1978Final results
1978 election for Oklahoma Senate District 16
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Lee Cate (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Helm (R) by 13.2 points.
Lee CateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%9,918
Jim HelmRepublican
43.4%7,600
17,518 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET