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1976Final results

1976 election for Oklahoma House District 42

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Tom R. Stephenson (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating William J. Gooden (R) by 6.7 points.

Tom R. StephensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%5,937
46.7%5,195
11,132 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+1.01974D+6.71976D+3.51978R+3.81980D+54.81982D+24.12002

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