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1986Final results

1986 election for Oklahoma House District 53

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

John D. Lassiter (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Evelyn Orth (R) by 3.0 points.

John D. LassiterDemocrat · winner
51.5%4,937
Evelyn OrthRepublican
48.5%4,654
9,591 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+3.01986D+0.81988R+19.41990R+24.91992R+37.41994R+27.61996

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