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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 37

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Jim Newport (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Bernie Jackson (D) by 16.3 points.

Jim NewportRepublican · winner
58.1%7,217
41.9%5,196
12,413 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

EvenR+10.41978R+26.21982R+25.11992R+16.31996R+22.22002D+11.42006

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