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1984Final results

1984 election for Oklahoma House District 83

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Joe Heaton (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne Mackey (D) by 41.9 points.

Joe HeatonRepublican · winner
70.2%10,047
Wayne MackeyDemocrat
28.2%4,042
1.6%231
14,320 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+46.71976R+6.91978R+15.61980R+41.91984R+40.51986R+28.71992

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

The candidates

Joe Heaton (R)Wayne Mackey (D)

Also on the ballot: Peter L. McClintock (Independent), 1.6%