1972Final results
1972 election for Oklahoma Senate District 5
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Jim E. Lane (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Roger H. Scarborough (R) by 39.5 points.
Jim E. LaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%11,675
Roger H. ScarboroughRepublican
30.3%5,064
16,739 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