1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 48
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
E MELVIN PORTER led; no source recorded a winner.
E. Melvin PorterDemocrat · leading · incumbent
49.0%2,301
Archibald HillDemocrat
25.3%1,188
Margaret BehringerDemocrat
18.0%843
Clyde MaddenDemocrat
7.7%360
4,692 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET