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1970Final results

1970 election for Oklahoma House District 56

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

James M. Kardokus (D) won with 76.9% of the vote, defeating Hurley D. Hayes (R) by 53.9 points.

James M. KardokusDemocrat · winner
76.9%4,929
Hurley D. HayesRepublican
23.1%1,477
6,406 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+36.51988D+28.11992D+40.21994D+37.81996D+38.31998D+41.22000

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