1982Final results
1982 election for Oklahoma Senate District 22
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Ralph J. Choate (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Erbar (D) by 11.8 points.
Ralph J. ChoateRepublican · winner
55.9%12,184
Tom ErbarDemocrat
44.1%9,619
21,803 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