1980Final results
1980 election for Oklahoma House District 83
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Gean Atkinson (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating James B. Pitts (D) by 15.6 points.
Gean AtkinsonRepublican · winner
57.8%5,769
James B. PittsDemocrat
42.2%4,211
9,980 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