1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Oklahoma State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oklahoma State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 48 seats
After the electionD 37 · R 11
Races24
Changed party2
Unopposed67%16 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 16 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | William M. Schuelein (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Herbert Rozell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Gerald C. Dennis (D) | 58.5 | |
| SD-7 | Gene Stipe (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 | John Luton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | James McDaniel (D) | 37.0 | |
| SD-15 | Bill Branch (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | John L. Clifton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Norman A. Lamb (R) | 27.8 | |
| SD-21 | Bernice Shedrick (D) | 43.1 | |
| SD-23 | Ray Giles (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Herschal Crow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Wayne Winn (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-29 | Jerry T. Pierce (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Paul Taliaferro (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Rodger Randle (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Warren E. Green (R) | 12.0 | |
| SD-37 | Finis W. Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-39 | Jerry L. Smith (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Phil Watson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-43 | Don Kilpatrick (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | Ed Moore (R) | 12.2 | Flipped |
| SD-47 | John R. McCune (R) | 42.0 | |
| SD-49 | Tim Leonard (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
Oklahoma State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner