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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 45

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Wallace Collins (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Byas (R) by 1.5 points.

Wallace CollinsDemocrat · winner
49.0%5,674
Steve ByasRepublican
47.5%5,495
Randy L. BoydLibertarian
3.5%405
11,574 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+7.21990D+14.81992D+0.61994D+1.51996D+0.81998R+3.32000

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

The candidates

Wallace Collins (D)Steve Byas (R)

Also on the ballot: Randy L. Boyd (Libertarian), 3.5%