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1978 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election?

Michael Lynn Synar won the 1978 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election. Michael Lynn Synar received 72,583 popular votes (54.81%). The main challenger was Gary Richardson (45.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Synar and Richardson

Synar +9.6 pts · won by 12,730 votes
Michael Lynn SynarDemocraticWINNER54.81%
72,583 votes
Gary RichardsonRepublican45.19%
59,853 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.