U.S. House · Oklahoma's 5th District
Robert Henri
CandidateIND
- Race
- U.S. House · Oklahoma's 5th District
- Result
- Stephanie Bice, projected winner
- Opponents
- Stephanie Bice (R); Jena Nelson (D); Austin Nieves (IND)
- Research
- Basic
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Robert P. Henri, an independent and the founder of Project Due Course, a proposed package of 18 government-reform measures, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Oklahoma's 5th District to Stephanie Bice. According to his campaign website and Ballotpedia survey, he describes himself as a non-politician from a working-class background.[1][2][3]
On the ballotU.S. House · 5
2026-11-03
| Stephanie Bice R | incumbent |
| Jena Nelson D | challenger |
| Robert Henri IND | challenger |
| Austin Nieves IND | challenger |
Biography
Robert P. Henri, an independent and the founder of Project Due Course, a proposed package of 18 government-reform measures, lost the November 3, 2026 election for Oklahoma's 5th District to Stephanie Bice. According to his campaign website and Ballotpedia survey, he describes himself as a non-politician from a working-class background.[1][2][3]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to his campaign website, Robert Henri's full name is Robert Patrick Henri, and he says his father named him in part after Patrick Henry.[2] He describes himself as coming from a working-class background and as a husband and father, says he is not a politician, and says he began thinking seriously about politics after the Patriot Act was passed following 9/11.[1][2] Henri founded Project Due Course, a platform of 18 proposed government reforms that his campaign website says was designed to give working-class citizens a tool to improve trust in government.[1][2] He said his campaign focused on government accountability and transparency.[1][2] He received 1.5% of the vote to Stephanie Bice's 49.5%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[3]
In their own words
Campaign money$6,361 raised · 2% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
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Who gave
- Individuals $150
- Own money & loans $6,211
Largest committee contributions
No direct contributions from PACs or other committees in the FEC’s bulk data.
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Robert Henri · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2025-01-01 Candidate's own words
- 2.Meet Robert P. Henri · Robert P. Henri for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
- 3.U.S. House · Oklahoma's 5th District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 4.Robert Henri · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2025-01-01 Candidate's own words