Oklahoma State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oklahoma Senate District 3
A district of about 88,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+56.1 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Julie McIntosh (R) · won78.7%
- Margaret Cook (OTH)21.3%
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 35 seats
Every Oklahoma State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
15 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Julie McIntosh (R) | Margaret Cook (I) | 57.5 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Blake Cowboy Stephens (R) | Dyllon Fite (D) | 59.0 |
| 2016 | Wayne Shaw (R) | Rhonda Cox (D) | 20.1 |
| 2012 | Wayne Shaw (R) | Jim Bynum (D) | 8.5 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jim Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2004 | Jim Wilson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Herbert Rozell (D) | Tom Gann (R) | 18.3 |
| 1992 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1984 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Herbert Rozell (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1972 | Robert P. Medearis (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Robert P. Medearis (D) | Jim Murray (R) | 29.1 |
Primaries: 1988 Democratic primary · 1976 Democratic primary runoff · 1976 Democratic primary · 1972 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary runoff · 1968 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 3
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 3's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| President | R+52.5 | R+56.0 |
| U.S. Senate | R+46.0 | No race |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 35 seats. Small marks are other seats in Oklahoma. The black marker is District 3.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 68% of seats.
Lower than 79% of seats.
Lower than 85% of seats.
Lower than 65% of seats.
Denser than 53% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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OklahomaR+60.8Held R
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET