1978Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Oklahoma Senate District 46
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Bernest Cain (D) won with 49.6% of the vote, defeating Mary Helm (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bernest CainDemocrat · winner
49.6%5,290
Mary HelmRepublican · incumbent
47.7%5,084
Nelson BerryIndependent
2.7%283
10,657 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