1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oklahoma Senate District 40
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Phillip E. Lambert (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Richard D. Stansberry (R) by 10.4 points.
Phillip E. LambertDemocrat · winner
55.2%9,543
Richard D. StansberryRepublican · incumbent
44.8%7,743
17,286 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET