1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma House District 23
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Charles J. Prentice (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Shepard (D) by 5.7 points.
Charles J. PrenticeRepublican · winner
52.8%5,930
Charles C. ShepardDemocrat
47.2%5,292
11,222 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET