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1980Final results

1980 election for Oklahoma Senate District 5

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Gerald C. Dennis (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick K. Miller (R) by 58.5 points.

Gerald C. DennisDemocrat · winner
79.3%17,349
20.7%4,541
21,890 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

EvenD+61.91988D+62.02000D+44.42008D+33.12012R+8.62014 specialR+14.32016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET