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1968Final results

1968 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 7

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Gene Stipe (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Tom Watson (D) by 11.3 points.

Gene StipeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.4%9,924
Tom WatsonDemocrat
43.1%7,861
George HuntDemocrat
2.6%471
18,256 votes

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

The candidates

Gene Stipe (D)Tom Watson (D)

Also on the ballot: George Hunt (Democrat), 2.6%