1972Final resultsSpecial election
1972 special election for Oklahoma Senate District 54
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Bob Funston (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating James Peter Messler (R) by 6.9 points.
Bob FunstonDemocrat · winner
53.5%11,344
James Peter MesslerRepublican
46.5%9,873
21,217 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