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1972Final results

1972 election for Oklahoma House District 8

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

J. D. Whorton (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Lee Hardy Vincil (D) by 25.6 points.

J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%6,483
37.2%3,840
10,323 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

EvenR+25.61972R+19.41974R+28.91976R+41.71980R+8.21984D+6.71986

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