1996Final results
1996 election for Oklahoma Senate District 39
Oklahoma State Senate · Oklahoma
Jerry L. Smith (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating Jon Zelis (D) by 45.9 points.
Jerry L. SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%20,147
Jon ZelisDemocrat
27.0%7,463
27,610 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET