1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Oklahoma House District 74
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Phil Ostrander (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating John M. Smaligo (R) by 10.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Phil OstranderDemocrat · winner
55.4%7,308
John M. SmaligoRepublican · incumbent
44.6%5,894
13,202 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