1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 48
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
E. Melvin Porter (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating A. Visanio Johnson (D) by 22.0 points.
E. Melvin PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,363
A. Visanio JohnsonDemocrat
39.0%2,791
7,154 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET