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1978Final results

1978 election for Oklahoma Senate District 54

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Don Cummins (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Forrester (R) by 19.8 points.

Don CumminsDemocrat · winner
59.9%12,937
Jim ForresterRepublican
40.1%8,659
21,596 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

EvenD+6.91972 specialD+19.81978R+11.31982R+3.61990R+21.41994R+27.01998

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