1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Oklahoma's 4th District
U.S. House · Oklahoma
J.C. Watts (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating David Perryman (D) by 8.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J.C. WattsRepublican · winner
51.6%80,251
David PerrymanDemocrat
43.3%67,237
Bill TiffeeIndependent
5.1%7,913
155,401 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
David PerrymanJ.C. Watts
$226.2K
Raised by the campaign
$477.6K
$222.9K
Spent by the campaign
$474.5K
$3.2K
Cash on hand
$3.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994