1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Oklahoma Senate District 50
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Bill Dawson (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Ferrell (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bill DawsonDemocrat · winner
55.6%9,942
Donald F. FerrellRepublican · incumbent
44.4%7,951
17,893 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