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1978Final results

1978 primary for Oklahoma House District 42

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Tom R. Stephenson (D) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Mitchell (D) by 46.9 points.

Tom R. StephensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.4%4,063
Jim MitchellDemocrat
26.6%1,469
5,532 votes

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