1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Oklahoma Senate District 36
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Frank Rhodes (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Gene Howard (D) by 11.0 points.
Frank RhodesRepublican · winner
55.5%9,465
Gene HowardDemocrat · incumbent
44.5%7,582
17,047 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