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1978Final results

1978 election for Oklahoma House District 46

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Charles Elder (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Aldridge (R) by 49.1 points.

Charles ElderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.6%6,185
25.4%2,111
8,296 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

EvenD+16.31986D+23.11988D+12.41990D+26.01992R+4.21994R+24.11996

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