DemocratNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
J. Mike Lawter
Last held office: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 (1976–1986). Ran in 10 elections between 1976 and 1986, winning 9.
- Last margin
- −32.8
- Lost 1986
- Elections
- 10
- 1976–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Lawter was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Lawter has run
Margin: how far Lawter finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Oklahoma State Senate, District 52 | General | Lost | Howard H. Hendrick (R) | 33.6% | R+32.8 |
| 1986 | Oklahoma State Senate, District 52 | Primary | Won | Fred Firestone (D) | 68.3% | +36.5 |
| 1984 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Charles Key (R) | 52.7% | D+5.4 |
| 1984 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Theda M. Wise (D) | 82.2% | +64.5 |
| 1982 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Pat Fancher (R) | 58% | D+15.9 |
| 1980 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1978 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Ron McWhirter (R) | 55% | D+10.0 |
| 1978 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Jim N. Randall (D) | 86% | +72.1 |
| 1976 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | General | Won | Ron McWhirter (R) | 51.2% | D+2.3 |
| 1976 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 | Primary | Won | Jack McCann (D) | 60.3% | +20.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Lawter has held
- Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 90 · 1976–1986
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Lawter has run against
- Howard H. Hendrick (R) · 1986 election, lost
- Charles Key (R) · 1984 election, won
- Pat Fancher (R) · 1982 election, won
- Ron McWhirter (R) · 1978 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive