1970Final results
1970 election for Oklahoma House District 27
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
James B. Townsend (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Franklin Gray (R) by 37.6 points.
James B. TownsendDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.8%4,017
Franklin GrayRepublican
31.2%1,823
5,840 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET