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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Oklahoma/OK-04
      1978·US House·Oklahoma·District profile →

      Oklahoma District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Tom Steed
      60.3%62,993 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Seward Eliot Robb
      39.7%41,421 votes
      Margin
      D+20.7
      104,414 total votes
      2 candidates104,414 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom SteedDEM✓
      		DEM62,99360.3%
      Seward Eliot RobbREP
      		REP41,42139.7%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+32.9
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.3
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202432.6%65.5%R+32.9311,328
      202033.0%64.6%R+31.6308,407
      201629.3%64.7%R+35.3289,633
      201233.9%66.1%R+32.1257,770
      200834.8%65.2%R+30.3286,211

      Seat History

      US House in Oklahoma

      2024
      Tom ColeREP
      R+37.0
      2022
      Tom ColeREP
      R+33.5
      Redistricted
      2020
      Tom ColeREP
      R+39.0
      2018
      Tom ColeREP
      R+30.1
      2016
      Tom ColeREP
      R+43.5
      2014
      Tom ColeREP
      R+46.1
      2012
      Tom ColeREP
      R+40.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      Tom ColeREP
      R+100.0
      2008
      Tom ColeREP
      R+36.8
      2006
      Tom ColeREP
      R+29.2
      2004
      Tom ColeREP
      R+77.8
      2002
      Tom ColeREP
      R+7.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      J C Watts Jr.REP
      R+33.7
      1998
      J C Watts Jr.REP
      R+23.0
      1996
      J C Watts Jr.REP
      R+17.8
      View all US House history for Oklahoma →

      Candidates

      Tom SteedDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Seward Eliot RobbREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Oklahoma, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
      ← All 1978 US House races1978 overviewOklahoma profileAll elections