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1970Final results

1970 election for Oklahoma House District 97

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Hannah D. Atkins (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Joe E. Edwards (R) by 48.4 points.

Hannah D. AtkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%2,951
Joe E. EdwardsRepublican
25.8%1,027
3,978 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+23.41978D+26.11980D+64.61984D+56.21986D+38.91996D+41.41998

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