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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 53

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Carolyn Coleman (R) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Mary Sue Schnell (D) by 27.6 points.

Carolyn ColemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.8%9,127
36.2%5,178
14,305 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+19.41990R+24.91992R+37.41994R+27.61996R+33.31998R+31.72002

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