1974Final results
1974 election for Oklahoma Senate District 16
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Lee Cate (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Melvin D. Ernest (R) by 11.5 points.
Lee CateDemocrat · winner
55.8%10,135
Melvin D. ErnestRepublican
44.2%8,037
18,172 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)