1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for Oklahoma House District 87
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
E. C. Sanders (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Leroy Gatlin (R) by 25.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
E. C. SandersDemocrat · winner
62.8%3,800
Leroy GatlinRepublican
37.2%2,249
6,049 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