1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1996 election for Oklahoma's 3rd District
U.S. House · Oklahoma
Wes Watkins (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Darryl Roberts (D) by 6.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Wes WatkinsRepublican · winner
51.4%98,526
Darryl RobertsDemocrat
45.2%86,647
Scott DemareeIndependent
3.3%6,335
191,508 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Darryl RobertsWes Watkins
$504.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$497.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$7.2K
Cash on hand
$32.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996