1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Oklahoma House District 59
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Frank Lucas (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Bert Russell (D) by 12.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank LucasRepublican · winner
56.2%6,358
Bert RussellDemocrat · incumbent
43.8%4,957
11,315 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET