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1976Final results

1976 election for Oklahoma House District 8

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

J. D. Whorton (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Wooldridge (D) by 28.9 points.

J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%7,869
35.5%4,339
12,208 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

EvenR+25.61972R+19.41974R+28.91976R+41.71980R+8.21984D+6.71986

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