1982Final results
1982 election for Oklahoma Senate District 16
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Lee Cate (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Helm (R) by 0.3 points.
Lee CateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%9,420
Jim HelmRepublican
49.8%9,362
18,782 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET