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1984Final results

1984 election for Oklahoma House District 8

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

J. D. Whorton (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Rice (D) by 8.2 points.

J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%7,776
Larry RiceDemocrat
45.9%6,603
14,379 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+19.41974R+28.91976R+41.71980R+8.21984D+6.71986D+31.61988

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