1972Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Oklahoma House District 16
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
ED COLE led; no source recorded a winner.
Ed ColeDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.1%2,420
Herbert E. EliasDemocrat
29.2%1,569
William David BellDemocrat
17.9%962
Leslie B. ReeseDemocrat
7.8%416
5,367 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET