However he lost the general election in 2009 by a small margin.

He lost the election in 1995 by a margin of 35,000.

He ran again in the 1971 election, and lost by a greater margin.

He lost the election by a small margin having won nearly 48 percent of the vote.

He lost by a wide margin on the first round.

He lost badly, by a margin of 2 to 1.

He stood again in the October 1974 general election but lost by a larger margin.

Oklahoma had lost four straight by an average margin of 18 points.

He ran again in the 1981 election, and lost to Snow by an even greater margin.

In 1986 he lost by a narrow 52% to 48% margin.