1998Final results
1998 election for Oklahoma House District 36
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Joe L. Sweeden (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating John Handshy (R) by 48.4 points.
Joe L. SweedenDemocrat · winner
74.2%5,622
John HandshyRepublican
25.8%1,954
7,576 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET