1980 primaries · May 1, 1980
1980 Oklahoma primaries results
Every race on Oklahoma's ballot in the 1980 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races60
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | Patrick K. Miller (R) | 7.2 | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | James McDaniel (D) | 17.4 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | John L. Clifton (D) | 20.5 | |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | Bernice Shedrick (D) | 1.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | Herschal Crow (D) | 18.1 | |
| SD-39 · Republican primary | Jerry L. Smith (R) | 26.6 | |
| SD-47 · Republican primary | John R. McCune (R) | 55.8 |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Mike Murphy (D) | 5.0 | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Don Mentzer (D) | 70.9 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Wiley Sparkman (D) | 14.8 | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Joseph E. Fitzgibbon (D) | 57.5 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Stratton Taylor (D) | 70.3 | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | Don Koppel (R) | 19.2 | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Jim Barker (D) | 63.5 | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Charles R. Peterson (D) | 13.6 | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | E. A. Red Caldwell (D) | 44.4 | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Bob A. Trent (D) | 39.1 | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-23 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Steve Lewis (D) | 19.8 | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Benny F. Vanatta (D) | 7.4 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Don Anderson (D) | 11.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-40 · Republican primary | Homer Rieger (R) | 41.7 | |
| HD-42 · Democratic primary | Tom R. Stephenson (D) | 2.2 | |
| HD-42 · Republican primary | Ralph J. Choate (R) | 7.4 | |
| HD-46 · Democratic primary | Jerry Smith (D) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-50 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | Tom Manar (D) | 27.4 | |
| HD-57 · Democratic primary | Bill Widener (D) | 22.6 | |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | Ken Harris (D) | 0.2 | |
| HD-66 · Democratic primary | M. David Riggs (D) | 50.9 | |
| HD-68 · Democratic primary | Robert E. Hopkins (D) | 46.4 | |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | William J. Wiseman Jr. (D) | 64.3 | |
| HD-69 · Republican primary | Nelson Little (R) | 9.6 | |
| HD-70 · Republican primary | Jerry M. Lysinger (R) | 5.5 | |
| HD-71 · Republican primary | Helen Arnold (R) | 6.2 | |
| HD-72 · Democratic primary | Don McCorkell Jr. (D) | 64.1 | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | Bernard J. McIntyre (D) | 77.6 | |
| HD-74 · Democratic primary | Rodney G. Hargrave (D) | 38.5 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-76 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | William F. Poulos (D) | 2.2 | |
| HD-79 · Republican primary | Jim Henshaw (R) | 10.4 | |
| HD-80 · Democratic primary | Lu Patrick (D) | 21.7 | |
| HD-82 · Democratic primary | Steve L. Perry (D) | 42.0 | |
| HD-82 · Republican primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-83 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-83 · Republican primary | Gean Atkinson (R) | 7.2 | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | Rebecca Hamilton (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-93 · Democratic primary | Ben Brown (D) | 68.1 | |
| HD-94 · Democratic primary | Fred C. Joiner (D) | 28.7 | |
| HD-97 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-99 · Democratic primary | Freddye Williams (D) | 14.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-100 · Republican primary | Mike Fair (R) | 49.1 | |
| HD-101 · Democratic primary | Carl Twidwell (D) | 40.9 |
Oklahoma
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