1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 48
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
E. Melvin Porter (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating A. L. Dowell (D) by 8.6 points.
E. Melvin PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%2,548
A. L. DowellDemocrat
45.7%2,143
4,691 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET