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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 16

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

M. C. Leist (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Brian Priegel (R) by 38.5 points.

M. C. LeistDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%7,730
Brian PriegelRepublican
30.7%3,430
11,160 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+40.51986D+38.51996D+41.52000D+45.22004D+21.92012D+22.72014

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