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1972Final results

1972 election for Oklahoma House District 87

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

E. C. Sanders (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Ray E. Holaday (R) by 28.2 points.

E. C. SandersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.1%6,039
Ray E. HoladayRepublican
35.9%3,381
9,420 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

EvenD+28.21972D+38.81976D+51.71978R+8.81986R+28.11988R+25.11990

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