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1996Final results

1996 election for Oklahoma Senate District 47

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Mike Fair (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Sturdy (D) by 40.2 points.

Mike FairRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%21,171
Jim SturdyDemocrat
29.9%9,038
30,209 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+42.01980R+85.21984R+35.11992R+40.21996R+43.62000R+42.72004

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