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1982Final results

1982 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 52

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Howard Cotner (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Joe Watt (D) by 19.1 points.

Howard CotnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%3,451
Joe WattDemocrat
40.4%2,343
5,794 votes

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