1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for Oklahoma House District 96
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Jim Zimmerman (D) won with 49.4% of the vote, defeating Carl Thompson (R) by 3.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim ZimmermanDemocrat · winner
49.4%4,616
Carl ThompsonRepublican
46.1%4,305
Herbert Terrell MonksIndependent
4.4%415
9,336 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