1976Final results
1976 election for Oklahoma House District 79
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Ted M. Cowan (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Orvel F. Sawvel (D) by 35.4 points.
Ted M. CowanRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%7,303
Orvel F. SawvelDemocrat
32.3%3,488
10,791 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET