1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 17

Name: 1984 Democratic primary for Oklahoma House District 17
Start: 1984-08-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma House of Representatives · Oklahoma

Gene Newby (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating E. A. Red Caldwell (D) by 10.2 points.

Gene NewbyDemocrat · winner

55.1%4,894

E. A. Red CaldwellDemocrat · incumbent

44.9%3,988

8,882 votes

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