1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 Oklahoma State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oklahoma State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 48 seats
After the electionD 38 · R 10
Races27
Changed party0
Unopposed52%14 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 19 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | William M. Schuelein (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Robert P. Medearis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Jim E. Lane (D) | 39.5 | |
| SD-7 | Gene Stipe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | John Luton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | George A. Miller (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Glen Ham (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Ralph W. Graves (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Norman A. Lamb (R) | 22.3 | |
| SD-21 | Robert M. Murphy (D) | 33.9 | |
| SD-23 | Don Baldwin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Herschal Crow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Ed Berrong (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Jerry T. Pierce (R) | 35.7 | |
| SD-31 | Jim Taliaferro (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Rodger Randle (D) | 37.1 | |
| SD-35 | James M. Inhofe (R) | 37.2 | |
| SD-37 | Finis W. Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Stephen C. Wolfe (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Phil Watson (R) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-43 | John Garrett (D) | 24.8 | |
| SD-45 | Jimmy Birdsong (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-47 | John R. McCune (R) | 18.8 | |
| SD-49 | Leon Field (D) | 18.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-50 | Donald F. Ferrell (R) | 6.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-52 | E. W. Keller (R) | 31.8 | |
| SD-54 | Bob Funston (D) | 6.9 |
Oklahoma State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner