1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 44

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 44
Start: 1974-08-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Marvin York (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating J. Lee Keels (D) by 20.5 points.

Marvin YorkDemocrat · winner

60.3%6,054

J. Lee KeelsDemocrat · incumbent

39.7%3,991

10,045 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET