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1986Final results

1986 election for Oklahoma House District 78

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Frank Pitezel (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Larry Cowan (D) by 24.8 points.

Frank PitezelRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%7,169
Larry CowanDemocrat
37.6%4,319
11,488 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+37.01976D+5.01978R+6.31980R+24.81986R+17.11988D+5.31990

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