1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 22
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Gideon Tinsley (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Hammons (D) by 7.6 points.
Gideon TinsleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.8%7,032
Mark HammonsDemocrat
46.2%6,035
13,067 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET