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1986Final results

1986 election for Oklahoma Senate District 8

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Frank Shurden (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Eldon D. Burcham (R) by 51.9 points.

Frank ShurdenDemocrat · winner
76.0%14,422
24.0%4,564
18,986 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

EvenD+51.91986D+7.62010R+11.82014R+20.82018R+32.02025 special electionR+34.02026

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