2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Oklahoma House District 45
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Wallace Collins (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Thad Balkman (R) by 0.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Wallace CollinsDemocrat · winner
50.4%5,360
Thad BalkmanRepublican · incumbent
49.6%5,270
10,630 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET