Oklahoma State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Oklahoma Senate District 43
A district of about 81,000 people, 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+63.5 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Kendal Sacchieri (R) · won80.5%
- Sam Graefe (D)19.5%
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; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Kendal Sacchieri (R) | Sam Graefe (D) | 61.0 |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Jessica Garvin (R) | Terri Reimer (D) | 64.4 |
| 2016 | Paul Scott (R) | Leah Pollan (D) | 50.8 |
| 2012 | Corey Brooks (R) | Mike Fullerton (D) | 41.4 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Jim Reynolds (R) | David Boren (D) | 0.6 |
| 2004 | Jim Reynolds (R) | Scott Inman (D) | 13.5 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 2000 | Jim Reynolds (R)Flip | Ben Brown (D) | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Ben Brown (D) | Jerry Kasprick (R) | 13.7 |
| 1992 | Ben Brown (D) | Gary Johnson (R) | 23.7 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Ben Brown (D) | Bob Gates (R) | 14.1 |
| 1984 | Ben Brown (D) | James Hayes Johnson (R) | 11.4 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1980 | Don Kilpatrick (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1976 | Don Kilpatrick (D) | Mike Shaw (R) | 54.1 |
| 1972 | John Garrett (D) | Charles C. Gilbert (R) | 24.8 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | John Garrett (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1984 Democratic primary · 1976 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 43
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 43's area in each.
- U.S. House
- OK-4 100%
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+62.3 | R+62.5 |
| U.S. Senate | R+58.1 | 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 43.
Higher than 59% of seats.
Higher than 79% of seats.
Higher than 62% of seats.
Lower than 71% of seats.
Lower than 88% of seats.
Denser than 50% 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.
District 622% college gradsR+63.6Held RDistrict 13
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22% college gradsR+58.9Not up in 2026District 23
25% college gradsR+54.4Not up in 2026
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