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1974 election for Oklahoma House District 78

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Charles Cleveland (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Patrick Eugene Carr (R) by 3.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Charles ClevelandDemocrat · winner
51.5%4,389
48.5%4,136
8,525 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91972D+3.01974D+37.01976D+5.01978R+6.31980R+24.81986

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