1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Oklahoma House District 31
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
James R. Cummings (R) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Donald Coffin (D) by 4.6 points.
James R. CummingsRepublican · winner
52.3%5,959
Donald CoffinDemocrat · incumbent
47.7%5,439
11,398 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET