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1988 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election?

Michael Lynn Synar won the 1988 Oklahoma U.S. House District 2 Election. Michael Lynn Synar received 136,009 popular votes (64.87%). The main challenger was Ira Phillips (35.13%).

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

Synar +29.7 pts · won by 62,350 votes
Michael Lynn SynarDemocraticWINNER64.87%
136,009 votes
Ira PhillipsRepublican35.13%
73,659 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.