1980Final results
1980 election for Oklahoma House District 71
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Helen Arnold (R) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Richard T. Oliver (D) by 56.2 points.
Helen ArnoldRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.1%8,542
Richard T. OliverDemocrat
21.9%2,393
10,935 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