1996Final results
1996 election for Oklahoma Senate District 45
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Kathleen Wilcoxson (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Karl Rysted (D) by 38.5 points.
Kathleen WilcoxsonRepublican · winner
69.2%17,463
Karl RystedDemocrat
30.8%7,761
25,224 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