1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Oklahoma House District 54
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Helen Cole (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Kenneth P. Craig (D) by 5.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Helen ColeRepublican · winner
52.8%5,447
Kenneth P. CraigDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%4,869
10,316 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