1986Final results
1986 election for Oklahoma Senate District 42
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Dave Herbert (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Carolyn F. Burkes (R) by 2.0 points.
Dave HerbertDemocrat · winner
51.0%8,293
Carolyn F. BurkesRepublican
49.0%7,974
16,267 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET