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Oklahoma › Oklahoma House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Oklahoma House District 82

Miller is clearly favored to win: Miller wins in 9 of every 10 simulations.

Headd (D)
11%
chance of winning
Miller (R)
89%
Average margin
R+9.8
80% of outcomes
R+20 to D+1
Partisan lean
R+21
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Miller is clearly favored to win: Miller wins in about 9 of every 10 simulations.

Headd (D)
8%
chance of winning
Miller (R)
92%
Average margin
R+14.5
80% of outcomes
R+28 to R+2
Partisan lean
R+21
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

R+9.8R+30R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20D+30
R+14.5R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Headd 11%Miller 89%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Headd 8%Miller 92%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Oklahoma state offices
−0.3Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+9.2Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
Upper South adjustment
+5.2How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe Upper South adjustmentR+5.2Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceR+9.6Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Oklahoma andlook-alike placesR+9.9Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayR+9.8Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayR+14.5

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)-1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)-1.88
Elected-experience edge-0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation0
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation0

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean R+21: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+32.4R+34.6 vs. nation2020 presidentR+20.4R+25.0 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
53,214
People per km²
1,031
Adults with a B.A.+
61%
White, no degree
25%of adults
  • White 61%
  • Hispanic 9%
  • Black 9%
  • Asian 9%
  • Other / multiracial 12%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2020 President Vote in this district

14,556 two-party votes · R+20.4 · R+25.0 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)60.2%
Joe Biden (D)39.8%

2018 Earlier district lines

20,220 votes · R+32.3
✓ Nicole Miller (R)66.1%
Oraynab Jwayyed (D)33.9%

2016 Earlier district lines

22,348 votes · R+30.2
✓ Kevin Calvey (R)60.2%
Misty Warfield (D)32.3%
Christopher J Crawford (I)5.5%
David Dickerson (I)2.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

12,402 two-party votes · R+32.4 · R+34.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)66.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)33.8%