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1980Final results

1980 election for Oklahoma House District 97

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Kevin Cox (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Mack Kuykendall (R) by 26.1 points.

Kevin CoxDemocrat · winner
63.0%3,654
Mack KuykendallRepublican
37.0%2,143
5,797 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

EvenD+23.41978D+26.11980D+64.61984D+56.21986D+38.91996D+41.41998

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