1978Final results
1978 election for Oklahoma House District 42
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Tom R. Stephenson (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph J. Choate (R) by 3.5 points.
Tom R. StephensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%4,865
Ralph J. ChoateRepublican
48.2%4,532
9,397 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET