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1970Final results

1970 election for Oklahoma House District 39

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Lynn Thornhill (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating A. J. Schmitz (D) by 25.9 points.

Lynn ThornhillRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%5,392
37.1%3,176
8,568 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+7.41972R+9.71974R+43.21982R+13.51986R+1.01990D+0.11992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET