1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 42

Name: 1986 Democratic primary runoff for Oklahoma Senate District 42
Start: 1986-09-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Dave Herbert (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating James F. Howell (D) by 11.0 points.

Dave HerbertDemocrat · winner

55.5%4,632

James F. HowellDemocrat · incumbent

44.5%3,717

8,349 votes

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