1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Oklahoma House District 61
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Walter E. Hill (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Bonita Hoeme (D) by 28.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter E. HillRepublican · winner
64.1%5,482
Bonita HoemeDemocrat
35.9%3,076
8,558 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