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1978Final results

1978 election for Oklahoma House District 76

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Jerry L. Smith (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Thetford (D) by 32.5 points.

Jerry L. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%5,821
33.7%2,963
8,784 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+36.21974R+48.71976R+32.51978R+32.01980R+42.41982R+23.11990

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