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1988Final results

1988 election for Oklahoma House District 43

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Harold Hale (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Gooden (R) by 17.3 points.

Harold HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%6,517
41.3%4,594
11,111 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+31.91978D+19.61986D+17.31988R+18.91990R+34.72000R+29.32006

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