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1970Final results

1970 election for Oklahoma House District 42

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

William J. Gooden (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Mike Cunningham (D) by 17.5 points.

William J. GoodenRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.7%4,893
41.3%3,439
8,332 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

EvenD+1.01974D+6.71976D+3.51978R+3.81980D+54.81982D+24.12002

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