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1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 46

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Charles Elder (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Bingaman Gatoni (D) by 9.0 points.

Charles ElderDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%4,166
45.5%3,478
7,644 votes

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