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1986Final results

1986 election for Oklahoma House District 59

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Bert Russell (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Lucas (R) by 0.9 points.

Bert RussellDemocrat · winner
50.5%5,335
Frank LucasRepublican
49.5%5,239
10,574 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+14.81976D+0.41978D+15.61984D+0.91986R+12.41988R+36.51990

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