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1980 election for Oklahoma House District 70

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Penny Williams (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry M. Lysinger (R) by 18.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Penny WilliamsDemocrat · winner
59.3%6,206
40.7%4,267
10,473 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

EvenR+21.01974D+18.51980D+36.71982D+20.71984D+24.01986R+10.31988

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