1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Oklahoma House District 8
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Larry Rice (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating J. D. Whorton (R) by 6.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Larry RiceDemocrat · winner
53.3%5,744
J. D. WhortonRepublican · incumbent
46.7%5,024
10,768 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET