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2002Final results

2002 election for Oklahoma House District 53

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Carolyn Coleman (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Ridgeway (D) by 31.7 points.

Carolyn ColemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%6,529
31.8%3,267
Robert BruceIndependent
4.7%484
10,280 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

EvenR+37.41994R+27.61996R+33.31998R+31.72002R+38.32004R+28.42006

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

The candidates

Carolyn Coleman (R)Michael Ridgeway (D)

Also on the ballot: Robert Bruce (Independent), 4.7%