1996Final results
1996 election for Oklahoma House District 71
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
John Sullivan (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Harry Shivery (D) by 30.7 points.
John SullivanRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%8,327
Harry ShiveryDemocrat
34.7%4,418
12,745 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET