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1978Final results

1978 election for Oklahoma House District 37

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

James Holt (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Mary Layne Raley (D) by 10.4 points.

James HoltRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%5,013
44.8%4,069
9,082 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 1978

Races before and after

EvenR+13.91974R+27.51976R+10.41978R+26.21982R+25.11992R+16.31996

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