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1978Final results

1978 election for Oklahoma House District 86

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Bob Kerr (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating George Barnes (R) by 4.6 points.

Bob KerrDemocrat · winner
52.3%3,418
George BarnesRepublican
47.7%3,115
6,533 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+13.31972D+20.11974D+35.41976D+4.61978R+9.81980D+22.61982

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