1976Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 primary for Oklahoma Senate District 17
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
RALPH W GRAVES led; no source recorded a winner.
Ralph W. GravesDemocrat · leading · incumbent
32.8%4,295
John L. CliftonDemocrat
28.4%3,711
Shirley W. ClarksonDemocrat
24.4%3,195
Wanda Jo PeltierDemocrat
14.3%1,876
13,077 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET