1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 48

Name: 1978 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 48
Start: 1978-09-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

E. Melvin Porter (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Archibald Hill (D) by 25.5 points.

E. Melvin PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent

62.8%3,048

37.2%1,809

4,857 votes

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