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1970Final results

1970 election for Oklahoma Senate District 36

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Gene Howard (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Dwight Williamson (R) by 31.2 points.

Gene HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.5%9,431
33.3%4,870
Leslie J. RodmanOther party
2.2%320
14,621 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

EvenR+11.01982R+23.31986D+14.91990R+29.12006R+24.32018R+11.92026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Gene Howard (D)Dwight Williamson (R)

Also on the ballot: Leslie J. Rodman (Other party), 2.2%