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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 61

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Jack Begley (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Carla Smalts (R) by 9.9 points.

Jack BegleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%6,579
Carla SmaltsRepublican
45.1%5,394
11,973 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+19.71982R+40.91984D+0.91988D+9.91996D+13.81998D+17.42000

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