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1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Oklahoma House District 78

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Mary Easley (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Flint Breckinridge (R) by 2.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Mary EasleyDemocrat · winner
51.0%7,312
Flint BreckinridgeRepublican · incumbent
49.0%7,014
14,326 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+17.11988D+5.31990R+5.61992D+2.11996D+21.11998D+19.72000

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