1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 34
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Robert V. Cullison (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Bob R. Shatwell (D) by 28.6 points.
Robert V. CullisonDemocrat · winner
50.6%3,733
Bob R. ShatwellDemocrat · incumbent
22.0%1,624
Carl A. RuffDemocrat
15.0%1,107
Art NaveDemocrat
12.4%913
7,377 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET