1980Final results
1980 election for Oklahoma House District 8
Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma
J. D. Whorton (R) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Ramon Bewley (D) by 41.7 points.
J. D. WhortonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.8%9,798
Ramon BewleyDemocrat
29.2%4,032
13,830 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET