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Oklahoma District 5

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Jena Nelson
Democratic
1 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Stephanie Bice
Republican · incumbent
99 in 100

Stephanie Bice wins in 99 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Stephanie Bice +13.0.

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Bice +13.0; 80 in 100 fall between Bice +20.3 and Bice +5.8.

Bice +30Bice +20Bice +10Nelson +10Nelson +20Nelson +30Tie

The candidates

Stephanie BiceIncumbent
Republican · American politician (born 1973)

Stephanie Irene Bice is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 5th congressional district since 2021. She is the first American of Iranian descent to be elected to Congress. Wikipedia

Raised
$2.4M
Cash on hand
$1.7M
Through 2026-09-30
Official website ↗
Jena Nelson
Democratic
Raised
$739K
Cash on hand
$84K
Through 2026-09-30
No biography on file yet.
Robert Henri
Independent
Austin Nieves
Independent

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata; fundraising from the FEC (cycle-to-date, latest report).

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Polls

No public polls have tested Jena Nelson against Stephanie Bice yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

Nelson +1 over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Nelson 1, Bice 99.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) R+9.0roughly 18 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Nelson +0.3In 2024 they ran 0.6 pts more Democratic than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyBice +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateBice +13.0±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastBice +13.0±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Jena Nelson 1 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Jena Nelson 1 in 100 (Solid R)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Jena Nelson 1 in 100 (Solid R)

Rules and notes

  • Incumbent renominated

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