1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma Senate District 35
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
James M. Inhofe (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Happy Miles (D) by 37.2 points.
James M. InhofeRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.6%13,749
Happy MilesDemocrat
31.4%6,300
20,049 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