1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Oklahoma State Senate election results, district by district
Every Oklahoma State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 48 seats
After the electionD 33 · R 15
Races24
Changed party2
Unopposed46%11 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 17 · R 7
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | William M. Schuelein (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Herbert Rozell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Rex W. Chandler (D) | 61.9 | |
| SD-7 | Gene Stipe (D) | 21.9 | |
| SD-9 | Ben H. Robinson (D) | 50.7 | |
| SD-11 | Maxine Cisselhorner (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Dick Wilkerson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Trish Weedn (D) | 16.8 | |
| SD-17 | Carl C. Franklin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Ed Long (D) | 22.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-21 | Bernice Shedrick (D) | 6.1 | |
| SD-23 | Ray Giles (D) | 34.6 | |
| SD-29 | Jerry T. Pierce (R) | 17.1 | |
| SD-31 | Paul Taliaferro (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Penny Williams (D) | 31.7 | |
| SD-35 | Don Rubottom (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Lewis C. Long Jr. (D) | 7.6 | |
| SD-39 | Jerry L. Smith (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Mark Snyder (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-43 | Ben Brown (D) | 14.1 | |
| SD-45 | Tom Cole (R) | 1.1 | |
| SD-47 | Mike Fair (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Don Williams (D) | 8.6 | Flipped |
| SD-51 | Charles R. Ford (R) | Unopposed |
Oklahoma State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner