1970Final results
1970 election for Oklahoma House District 8
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
J. D. Whorton (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Preston L. Roberts (D) by 0.5 points.
J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%4,747
Preston L. RobertsDemocrat
49.8%4,703
9,450 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