2008Final results
2008 election for Oklahoma's 1st District
U.S. House · Oklahoma
John Sullivan (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Georgianna W. Oliver (D) by 32.3 points.
John SullivanRepublican · winner
66.2%193,404
Georgianna W. OliverDemocrat
33.8%98,890
292,294 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 2008
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.
Georgianna W. OliverJohn Sullivan
$566.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$566.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$0
Cash on hand
$51.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008