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2000 election for Oklahoma House District 74

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

John M. Smaligo (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Phil Ostrander (D) by 1.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

John M. SmaligoRepublican · winner
50.4%7,997
Phil OstranderDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%7,716
Albro DanielLibertarian
1.1%169
15,882 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenR+5.81994D+10.71996D+4.41998R+1.82000R+47.02004R+18.82006

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

The candidates

John M. Smaligo (R)Phil Ostrander (D)

Also on the ballot: Albro Daniel (Libertarian), 1.1%