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1982 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 12

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

John W. Young (D) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Foster (D) by 15.7 points.

John W. YoungDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.9%5,902
Bill FosterDemocrat
42.1%4,297
10,199 votes

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