1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 21

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 21
Start: 1980-08-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Bernice Shedrick (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Robert M. Murphy (D) by 1.7 points.

Bernice ShedrickDemocrat · winner

50.9%4,480

Robert M. MurphyDemocrat · incumbent

49.1%4,328

8,808 votes

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