015 | $243,247 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1980 | $189,739 | $181,160 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1980 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1982 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1984 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1986 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1988 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1990 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1992 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1996 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 1998 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 2000 general house Β· OK-3 β won
- 2002 general house Β· OK-3 β won
Committees
- WATKINS FOR CONGRESS β principal Β· type H
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 25.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| R (major party) | +10.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ 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.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | educated_at | Oklahoma State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | principal_candidate_of | WATKINS FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE | β | candidate_committees | |
| 2001-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1999-01-06 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1997-01-07 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1989-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States representative | β | wikidata | |
| 1974-11-05 | held_position | member of the Oklahoma Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 1961-01-01 | employed_by | United States Department of Agriculture | β | wikidata |