1988Final results
1988 election for Oklahoma Senate District 43
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Ben Brown (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Gates (R) by 14.1 points.
Ben BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%9,247
Bob GatesRepublican
42.9%6,956
16,203 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET