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1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election?

Michael Lynn Synar won the 1980 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election. Michael Lynn Synar received 101,516 popular votes (53.98%). The main challenger was Gary Richardson (46.02%).

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

Synar +8.0 pts · won by 14,972 votes
Michael Lynn SynarDemocraticWINNER53.98%
101,516 votes
Gary RichardsonRepublican46.02%
86,544 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.