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1988Final results

1988 election for Oklahoma House District 53

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

John D. Lassiter (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Darrell E. Janaway (R) by 0.8 points.

John D. LassiterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.4%7,028
49.6%6,922
13,950 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+3.01986D+0.81988R+19.41990R+24.91992R+37.41994R+27.61996

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