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1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1990 election for Oklahoma House District 29

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

R. C. Lester (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Gurley (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

R. C. LesterDemocrat · winner
52.6%4,146
Bill GurleyRepublican · incumbent
47.4%3,734
7,880 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+5.51988D+5.21990D+12.21992R+7.41994R+15.01996R+16.41998

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