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1972Final results

1972 election for Oklahoma Senate District 21

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Robert M. Murphy (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Floyd A. Buntin (R) by 33.9 points.

Robert M. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%14,402
Floyd A. BuntinRepublican
33.0%7,105
21,507 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+6.11988D+12.41992D+0.11996D+10.22000D+20.72004R+16.32008

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