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1982Final results

1982 election for Oklahoma House District 71

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Bill Clark (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Joe Selph (D) by 21.3 points.

Bill ClarkRepublican · winner
60.7%7,109
Joe SelphDemocrat
39.3%4,612
11,721 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

EvenR+22.21976R+56.21980R+21.31982R+46.51984R+36.01988R+12.71994

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