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2008Final results

2008 election for Oklahoma House District 79

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Weldon Watson (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Chad Hawkins (D) by 28.5 points.

Weldon WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%9,705
Chad HawkinsDemocrat
35.7%5,397
15,102 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+33.61984R+42.01988R+53.11996R+28.52008D+4.02018D+3.62020

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