Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Kevin Hern
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RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Kevin Hern

U.S. Representative, OK-1 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for U.S. Senate in Oklahoma.

U.S. Representative, OK-1Born 1961Businessperson

In office
7 yrs
Since 2018
Bills became law
0
18 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
2.5%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+17.9
Won 2026
Elections
5
2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Ways and MeansTaxHealth

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 18 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hern sits in the U.S. House

Hern is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHernMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Troy Downing, Tracey Mann, Nancy Mace

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Hern’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hern’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hern was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026U.S. Senate, OklahomaWonR+17.9R+34.9−17.0
2024U.S. House, OK-1WonR+25.9R+50.4−24.5
2022U.S. House, OK-1WonR+26.5R+21.9+4.6
2020U.S. House, OK-1WonR+31.0——
2018U.S. House, OK-1WonR+18.6——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$10.9M
Spent
$8.1M
Cash
$2.8M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

HERN FOR SENATE
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Hern has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hern has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 5 polls; Hern’s best result was 59% (Oklahoma's 1st District, 2020).

Hern’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Hern

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET