1972Final resultsIncumbent defeatedSpecial election
1972 special election for Oklahoma Senate District 50
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Donald F. Ferrell (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Allen G. Nichols (D) by 6.8 points.
Donald F. FerrellRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%10,922
Allen G. NicholsDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%9,533
20,455 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