1986Final results
1986 Republican primary for Oklahoma House District 23
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Sue Tibbs (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Retherford (R) by 20.9 points.
Sue TibbsRepublican · winner
60.5%1,044
Thomas RetherfordRepublican
39.5%683
1,727 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET