1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 17

Name: 1988 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 17
Start: 1988-08-01
Location: Oklahoma

Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma

Carl C. Franklin (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Roy H. Sadler (D) by 7.3 points.

Carl C. FranklinDemocrat · winner

53.7%5,341

Roy H. SadlerDemocrat · incumbent

46.3%4,613

9,954 votes

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