1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 primary for Oklahoma House District 20
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Gary Edison Payne (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John D. Rushing (D) by 17.7 points.
Gary Edison PayneDemocrat · winner
50.8%4,552
John D. RushingDemocrat · incumbent
33.1%2,968
Ernest A. McGaheyDemocrat
16.1%1,444
8,964 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET