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1985Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election

1985 special election for Oklahoma House District 35

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Larry Ferguson (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Charlene Johnson (D) by 0.6 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Larry FergusonRepublican · winner
50.3%3,965
49.7%3,919
7,884 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 1985

Races before and after

EvenR+0.61985 special electionR+15.81986R+12.11988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)