1978Final results
1978 election for Oklahoma Senate District 22
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Gideon Tinsley (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Ernest Hellwage (R) by 10.3 points.
Gideon TinsleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%11,250
Ernest HellwageRepublican
44.9%9,157
20,407 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