1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Oklahoma House District 8
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
J. D. Whorton (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating J. W. Bynum (D) by 12.7 points.
J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner
56.3%6,315
J. W. BynumDemocrat · incumbent
43.7%4,892
11,207 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET