1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 8
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Tom Payne (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Butler (D) by 15.8 points.
Tom PayneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%6,768
Kenneth ButlerDemocrat
42.1%4,923
11,691 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET