1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Oklahoma Senate District 23
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Ray Giles (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Bob Nelson (D) by 30.8 points.
Ray GilesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%5,768
Joe Bob NelsonDemocrat
34.6%3,052
8,820 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET