Democrat Kendra Horn has surprise win in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District

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In a surprise upset, Democrat Kendra Horn defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Russell (R) in Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District.

Russell, first elected in 2014, was expected to have an easy win. This is the first time a Democrat has held the seat, KOCO News 5 reports, and News 9 says this is the first time a congressional seat in Oklahoma has gone blue since Dan Boren represented the 2nd Congressional District from 2005 to 2013.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.