Upset Brief · OK-05 · Jena Nelson (D) vs. Stephanie Bice (R), incumbent
Nelson can win. The math closes using 50 percent of what history allows.
14%
odds today
52%
odds with the plan
14,332
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 28
Where
- 01+246Precinct 090200 (Canadian County)Starting line Bice +16. 13.6% split their ticket.
- 02+227Precinct 090507 (Canadian County)Starting line Bice +29. 13.9% split their ticket.
- 03+218Precinct 550361 (Oklahoma County)Starting line Bice +6. 17.1% split their ticket.
- 04+208Precinct 550334 (Oklahoma County)Starting line Bice +4. 12.5% split their ticket.
- 05+202Precinct 550357 (Oklahoma County)Starting line Bice +18. 15.2% split their ticket.
- 06+200Precinct 550452 (Oklahoma County)Starting line Bice +4. 13.9% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 16% of the plan.
How
- P+13,320PersuadeTicket splitters and the 9 percent still undecided in the latest poll: 26,407 leaning Bice today.
- M+1,326MobilizeAt least 17,477 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Nelson's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+403ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Nelson's way.
What has to be true
- Nelson wins 25 percent of the ticket splitters and undecided voters now leaning Bice.
- No national wave is required. The plan closes at 50 percent of what recent Oklahoma results show is possible.
- The starting line comes from published 2026 polls, including campaign or party sponsored polls where those are the only ones; if the true gap is different, so is the plan.
The numbers behind it
- 01Crossover regression317 precincts, R² 0.992, 39 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 5-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -22,300 to 23,448 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30Nelson $17,334 cash on hand; Bice $2,021,981.
- 04Call program for this list22,780 households, 68,341 dials, about 3,581 live conversations: an estimated $7,900 at published rates.
Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Oklahoma State Election Board precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.