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1986Final results

1986 election for Oklahoma House District 83

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Joe Heaton (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating John Williams (D) by 40.5 points.

Joe HeatonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%9,370
29.8%3,971
13,341 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

EvenR+6.91978R+15.61980R+41.91984R+40.51986R+28.71992R+54.11994

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