1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma House District 44
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
Lee Cate (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Harold R. Willard (R) by 19.2 points.
Lee CateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%7,711
Harold R. WillardRepublican
40.4%5,231
12,942 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