1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma Senate District 43
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
John Garrett (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Charles C. Gilbert (R) by 24.8 points.
John GarrettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.4%7,603
Charles C. GilbertRepublican
37.6%4,585
12,188 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