DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Aug 1980
L. H. Bengston Jr.
Last held office: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 (1968–1980). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 8.
Last office: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89
- Last margin
- +50.6
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 9
- 1968–1980
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Bengston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Bengston has run
Margin: how far Bengston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | Primary | Lost | Rebecca Hamilton (D) | 47.8% | −4.3 |
| 1978 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | — | — |
| 1978 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | Primary | Won | Rebecca Hamilton (D) | 50.4% | +0.8 |
| 1976 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Gregory E. Simmons (R) | 75.3% | D+50.6 |
| 1976 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | Primary | Won | Andrew J. Huddleston (D) | 75.7% | +51.4 |
| 1974 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Jack Slentz (R) | 66.9% | D+33.8 |
| 1972 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Jack D. Miller (R) | 66.1% | D+32.3 |
| 1970 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 | General | Won | Don L. Wilson (R) | 55.2% | D+10.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Bengston has held
- Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 89 · 1968–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bengston has run against
- Gregory E. Simmons (R) · 1976 election, won
- Jack Slentz (R) · 1974 election, won
- Jack D. Miller (R) · 1972 election, won
- Don L. Wilson (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive