1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Oklahoma House District 78
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Bruce E. Niemi (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Frank Pitezel (R) by 5.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bruce E. NiemiDemocrat · winner
52.6%5,456
Frank PitezelRepublican · incumbent
47.4%4,907
10,363 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET