1970Final results
1970 election for Oklahoma Senate District 16
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Phil Smalley (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Theodore K. James (R) by 31.4 points.
Phil SmalleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%12,383
Theodore K. JamesRepublican
34.3%6,464
18,847 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