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2002Final results

2002 election for Oklahoma House District 45

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Thad Balkman (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Wallace Collins (D) by 6.0 points.

Thad BalkmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%5,523
47.0%4,896
10,419 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+1.51996D+0.81998R+3.32000R+6.02002R+13.02004D+0.82006

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