1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma House District 78
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Howard D. Williams (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating William F. Latting (D) by 2.9 points.
Howard D. WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%4,924
William F. LattingDemocrat
48.5%4,644
9,568 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET