Steve Largent Republican John Sullivan Republican The 2002 United States House of Representatives special election in Oklahoma's 1st congressional district was held on January 8, 2002, to select the successor to Steve Largent (R) who resigned to focus on his campaign for Governor of Oklahoma.

Both of the major parties held primaries to determine their nominees.

The Republican primary featured a competitive contest between then-First Lady of Oklahoma Cathy Keating, and state Senator Scott Pruitt, and the eventual winner state Representative John Sullivan.

Sullivan subsequently defeated Tulsa School Board present Doug Dodd by a ten-point margin.

Nevertheless, Dodd came within ten percentage points of winning the election, significantly outperforming Gore.