1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 42

Name: 1970 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 42
Start: 1970-09-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

James F. Howell (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating H. B. Atkinson (D) by 3.8 points.

James F. HowellDemocrat · winner

51.9%4,082

H. B. AtkinsonDemocrat · incumbent

48.1%3,785

7,867 votes

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