1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 23
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Ray Giles (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Sparks (D) by 19.6 points.
Ray GilesDemocrat · winner
59.8%4,866
Bill SparksDemocrat
40.2%3,268
8,134 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET