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1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 30

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Benny F. Vanatta (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating W. T. Smith (D) by 7.4 points.

Benny F. VanattaDemocrat · winner
53.7%2,783
W. T. SmithDemocrat
46.3%2,398
5,181 votes

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