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1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 47

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Denver Talley (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating J. R. Martin (D) by 17.1 points.

Denver TalleyDemocrat · winner
58.5%3,806
J. R. MartinDemocrat
41.5%2,696
6,502 votes

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