Elections / 1978 · House · OK-02
OK-02 — 1978 U.S. House election
Akashiccongressional district1978 US House electionOK-02 · U.S. HouseSynarD+9.6
How it voted
Share of the 1978 vote
| Michael Lynn Synar ✓Democrat | 54.8% | 72,583 |
|---|---|---|
| Gary RichardsonRepublican | 45.2% | 59,853 |
D+60R+60
District boundary, filled by its own 1978 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
Margin history
OK-02 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 321,025 | |
| 2022 | R | 231,672 | |
| 2020 | R | 288,527 | |
| 2018 | R | 216,002 | |
| 2016 | R | 268,870 | |
| 2014 | R | 158,407 | |
| 2012 | R | 250,612 | |
| 2010 | D | 191,429 | |
| 2008 | D | 246,572 | |
| 2006 | D | 168,208 | |
| 2004 | D | 272,542 | |
| 2002 | D | 197,982 | |
| 2000 | D | 195,412 | |
| 1998 | R | 148,264 | |
| 1996 | R | 202,393 | |
| 1994 | R | 158,422 | |
| 1992 | D | 213,513 | |
| 1990 | D | 148,151 | |
| 1988 | D | 209,668 | |
| 1986 | D | 156,338 | |
| 1984 | D | 200,013 | |
| 1982 | D | 154,193 | |
| 1980 | D | 188,060 | |
| 1978 | D | 132,436 | |
| 1976 | D | 189,743 |
Same ballot, 1978OK
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · district lines from the 2010-census apportionment. Real returns — nothing estimated.