OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole won a five-way Republican primary outright on Tuesday and avoided an August runoff.

Cole faced a well-funded political newcomer in businessman Paul Bondar, who loaned more than $5 million of his own money to his campaign. The infusion of cash allowed Bondar to blanket television airwaves and social media with advertising touting his candidacy.

Cole, the chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is seeking a 12th term as representative of Oklahomas 4th Congressional District, which stretches across south-central Oklahoma and includes Ada, Ardmore, Duncan, Lawton/Fort Sill, Moore and Norman. He will face a Democrat and an independent in November.