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1968Final results

1968 election for Oklahoma Senate District 17

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Ralph W. Graves (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Anthony G. Sharp (R) by 14.6 points.

Ralph W. GravesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%9,193
42.7%6,849
16,042 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

EvenD+14.61968D+4.41984D+9.81992D+16.21996D+16.52000D+13.12008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET