1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Oklahoma House District 42
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Ralph J. Choate (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Tom R. Stephenson (D) by 3.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ralph J. ChoateRepublican · winner
51.9%5,773
Tom R. StephensonDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%5,345
11,118 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET