1970Final results
1970 election for Oklahoma House District 40
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Tom Rogers (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Donald G. Melek (R) by 40.9 points.
Tom RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.5%5,640
Donald G. MelekRepublican
29.5%2,364
8,004 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