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1982Final results

1982 election for Oklahoma House District 42

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Don Garrison (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating John M. Cox (R) by 54.8 points.

Don GarrisonDemocrat · winner
77.4%6,953
John M. CoxRepublican
22.6%2,031
8,984 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+6.71976D+3.51978R+3.81980D+54.81982D+24.12002R+13.62004

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