1970Final results
1970 election for Oklahoma Senate District 48
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
E. Melvin Porter (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating C. C. Cooper (R) by 45.5 points.
E. Melvin PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%3,909
C. C. CooperRepublican
27.2%1,464
5,373 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