1980Still countingCertified results
1980 primary for Oklahoma Senate District 5
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
HOLLIS E ROBERTS led; no source recorded a winner.
Hollis E. RobertsDemocrat · leading
39.3%7,680
Gerald C. DennisDemocrat
31.6%6,172
Robert Earl YoungDemocrat
25.1%4,904
James E. WelshDemocrat
4.0%773
19,529 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Hollis E. Roberts (D)Gerald C. Dennis (D)Robert Earl Young (D)
Also on the ballot: James E. Welsh (Democrat), 4.0%