1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 17
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
John L. Clifton (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Ralph W. Graves (D) by 1.8 points.
John L. CliftonDemocrat · winner
50.9%6,216
Ralph W. GravesDemocrat · incumbent
49.1%5,995
12,211 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET